wiegie Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Parents Convicted of Child StarvationReported By: Catherine Kim Web Editor: Michael King Last Modified: 5/3/2007 11:46:19 AM In the first case of its kind in Georgia, two vegan parents were convicted by a Fulton County jury Wednesday of starving their newborn to death. Fulton prosecutors painted a grim picture of a newborn murdered by starvation. They said his parents kept only one bottle in the house, and only fed their son soy milk and apple juice. Prosecutors said it was planned; that their vegan diet was just a ruse. They said 6-week-old Crown Thomas never stood a chance. "Had the child received breast milk, had the child been adequately fed, he would be alive," said Fulton County prosecutor Michael Carlson. But the defense and the parents -- Jade Sanders and Lamont Thomas -- said they did what they thought was best for their baby boy. They were vegans. They said soy milk and apple juice seemed like a reasonable alternative. "They did what they thought was right," said the baby's grandmother, Carlyn Thomas. Minutes after the verdict, the emotional father said, "We didn't starve my son to death. We didn't starve my son for weeks and weeks and weeks." Jurors found both parents guilty of murder and child cruelty. "In fact, the first time he ever saw a doctor was when he was brought dead on arrival to Piedmont Hospital in a state that was clearly beyond malnourishment, but starvation," said Carlson. "You know we've been vegetarians," said Lamont Thomas. "We're against animal cruelty. So why would I be cruel to my son? We're against animals being burdened. Why would be cruel and burden him and try to drive around and do something with his body? We're going to jail for no reason." Jade Sanders and Lamont Thomas face a mandatory life sentence in prison for the murder conviction. They remain in Fulton County Jail until sentencing next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 F'ing Idiots!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Life in prison seems about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 F'ing Idiots!! Irish, I am happy to report that I don't think anyone will disagree with you here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Even if they are telling the truth and they really did think it was the right thing to do, they deserve to die for being so stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 So they think breast feeding constituted cruelty to animals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Vegetarianism seems to me to be a weak excuse for this sort of behavior. If anything, I think that people who appear to think that much about how they eat tend to be a bit more -- intellectually curious -- than to simply assume that soy milk and apple juice would suffice. Even if they spoke to friends who are also vegans, they'd have learned differently. Even soy baby formula would have done the trick, obviously, so I think the early money is on something more than stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Damn, and they almost had it. They just needed to mix in a little maple syrup, lemon juice, and cayenne and they'd be straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Life in prison seems about right. Death penalty would be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 Damn, and they almost had it. They just needed to mix in a little maple syrup, lemon juice, and cayenne and they'd be straight. I almost went that route with my initial post, but I thought it might make your head explode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 So they think breast feeding constituted cruelty to animals? Exactly. Sounds like the claim of BS was a good one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I almost went that route with my initial post, but I thought it might make your head explode. But for the occasional low blood sugar induced tirade, I'm actually a reasonable person who's capable of laughing at himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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