30 days is not enough punishment for waterboarding a baby!
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (43526)
September 20, 2023 9:40pm CST
I read this and nearly had a heart attack.
This woman waterboarded her baby and put it in the freezer. Her explanation to the police was crazy, to quote what was said:
''While the officer was taking McDonald to jail, she said that her actions were done as a "test" to see if Neal "gave a f--k at all," adding she waterboarded her baby to try and make Neal come back to her apartment. She allegedly admitted her actions were done "out of spite."
She got 30 days. She still has to go to court, but 30 days??? Would you feel comfortable about this horrid excuse for a human being running around? This is just wrong in every possible way.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/portland-area-mom-gets-30-days-for-waterboarding-baby-putting-him-in-freezer-as-test-for-dad/ar-AA1h11DJ?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=9f41dce7e01b46b78b637fd7acf22d6b&ei=31
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@Kouponkaren (5501)
• United States
21 Sep 23
Oh my gosh, that is TERRIBLE and I hope the Department of Children and Youth Services takes that baby away from that mother. She obviously has no feelings for that child and will probably end up killing him if she gets that baby back. As a former DCF social worker, my strong opinion is to never let that mother have unsupervised visits with that baby. How awful.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
I know this will not be a popular thing to say, but I feel when someone does something terrible to a baby or child they should be permanently sterilized and never get to have any more children. Not ever.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
There has to be something seriously wrong with a person who does this. I agree, she needs a mental evaluation.
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@Shavkat (140443)
• Philippines
25 Sep 23
@MarieCoyle I do agree with that. She needs help for being like this.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
Yes, but when you are as mentally messed up as she appears to be, would it even help? I don't think it would.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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25 Sep 23
@Shavkat
Help needed for sure, but since she already has a violent incident in her past on record, I think I would be looking long and hard before letting her be around anyone, especially a baby.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
Or just throw away the key. I would be tempted. Sometimes people do something so horrible, like this, that it ruins their lives and others.
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@LadyDuck (473773)
• Switzerland
21 Sep 23
@MarieCoyle She did something horrible and she needs to be closed in an institute when she gets out of jail.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
@LadyDuck
Yes, you are right, Anna. She can never be trusted.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
I can't believe they let her out until her court date, Anna.
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Sep 23
30 days is a slap on the wrist for mistreating an innocent child like that.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
I worry now that they will let her be around that baby. Surely not, but then again...30 days??
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@Deepizzaguy (109393)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Sep 23
@MarieCoyle That is my concern as well that the abusive mom will return to rub out her child.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
@Deepizzaguy
George, some of these stories about people abusing or neglecting others, or animals/pets, are just more than I can stand.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
This is just so horrific...to think that someone can do something like this is simply unbelievable.
@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
I don't honestly see how any amount of mental help the woman could get would ever make a difference when they have done something like this to a baby. Who in the world would ever trust her for anything in life at all?
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@Marilynda1225 (84591)
• United States
21 Sep 23
That's so absurd that she should be committed to a mental institution.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
I just don't find her actions forgivable, whether or not she is mentally competent is not even the issue. Hopefully she will be found guilty and proper actions will be taken, but the fact that she is out until court is extremely concerning for all.
@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Sep 23
@MarieCoyle I assume she's already had her tubes tied. What's next?
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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22 Sep 23
@TheHorse
I have no idea. Let's just hope she never has access to that baby again, and that she never has another child.
@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
Yes, of course she needs to be evaluated. Some of it just sounds like she is trying to get the babydaddy to pay attention to HER. She doesn't obviously care about the baby at all. Breaks my heart.
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
21 Sep 23
Did the baby survive? This woman should be punished to the full extent of the law.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
As far as I can tell from what I have read and hunted for, yes. I wonder about brain damage since obviously the poor baby had to be deprived of oxygen while being waterboarded.
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@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
21 Sep 23
She sounds nice: "McDonald was previously convicted of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in Texas in 2016."
30 days is a joke sentence. Hopefully the child is now somewhere safe and far away from her. Any sensible judge would have locked her up for years.
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@MarieCoyle (43526)
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21 Sep 23
Letting her out until court should never have happened. No one is safe from a person as off the wall as she is.
