# Humanity sinks lower, Part XXVIII **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 9, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358 "2004-07-09T21:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/1 "2004-07-09T21:27:19Z")
[CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/07/09/foster.parents.abuse.ap/index.html) I am sickened beyond words. Don’t know if it’s all true, but if it is, how the hell do you punish monsters like this? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/2 "2004-07-09T21:40:22Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > [CNN story](http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/South/07/09/foster.parents.abuse.ap/index.html) > I am sickened beyond words. > > Don’t know if it’s all true, but if it is, how the hell do you punish monsters like this? You lock them up and throw away the key, literally. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/3 "2004-07-09T22:00:29Z")
> [@](#): > > two children, ages 8 and 10, forced to sleep in a locked metal cage without a mattress or blankets. The youngsters were “curled in a fetal position in the cage,” the affidavit said. There is nothing - NOTHING - that could make up for the permanent damage these kids will most likely suffer. The sad thing is that their victims now have greatly increased chances of turning into criminals themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/4 "2004-07-09T22:05:25Z")
Heaven forbid someone should use a [descriptive thread title](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=265633) and put this same couple into The Pit! :rolleyes: No matter. As long as we can tan their hides when they’re dead and see them hangin’ on the shed, eh? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/5 "2004-07-09T22:12:45Z")
> [@Inigo Montoya](#): > > Heaven forbid someone should use a [descriptive thread title](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=265633) and put this same couple into The Pit! :rolleyes: :smack: My bad. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/6 "2004-07-09T22:15:57Z")
I’ve asked a Mod to close this thread. Move along now, nothing to see here. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/7 "2004-07-09T22:16:44Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > :smack: > > My bad. No sweat, hombre–In The Pit it’s all about tantalizing titles and hiding content from the preview window, neither craft have i yet mastered. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanity-sinks-lower-part-xxviii/254358/8 "2004-07-09T23:23:01Z")
You make them dig their own graves, then follow through.