Packers fans locked boy in his room

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MILWAUKEE (UPI) -- A lawyer for a Milwaukee woman convicted of locking her son in his room with a bucket for a toilet during football games suggested a poetic punishment. Melanie Hardrath and Scott Scherer were found guilty of repeatedly locking Hardrath's young son in his room with nothing but a bucket for his natural needs while they watched Green Bay Packers games at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday. "What do you do?" Hardrath's defense attorney, Richard Johnson, asked Judge Jeffrey Wagner. "Maybe this coming football season, lock them in a room with a bucket and make them watch (Chicago) Bears games." Instead, the couple faces several months in jail for the offense. Investigators found the two could easily have afforded a babysitter. Their home was stocked with nearly $1 million worth of Packers memorabilia. Copyright 2007 by United Press International (i get this by newsletter so i dont have a link to the article itself) This is insane! the poor boy must feel worthless..to be locked away while his parents watch a FOOTBALL GAME?!! come on! and then the kicker at the end there...the home had nearly $1 MILLION worth of Memorabilia?! OMG! i have known a couple of "die hard" football fans..but a million dollars worth? and then not be willing to fork over the $50 (MAX!) for a babysitter? another great example of crappy parents with their priorities Seriously messed up! like a few other ppl have mentioned..why isnt there some kind of test and license requirment to have kids? and a follow up RENEWAL test for that license every couple of years?! the world would be a better place if there was such a thing!