Michael Straw, 25, and Iana Straw, 23, have both been arrested on child neglect charges. Allegedly they were so addicted to the internet and video games that their children went hungry and had various health problems.
Prosecutor Kelli Ann Viloria said the Reno couple were too distracted by online video games, mainly the fantasy role-playing “Dungeons & Dragons” series, to give their children proper care.
“They had food; they just chose not to give it to their kids because they were too busy playing video games,” Viloria told the Reno Gazette-Journal.
Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.
Police said hospital staff had to shave the head of the girl because her hair was matted with cat urine. The 10-pound girl also had a mouth infection, dry skin and severe dehydration.
Her brother had to be treated for starvation and a genital infection. His lack of muscle development caused him difficulty in walking, investigators said.
Michael Straw is an unemployed cashier, and his wife worked for a temporary staffing agency doing warehouse work, according to court records. He received a $50,000 inheritance that he spent on computer equipment and a large plasma television, authorities said.
Her MySpace has quite the ironic post…
What’s Wrong With Our Kids?
Do you really have to ask? Open your eyes. The problem isn’t that the next mass murderer may be sitting right next to you, sleeping in your house, eating at your table, giving you every signal of desperation a person can give. The problem is, you don’t want to see it. How else does a child become an emotionally alienated, psychologically twisted, mass murderer, unnoticed by everyone?
You mean like some kids who go unnoticed by their parents because they’re too busy online?
Both have plead guilty to the charges.
Thanks to S for the tip.
here is her an his myspace links
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=90738735
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=90487026
FROM THE AUNT ON THE MOMS PAGE ON MYSPACE.
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Jul 17 2007 12:04A
I can never forgive what you did, you bastards deserved what you got for almost killing my nephew and niece this can never be forgiven... I hope your kids will look at you both later on in discussed and for this ill never see them again I will never forgive you... your dead to me.
THIS WAS ON THE MOMS MYSPACE PAGE, THIS COMING FROM A SO CALLED MOM THAT ALMOST KILLED HER KIDS. WHATS THIS WORLD COMING TO.
What's Wrong With Our Kids?
Do you really have to ask? Open your eyes. The problem isn't that the next mass murderer may be sitting right next to you, sleeping in your house, eating at your table, giving you every signal of desperation a person can give. The problem is, you don't want to see it. How else does a child become an emotionally alienated, psychologically twisted, mass murderer, unnoticed by everyone?
They don't.
Nobody gets that far gone without anyone noticing. We all recognize behavior that raises our concern. We all know when someone is more than just weird. We see it happening, and yet we ignore it, because if we don’t, we’ll have to take responsibility for doing something about it.
We go to movies filled with violent portrayals of ourselves more as animals than as humans. We know it’s the wrong message, but we ignore it, because if we don’t, we’ll have to take responsibility for doing something about it.
We watch television shows that portray us as vapid, meaningless cretins incapable of intelligence or kindness. We know it’s the wrong message, but we ignore it, because if we don’t, we’ll have to take responsibility for doing something about it.
We clap our hands and stomp our feet to the beat of songs whose lyrics would, if we saw them written on a piece of paper, scare the hell out of us. We know it’s the wrong message, but we ignore it, because if we don’t, we’ll have to take responsibility for doing something about it.
We trust Charlton Heston (a man we’ve confused with his movie roles) when he tells us that owning handguns is patriotic. We know handguns serve only one purpose, to kill human beings, but we ignore it, because if we don't, we’ll have to take responsibility for doing something about it.
We read books that tell us discipline equals love. So we demonstrate our "love" by suffocating our kids with a million rules and regulations. Instead of respecting them as individuals, we control them. Instead of getting to know them, we criticize everything they say and do. Instead of loving them, unconditionally, we judge them.
Children who are loved and respected, are not emotionally alienated. Children who are loved and respected, do not murder people.
As parents, teachers, and human beings, we are responsible for the messages we send, the violence we condone, and the children we raise.
I love my kids...
THIS IS ON HER MYSPACE PAGE AS WELL, BRAGGING ABOUT SHE CAN COOK SO WELL AND ADMITS SHES LAZY, WELL WE ALL KNOWS SHES LAZY AND APPARENTLY DONT COOK TOO WELL, SHE STARVED HER KIDS TOO DEATH, SHE BETTER BE GLAD IM NOT AROUND HER, I WOULD BEAT HER TOO DEATH. IF U ALL NOTICE, SHE TALKS ABOUT THE CATS AND VIDEO GAMES AND THE NET MORE THEN HER KIDS, MY KIDS ARE THE 1ST THING I TALK ABOUT, SOME PEOPLE SHOULDNT BE ALLOWED TO REPRODUCE!!
I can be a goofy person at times. I do love to cook. and I am good at it too. I like having a few friends, But I don't over do it. Too many friends means too much work. fuck that. My work is cut out already. Between playing the playstation or the xbox, Computer Games, watching movies, playing on the net, taking care of the kids, and Trying to keep up on the house, in which never works. I'm too damn lazy. I'm over it.
I also have cats. Meow, Tabby, Shadow, and Go-T, we call him Goat for short haha. Meow is going to be going in for the snip snip so he can't get Tabby preggo anymore. I just recently put up some new pics of the cats, and a few other pics. Check them out!
