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´I heard three whacks´: Boy, 13,
describes the moment he heard father
´beat stepmother to death with a
baseball bat´
Daily Mail (UK), by Louise Boyle
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Posted By:zephyrgirl, 12/19/2012 1:29:15 PM
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| A teenage boy has described the sickening moment he heard his father beat his stepmother to death with a baseball bat. Lawson Dickey, 13, told a jury on Tuesday that his father woke him to say that his biological mother was an ´angel´ and she would take care of him. He then saw his father collect an aluminum bat from the garage, go to the bedroom and then came ´three whacks´. Lawrence Dickey, 46, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and faces life in prison.
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Comments:
When will BO convene a task force to deal with baseball bat violence?
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
woodenleg, 12/19/2012 1:39:48 PM (No. 9074613)
I call for registration of all baseball bats. We cannot trust out citizens with this weapon of destruction.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Redneck In NY, 12/19/2012 1:42:02 PM (No. 9074618)
There should be a urgent call for assault bat legislation. Sensible bat laws are needed now!
I do apologize for making light of this womans murder. My comments are merely an attempt at showing the idiocy of gun laws following tragedy.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
GOPJihad, 12/19/2012 1:56:19 PM (No. 9074642)
Why would anyone need a wooden or aluminum baseball bat when banning them would save countless women and children who are killed with them? Also, there are alternatives to baseball bats. For instance, one can play videogame baseball. Also, for years there have been wooden and aluminum baseball bat alternatives, such as Wiffle Ball bats and Nerf bats. Yes, critics may say women and children have been struck and injured with Wiffle Ball and Nerf bats, but I have a question for them - how many people have been killed by such items?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Namma, 12/19/2012 2:31:52 PM (No. 9074734)
maybe piers morgan should get on this story ASAP...ban baseball
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
mitzi, 12/19/2012 2:45:34 PM (No. 9074759)
Forget about just the bats, outlaw baseball entirely!!! /s
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec, 12/19/2012 3:49:35 PM (No. 9074880)
Yes, but can he hit a knuckleball??
I apologize for that Lord.....
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mominNoCA, 12/19/2012 3:54:31 PM (No. 9074882)
What a horrible memory for this young man to have to carry through life. I hope he finds peace and sees justice for his stepmother.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
LadyHen, 12/19/2012 5:29:36 PM (No. 9075024)
If it saved the life of one child....
(forgive me the use of the stock emotion laden, factually void lib answer there, couldn´t help myself)
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
mustang flyer, 12/19/2012 5:33:12 PM (No. 9075032)
I guess when loonies start killing people with bricks it could bring an end to the building industry...think what using high heel shoes would do for women...or maybe a heavy dictionary for the book business...or maybe a frozen butterball turkey...
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Bobn.T, 12/19/2012 5:50:47 PM (No. 9075066)
Maybe she would still be alive if there hadn´t been a baseball bat in the garage. Then again, maybe there would have been a tire iron available.
Jack handle too.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
brownshoepogue, 12/19/2012 5:59:02 PM (No. 9075072)
As is the case when the weapon type is used to describe the perp...such as the "gunman", are we to assume the media will refer to this perp as the "Batman?" s/o
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Rabidrabbit1, 12/19/2012 7:07:19 PM (No. 9075155)
No, he would be a "Slugger".
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
KimoSaavy, 12/19/2012 8:14:20 PM (No. 9075222)
Pears Morgan, the BBC needs you back to report the dangers of owning BB bats. Pears has failed to recognize he is here as a guess and tolerated as such. His mouthing off will result in continued ratings failing.
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