Miscellaneous

The Jabba-the-Hut Defense

Mayra Rosales was recently facing charges for allegedly killing her baby nephew by beating him to death. Horrible story -- the two-year-old was struck in the head twice and died as a result and his mother thinks that Rosales, who was watching the boy, is responsible.

Rosales' attorneys, meanwhile, have argued that she couldn't possibly have done it because she's too big to move around and lift her arms. How big, you ask?

Almost one thousand pounds. That's almost half a fucking ton!

The child's mother, Rosales' sister, thinks that the death may have been the result of Rosales rolling onto the boy. ...Jesus.

Rosales is currently under house arrest (to steal a phrase from Weird Al: when Rosales sits around the house, she really sits around the house) pending a trial.

Of course, one has to ask -- if Rosales is so fucking big that she can barely move or function on her own, why exactly was the kid's mom happy and content to leave her child in Rosales' care in the first place? Not that I'm blaming the mother in any way for the kid's death, I'm just saying.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).