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http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/worst-p...00809.html

There's no way to know what the parents were thinking. Maybe they were trying to scare their kid into good behavior. Maybe they were just goofing around. Maybe they thought it would be funny -- there's a large sign hanging above the machines, saying "Junior Wash: $2.95." Whatever it was, it could have easily ended in tragedy.


In the silent footage from the laundromat's security camera, the dad scoops up the diaper-clad toddler, shoves him head first into the front-loading washer, and shuts the door. He and the mom seem amused at first, but panic quickly sets in when they realize that they can't get the washer door open. It's locked automatically, and the tot is trapped inside as the washer starts to run. (Warning: The video is disturbing).



The toddler tumbles helplessly, trapped in the machine, water pouring in, while the parents struggle with the locked door and then search for help. Finally, an attendant runs over and disables the machine. It takes a few more seconds to get the door open and the child out.

There have been several recent reports about kids dying after getting trapped in a washing machine -- in March, 18-month-old Ollie Hebb drowned in a washing machine accident, and a 3-year-old was killed in France after his father put him in one and turned it on to punish him. The child in this video suffered a few bumps and bruises and is fine, according to the person who posted the clip -- at least, as fine as one can be living with parents who think it's funny to stick kids in washing machines. No word on whether the parents will be investigated for, well, anything.

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Post: #2

People should not be allowed to have kids if they can't pass a Parenting Test (like driver's license).

Post: #3

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Post: #4

Dumb asses. As punishment they should both get the same treatment or be water-boarded. Eye for an eye.

Post: #5

Idiocracy in action. You watch, this kid is going to sire 6 kids.

Post: #6

Highly rated Yahoo! comment that says it all:

"What the hell is wrong with people?"

(05-21-2012 05:02 PM)kosko Wrote:  Dumb asses. As punishment they should both get the same treatment or be water-boarded. Eye for an eye.

Sterilization wouldn't be a bad idea, either.

Post: #7

Just give lil man a very fucked up haircut.

Some guy on worldstar did that to his son. Way less severe then placing his ass in a machine.

Post: #8

Can't believe that anyone missed this detail: the parents put the baby into the washing machine with mutual consent and stood by and laughed at it while it was inside.

Yet the article is titled "Dad Puts Toddler in Washing Machine and Turns it On".

Post: #9

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this headline was death penalty. I couldn't see how this would make it to the news without the kid dying. Though, either way there needs to be a penalty for both of the parents.

I'm glad the kid is ok.

Post: #10

Turns out that it wasn't the Mom and Dad. It was a babysitter and her "friend". The fucked up think about it is that when they took the kid home the babysitter never mentioned to the mother what happened to the kid (for obvious reasons). Mom didn't find out about it until the police came over and showed her the video.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/...748OulYu1k