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Disabled pregnant woman used as target practice

What is wrong with people? How demented do you have to be to commit a crime like this? Lock them up and throw away the key.

Disabled pregnant woman used as target practice

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ALTON, Illinois (AP) -- Banished to the basement, the 29-year-old mother with a childlike mind and another baby on the way had little more than a thin rug and a mattress to call her own on the chilly concrete floor.
Five adults and a 12-year-old child were charged with Dorothy Dixon's murder.





Dorothy Dixon ate what she could forage from the refrigerator upstairs, where housemates used her for target practice with BBs, burned her with a glue gun and doused her with scalding liquid that peeled away her skin.
They torched what few clothes she had, so she walked around naked. They often pummeled her with an aluminum bat or metal handle.
Dixon -- six months pregnant -- died after weeks of abuse. Police have charged two adults, three teenagers and a 12-year-old boy with murder in the case that has repulsed many in this Mississippi River town.[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link.
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How utterly disgusting.........all these people should be put to death.
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I could only read a little of this as I felt my blood pressure climbing to a dangerous zone!

Unreal, Truly disgusting and that's nothing compared to what I really wanted to say................
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That's one of the worst things I have read in some time. What the heck is wrong with people. Those people need to be under the jail rather than in it.

Geez there are some sick people in this world...
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That's one of the worst things I have read in some time. What the heck is wrong with people. Those people need to be under the jail rather than in it.

Geez there are some sick people in this world...
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How utterly disgusting.........all these people should be put to death.
Even the 12-year-old?
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How utterly disgusting.........all these people should be put to death.
They should die the same way that poor woman died! Very slowly and painfully!
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Sick and sad!! How can people treat anyone or any other living thing this way! The 12 year old should be put in to a juvenile home until he turns 18 and the rest should be put to death. If this woman was an animal, there would be national outrage like the Michael Vick case.
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Well, my blood IS boiling. This happened less than an hour from my home.

Being the parent OF a developmentally disabled little girl....this kind of news SCARES ME TO DEATH. It makes me want to grab hold of my daughter and keep her even MORE sheltered.

The world is so fixated on beauty and intelligence that those who have less of either are targets. This all stems from the parents of all of those monsters. The parents did NOT teach their kids to accept and embrace other's differences. My boys can be rude and rough at times(hate to admit it but it's true), but I guarantee if they saw someone, especially someone developmentally disabled, being bullied, they would not hesitate to step in and stop it. My 11 year old daughter stands up to her classmates on a daily basis over this kind of nonsense. Our family has been BLESSED to have 'our girl' in our lives...she is 8 and has about on a 4 or 5 year old mentality, and when she's grown she might only HAVE the mentality of a 10 year old. And she is exactly the way she was meant to be and she is ADORED.

Those monsters are going to be held accountable, even though it's not going to bring that poor woman back, NOR will it change their outlooks. But I hope they FRY. And for the 12 year old....that kid is ruined for life. I can honestly say I would dis-own that child if he were mine. He needs to be locked away from society for a LONG time. 12 year olds KNOW right from wrong...even if witnessing adults doing wrong, they are old enough to make choices or speak out.

And while I'm on my rant ....I would like to mention that all these people out there that love to use the term 'retard' and/or who make *light fun* of those with dev. disabilities? They aren't helping with 'acceptance'....they throw society back a step when we're trying SO hard to make progressive forward steps. You can bet that poor woman was called all sorts of awful names while being physically, sexually, and mentally tortured. It is unbelievably sickening to think about.

People need to get a grip on reality and learn that kindness is what makes the world go 'round.

OK....I'm done now. Thanks for letting me vent.
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