CA - Angelo Mendoza maimed 4yo son, ate his eye, Bakersfield, 2009 *Insanity*

[Mendara]

That poor baby boy. My heart aches for him.

 

[southcitymom]

There are some things you just don't want to know and this is one of them. Is this boy eligible for an eye transplant? I sure hope so.

Prayers to the little boy..

Gosh - I had never even thought of an eye transplant. That would be a true miracle if it could happen for this boy.

 

[southcitymom]

the news yet so didn't see it posted there

In re this terrible crime, I didn't know PCP was even still around in the drug world, it was originally a veterinary analgesic and anaesthetic but is no longer used in veterinary medicine since 1978 due to bad health affects it caused on animals

You're right - it's a terrible drug, Shari_Gal - I posted a link to some PCP info on the other thread.

 

[miimaa]

I've looked but can't find any info on donations for this boy. All I've found is he is living with his aunt.

 

[Lovejac]

Who is ready to be even more angry? Read this. There is also of picture of this beautiful child.

http://www.kval.com/news/national/45297687.html

Mendoza had custody of the boy at the time, but the boy's mother was partially a witness to the incident. She said Friday that she was delivering pizza to the apartment when she heard her son screaming for help and decided to leave.

"My son was just crying, 'Mommy, mommy, I want to go with you. I'm scared,'" said the boy's mother, calling herself Desirae but not disclosing her last name. "(I'm) just like 'Should I take him or leave him?'"

Desirae said she left, thinking the boy was safe with his father.

I'm going to go cry now.

 

[foryourwine]

what a beautiful little boy. what kind of mother hears her child screaming for help and decides to LEAVE? unimaginable.

 

[mysterygirl]

A normal mother would have run in, grabbed her child and RAN or even proceeded to knock that man out of his wheelchair stepping on his face when leaving.

Inexcusable. What are the IQ's of these people? Both of those parents are not fit for this earth.

Venting over.

 

[Kymistry35]

What a gorgeous little boy. I am praying for his recovery. I hope that they checked the aunt out before letting her keep this child, since it seems everyone else around him failed him. I agree with the above posters, who could hear their child screaming and crying and just walk away? ESPECIALLY since this monster already had child cruelty charges against him before.

 

[Chezhire]

The last image this child saw was his father.....

...and this poor little boy had bites on his hands - defenseive wounds from trying to shield his face from his father, no doubt. :cry:

 

[Chezhire]

How about they surgically remove the father's eyes and transplant them to the child? Now THAT would be justice!

DD - I've read quite a few of your posts (Anna's, especially) on other threads, which I always enjoy reading.

This post of yours is by far the best ever - I hope someone sees what you've suggested. :furious:

 

[Chezhire]

SNIPPED: "A normal mother would have run in, grabbed her child and RAN ..."

Bolded by me, Chezhire.

I agree. I keep posting these same sentiments on these crimes in the news threads, over and over again.
:furious:

 

[momtective]

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http://www.kval.com/news/national/45297687.html



I'm going to go cry now.

I'm gonna cry with you Lovejac! What a beautiful, beautiful little boy!

 

[LawRig]

Who is ready to be even more angry? Read this. There is also of picture of this beautiful child.

http://www.kval.com/news/national/45297687.html



I'm going to go cry now.

HE HAD TWENTY PRIOR abuse charges????

dear god why wasnt this man in prison already??

 

[ALT]

There needs to be lobbying to allow for spay/neuter of people. Scum like this shouldn't be allowed to reproduce. Sounds like society really let this little boy down. 20 previous abuse charges and he still was allowed to be anywhere near this little boy???? The "mother" should be prosecuted right along with this monster.

 

[southcitymom]

HE HAD TWENTY PRIOR abuse charges????.....

No. This is from the article you referenced: "More than 20 prior criminal cases can be found for the father in court records, including a no contest plea in April 2006 on misdemeanor willful cruelty to a child."

He had one misdemeanor cruelty (what you might call abuse) charge from more than three years ago and he was on probation for that after pleading no contest.

This man was obviously no stranger to the police, but his 20 criminal charges were mainly misdemeanor drug and petty crime stuff.

 

[maconrich]

You're right - it's a terrible drug, Shari_Gal - I posted a link to some PCP info on the other thread.

It is a bad drug but there ain't no way that I can see it causing anyone to do something like this!! It was one of the more available recreational drugs when I was younger, and I did more than my fair share of it - along with 3/4 of the students at the school (it was a small school with only a couple hundred students). Main thing that it does as far as altering the senses is make you numb - physically - you can prick yourself with a needle and not feel a thing. No hallucinations, no imagined super powers, but perhaps stronger than normal because you don't feel pain. No real impairment of physical, emotional or mental abilities. (Well it is kind of hard to walk because your legs feel like rubber on the inside but numb on the outside.) But I never saw it make anyone want to hurt others, or themselves, or anything like that. I mean seriously I was able to maintain an A average with no problem at all and stayed out of trouble, too. That said, if you take it for several days in a row you will get burned out and your body almost forces you to take a break.

