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An Oregon woman has been arrested for murder after she called police Monday to tell them she threw her 6-year-old son off a bridge into the frigid waters of Yaquina Bay. Jillian Meredith McCabe, 34, was charged after calling police Monday around 6:30 p.m. "saying she threw her child over the side," according to Newport Police Chief Mark Miranda. Two boats and a helicopter searched the area around the Yaquina Bay Bridge for hours before spotting the body.
A woman by the same name applied for financial assistance to take care of her autistic son, London, and her husband Matt who has multiple sclerosis. "I am taking care of our son London and now Matt full-time. I am applying for any and all assistance available... I NEED YOUR HELP. I love my husband and he has taken care of myself and my son for years and years and now it's time for me to take the helm. I am scared and I am reaching out. I hope I am not coming across trashy or over-reactionary. I must explore every avenue to take care of my family right now."
McCabe has been arrested for aggravated murder, murder and first degree manslaughter with bail set at $750,000. The bridge is more than 100 feet over the water, making the chances of survival minimal and someone could only survive in the frigid water for 20 minutes.
Woman tosses 6-year-old son into Yaquina Bay police say - UPI.com
So those parents who insist on taking care of their mentally handicapped children with their entire lives are great ...Oregon Mom Throws Autistic Son Off Bridge...
U.S. attorneys in the Eastern District of Louisiana say Raylaine Knope, 42, and her husband, Terry J. Knope II, 45, conspired to keep the victim, referred to as "D.P." in the indictment, as a slave to perform household and yard work between 2015 and 2016. During that time, prosecutors say the Knopes and their children, Jody Lambert, 23, and Taylor Knope, 20, also put the victim through extreme physical and mental abuse.
The indictment says Raylaine Knope forced D.P. to perform various household tasks in her mobile home in Amite, La., including washing dishes and cleaning the bathroom. At first, D.P. was allowed to sleep on the floor of the mobile home, but prosecutors say Raylaine Knope and her family built a cage in the backyard and forced D.P. to live there, only coming inside the mobile home to do housework. "The cage consisted of an animal pen made out of chicken wire," the indictment states. "A plastic tarp was placed over the top of the cage. Jody Lambert cut three branches and placed them over the top of the cage. The defendants put a tent inside the cage. The defendants also put a bucket in the cage to be used as a toilet."
Prosecutors say D.P. attempted to escape once, but was caught, and Raylaine Knope told her she would be killed if she tried to escape again. Those charged were also accused of forcing the woman to perform tasks that were increasingly denigrating in nature -- like cutting the grass with a pair of scissors and cleaning out the septic tank without any gloves, tools or protective clothing -- and making her go without food. The woman was also subject to extreme physical abuse, prosecutors said, like being shot with a BB gun and being burned with a lighter.
The charges say on one occasion, Raylaine Knope made her open an urn containing her mother's ashes, pour them in to a bowl and eat them with a spoon. The indictment also accuses the Knopes and Lambert of forcing the woman to remove her clothing and make sexual advances to men who came to the property. The Knopes and Lambert are each charged with one count of conspiring to obtain forced labor, one count of forced labor and one count of using force and threats of force to interfere with the federal Fair Housing Act, due to the woman's disability.
Terry Knope is additionally charged a hate crime, prosecutors say because he physically abused the woman, and one count of theft of government funds. He and Raylaine Knope are also charged with one count of attempted sex trafficking. A fifth relative, Bridget Lambert, 21, was separately charged in a one-count Bill of Information for conspiring to obtain forced labor.
Feds: Louisiana family enslaved autistic woman, forced her to eat mother's ashes
The definition of autism has been expanded so much that teachers probably aren't aware of the special needs of students who are enrolled in ordinary classes.
Yep that's a post by somebody that's completely ignorant about ASDThe definition of autism has been expanded so much that teachers probably aren't aware of the special needs of students who are enrolled in ordinary classes.
Yeah, right!
Dumbass! You wouldn't recognize an IEP is you trip and fell face first into one!
Autistic children shouldn't be in school screwing things up for the kids who need the education. You don't fix the education system by sticking stupid people in classes they can't handle. Or by dumbing down the curriculum.
You can't teach 30 kids when one kids takes up all of your attention because of his antics. Stupid or not he doesn't belong in class.Autistic children shouldn't be in school screwing things up for the kids who need the education. You don't fix the education system by sticking stupid people in classes they can't handle. Or by dumbing down the curriculum.
Autistic does not mean stupid. If it did, you would be autistic for certain!
You can't teach 30 kids when one kids takes up all of your attention because of his antics. Stupid or not he doesn't belong in class.Autistic children shouldn't be in school screwing things up for the kids who need the education. You don't fix the education system by sticking stupid people in classes they can't handle. Or by dumbing down the curriculum.
Autistic does not mean stupid. If it did, you would be autistic for certain!
You can't teach 30 kids when one kids takes up all of your attention because of his antics. Stupid or not he doesn't belong in class.Autistic children shouldn't be in school screwing things up for the kids who need the education. You don't fix the education system by sticking stupid people in classes they can't handle. Or by dumbing down the curriculum.
Autistic does not mean stupid. If it did, you would be autistic for certain!
If that is the case, the child would be in a self-contained classroom and not in a mainstream setting. Want a good reference for stupid? Your posts on this topic are an excellent benchmark.
Damn, that's sad. I was lucky in that there was really only 2 bad teachers the whole time I was in school, and they both got routed fairly quickly.