Horrific Headlines

On Saturday last, the KC Star front page headline reads,"FATHER FACES CHARGES OF INCEST AND MURDER". The victims: a teenage daughter and three dead babies. Today, on a Sunday, the KC Star "Local" section's top headline reads, "BABY'S PARENTS CHARGED". The victim: a 4 month old boy who starved to death last Fall. In the same section of the paper on page B2, the top headline read, "Woman accused of prostituting daughter, 5". The victim: the aforementioned 5 year old girl and her two older sisters who suffered the same fate. Below this declaration, another headline reads, "Search yields no sign of missing boy". The victim: an 11 year old boy who disappeared 10 years ago. All of these children have suffered and some have died at the hands of their parents or foster parents. This type of offense seems to be all too common and becoming more frequent. I can't imagine any act more vile and despicable than one causing the death of someone who is totally dependent on the perpetrator of that act. Something needs to change and fast before other victims are chronicled in the local paper. As a society, we should hang our head in shame.