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Arugula Latte

(50,566 posts)
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:41 PM Sep 2015

Two-year-old child killed because she was "possessed by demons."

Horrifying murder. This is a sad consequence of a society that still encourages and rewards "faith" in primitive mythology and belief in nonsensical supernatural phenomenon backed by zero evidence. The RCC, for example, is one prominent institution that still believes in demonic possession. In 2015.

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The little girl known as "Baby Doe" was killed in her bedroom by her mother's boyfriend — a man who was convinced the toddler was possessed by demons, a prosecutor told a Boston courtroom on Monday.

Bella Bond, 2, was found by a dog-walker in a trash bag on Deer Island in Boston Harbor on June 25 and was identified last week. Horrifying details about the girl's short life and death were revealed in court Monday morning as her mom, Rachelle Bond, and Bond's boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, were arraigned. McCarthy was held without bond. Bond was held on $1 million bail.


http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/prosecutor-suspect-death-baby-doe-said-it-was-her-time-n430826

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Two-year-old child killed because she was "possessed by demons." (Original Post) Arugula Latte Sep 2015 OP
found by a dog-walker in a trash bag AlbertCat Sep 2015 #1
I cannot imagine... that poor girl kdmorris Sep 2015 #2
possessed by demons RussBLib Sep 2015 #3
It isn't clear that the woman was involved in Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #7
I'm sure we'll be hearing all about mental illness Lordquinton Sep 2015 #4
Even they don't believe their own bullshit. Iggo Sep 2015 #6
Actually some really do believe, even on du, Warren Stupidity Sep 2015 #8
They "believe" it until someone claims it in the real world. Then it's all mental illness. Iggo Sep 2015 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Iggo Sep 2015 #5
You said it well, Arugula. Watch the latter half of this. Duppers Sep 2015 #10
This kid was failed by everyone in her life. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #11
Failed by the system in other ways too. Curmudgeoness Sep 2015 #12
He supposedly complained to DCS but never followed up. beam me up scottie Sep 2015 #13
 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
1. found by a dog-walker in a trash bag
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:53 PM
Sep 2015

Poof even their stupid demon possession excuse it total BS.... even to them. Just playing the religious card after the fact. They knew exactly what they had done.

kdmorris

(5,649 posts)
2. I cannot imagine... that poor girl
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:55 PM
Sep 2015

I cried reading this... they locked her in a closet for up to an hour while she screamed.

She was the same age as my sons. I cannot imagine how terrified they would be... I just... words fail me.

Absolutely horrifying. The man who killed her said that he did nothing wrong because she was a demon... Yet he covered up the murder so he must have known he was doing something wrong.

When will we, as a society, stop catering to this bullshit?

RussBLib

(9,666 posts)
3. possessed by demons
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 01:05 PM
Sep 2015

Gee, I wonder where they could possibly have come up with that idea?

Poor child.

At least those two scumbags will be off the streets now.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
7. It isn't clear that the woman was involved in
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:53 PM
Sep 2015

the killing. She seems instead to have participated in dumping the kids body. Still a hideous crime though.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
8. Actually some really do believe, even on du,
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 02:55 PM
Sep 2015

that demonic possession is a real thing and that "professional" exorcism is an appropriate treatment.

Response to Arugula Latte (Original post)

Duppers

(28,246 posts)
10. You said it well, Arugula. Watch the latter half of this.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:07 PM
Sep 2015

I thought I knew about insanities like this until I watched this...



There have been hundreds of cases like this in the country.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
11. This kid was failed by everyone in her life.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:29 PM
Sep 2015

Her mother, father, step father, the system.

It is heartbreaking that something like this could happen and no one reported her missing.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
12. Failed by the system in other ways too.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:44 PM
Sep 2015

They had been investigated by Child Protective Services in the past, and obviously they didn't see the danger. I heard that the father found out about this when he saw a billboard with her picture on it.

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)
13. He supposedly complained to DCS but never followed up.
Mon Sep 21, 2015, 09:46 PM
Sep 2015

I saw the video of her last party and it was just awful, her mother was so out of it.

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