Man Shakes Baby to Pieces

I was going to write about how Center City Bethlehem is getting ANOTHER fucking coffee shop, one that apparently has rock music and wants to attract the young crowd? I’m not sure I’m getting it. There are already 27 coffee places downtown and it’s boring, so here’s something about a really nice guy instead.

You don’t shake babies. I mean, what DO you shake? Yoo Hoo? Tomato Juice? Shaking things doesn’t usually result in a great result. (see: soda, beer, testicles) But, a baby? I can understand how a father could become overwhelmed with the constant crying from a baby who is probably hungry or full of poop. But, really? This?:

An Allentown man is charged with fracturing his 7-month-old daughter’s rib and skull in a December assault that occurred at their home, according to police.

Police say Argennys Peralta, 27, of the 1300 block of South Howard Street shook the baby. He was arraigned on first-degree felony aggravated assault, third-degree felony child endangerment and second-degree misdemeanor simple assault charges then sent to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $250,000 bail.

According to a news release from the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia hospital officials contacted Allentown police after doctors discovered Peralta’s daughter had multiple rib and skull fractures consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

The child was admitted to the hospital after a baby wipe became lodged in her throat, leading to respiratory and heart failure, the release says. The baby survived her injuries, but additional information about the child’s condition were not immediately available. A spokeswoman for the district attorney’s office declined to comment. Source

So, not only did this infant get fucking throttled by a 27-year-old man, but a fucking BABY WIPE “became lodged” in her throat? No, no. I know they are trying to have some objective journalism here, but “became lodged” should be changed to “was fucking shoved down.”

Also, to have these kind of injuries, you have to hold the baby by the sides and fucking SHAKE hard. What in our genetic make up makes someone believe that by SHAKING a small child, that will make the child shut up? Is it because we were raised on shitty Nintendo cartridges that took a few good taps and well placed puffs of breath to work?

Shaking is going to result in MORE FUCKING SCREAMING.

Well, apparently that’s when baby wipes come into play.