But no! no! no! There is no way I can believe that PCP had anything to do with his vile and evil act! No drug rehab for this monster - a hypodermic needle would be the best solution for all concerned!!

 

[southcitymom]

It is a bad drug but there ain't no way that I can see it causing anyone to do something like this!! It was one of the more available recreational drugs when I was younger, and I did more than my fair share of it - along with 3/4 of the students at the school (it was a small school with only a couple hundred students). Main thing that it does as far as altering the senses is make you numb - physically - you can prick yourself with a needle and not feel a thing. No hallucinations, no imagined super powers, but perhaps stronger than normal because you don't feel pain. No real impairment of physical, emotional or mental abilities. (Well it is kind of hard to walk because your legs feel like rubber on the inside but numb on the outside.) But I never saw it make anyone want to hurt others, or themselves, or anything like that. I mean seriously I was able to maintain an A average with no problem at all and stayed out of trouble, too. That said, if you take it for several days in a row you will get burned out and your body almost forces you to take a break.

But no! no! no! There is no way I can believe that PCP had anything to do with his vile and evil act! No drug rehab for this monster - a hypodermic needle would be the best solution for all concerned!!

You are absolutely right about small amounts of PCP. As with any drug, there is a difference between use and abuse. It's pretty well-documented that taking large amounts and injecting it often leads to self-mutilation AND mutilation of others is not uncommon at all.

One poster on the other thread spoke about a case of a man walking down the street eating a live puppy. The Father in this case hacked his ankles and feet up with an ax after he assaulted his son. If you want, you can find quite a few stories involving PCP abuse that are similar to this one.

Here is part of the post I made on the other thread:

We do know that the effects of PCP mimic mental illness (http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substanc...e/effects-body) before causing full blown mental illness.

There are a fair amount of stories this gruesome when PCP is involved and that's because the drug causes a strong and frightening feeling of detachment - people under the drug's influence can literally look at their own body parts and not realize those body parts are attached to them. Likewise, people can be completely disconnected and unaware of body parts attached to another person.

Such a very sad story and the child could have been injured even more than he was. I hope, of course, that his father will be placed somewhere where he is no longer a danger to others.

 

[kgeaux]

What beautiful eyes that child had. I just can't quit thinking about this.

 

[maconrich]

(respectfully snipped)
We do know that the effects of PCP mimic mental illness (http://www.enotes.com/drugs-substanc...e/effects-body) before causing full blown mental illness.

There are a fair amount of stories this gruesome when PCP is involved and that's because the drug causes a strong and frightening feeling of detachment - people under the drug's influence can literally look at their own body parts and not realize those body parts are attached to them. Likewise, people can be completely disconnected and unaware of body parts attached to another person.

Such a very sad story and the child could have been injured even more than he was. I hope, of course, that his father will be placed somewhere where he is no longer a danger to others.

Seems like a lot of drugs are being injected these days and the results aren't good (with OxyContin being toward the top of the list lately). It makes me wonder if there are underlying mental health issues / personality disorders to start with which the drug use intensifies, more than the drugs being responsible for the behaviors... That said, I can see where PCP could cause disassociation, but I can't see anyone in their "right" mind carrying out actions that are contrary to basic humanity. Then again I put a lot of emphasis on individual responsibility and have a hard time with theories of addiction which put people in the role of victims instead of active participants.

This father does need to be put away regardless.

 

[southcitymom]

Seems like a lot of drugs are being injected these days and the results aren't good (with OxyContin being toward the top of the list lately). It makes me wonder if there are underlying mental health issues / personality disorders to start with which the drug use intensifies, more than the drugs being responsible for the behaviors... That said, I can see where PCP could cause disassociation, but I can't see anyone in their "right" mind carrying out actions that are contrary to basic humanity. Then again I put a lot of emphasis on individual responsibility and have a hard time with theories of addiction which put people in the role of victims instead of active participants.

This father does need to be put away regardless.

Yeah - he definitely wasn't in his right mind. With PCP abuse, its hard to know if mental illness came first, but if he was a regular abuser, it surely followed eventually that he was mentally ill.

And you are right that, regardless, he is not a safe person and he needs to be somewhere where he can do no danger and perhaps get help.

ETA: While I accept the disease model of addiction, I completely agree that addicts are active participants in the insanity of addiction. That said, I have empathy for anyone who battles addiction/substance abuse.