Mother of Mauling Victim Afraid of Family Dog

c_jks · 06-13-2005, 01:24 AM

Source: cnn.com

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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The mother of a 12-year-old boy killed in his own home by one of the family's two pit bulls says she had been so concerned about one of the dogs that she shut her son in the basement to protect him.

Maureen Faibish said she ordered Nicholas to stay in the basement while she did errands on June 3, the day he was attacked by one or both of the dogs.

She said she was worried about the male dog, Rex, who was acting possessive because the female, Ella, was in heat.

"I put him down there, with a shovel on the door," Faibish said in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle. "And I told him: 'Stay down there until I come back.' Typical Nicky, he wouldn't listen to me."

Nicholas apparently found a way to open the basement door.

Despite her concerns about Rex that day, Faibish told the newspaper: "My kids got along great with (the dogs). We were never seeing any kind of violent tendencies."

Faibish found her son's body in a bedroom. He was covered in blood from several wounds, including a major head injury.

No charges have been filed.

"It's Nicky's time to go," she said in the interview. "When you're born you're destined to go and this was his time."

Ella was shot to death by a police officer the day of the attack.

Rex was taken to a shelter, but Faibish said she wanted him put down.

That's just about as dumb as letting your kid sleep at the Neverland Ranch.

Chronos · 06-13-2005, 03:38 AM

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Originally posted by c_jks:
Source: cnn.com

"It's Nicky's time to go," she said in the interview. "When you're born you're destined to go and this was his time."

I'll quote Keanu Reeves now:

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you need a license to buy a dog, you need a license to drive a car, hell, you need a license to catch a fish, but any bonehead can be a father.

If I got that quote wrong, sorry.

[ June 13, 2005, 03:49 AM: Message edited by: CronoT ]

***CaptHayfever*** · 06-13-2005, 10:42 AM

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No charges have been filed.

It was her kid and her house and her dog. The only person she could charge is herself.
Unless that means the state hasn't filed charges, but then why is it jammed in the middle of the story like that?

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

c_jks · 06-13-2005, 07:44 PM

Maybe if she put the dogs in the basement instead of the kid, she wouldn't have to worry about it. Oh, and I like how she blamed the kid for being mauled to death by her neglect.

There needs to be a parenting license or something. And summer is here, so there's going to be another wave of "Whoops, little Johnny was locked in the car and died because it was 130 degrees inside." This kind of idiocy is just rediculous.

[ June 13, 2005, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: c_jks ]

c_jks · 06-13-2005, 07:45 PM

EDIT: Speaking of idiocy...*double post*

[ June 13, 2005, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: c_jks ]

DELICIOUS POISON · 06-13-2005, 09:59 PM

It really sounds like she's just trying to cover for herself.

**Dylan** · 06-15-2005, 02:26 PM

Actually, I have a funny and semi-related story to share with you guys...

Apparently, the other day some kid who lives just down the road from me was also pretty ****ed up by a dog. Apparently, the dog pretty much tore his arm off. Did not tear it, tore it off. O-F-F, off. They were able to sew it back on, but they aren't sure if he'll ever be able to use it again.

Hope you weren't having a good day before reading that, because chances are, I just ruined it.

~Dylan

Viceroy Nute Gunray · 06-15-2005, 05:43 PM

If they believed it was the male dog who attacked, why did they shot the female?

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"It's Nicky's time to go," she said in the interview. "When you're born you're destined to go and this was his time."

Hmmm...seems she got over it pretty easily.

Lord_Zack · 06-20-2005, 10:28 AM

I say she should be charged with neglect. It's her fault.

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c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,238.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,738.00 Donate	Maybe if she put the dogs in the basement instead of the kid, she wouldn't have to worry about it. Oh, and I like how she blamed the kid for being mauled to death by her neglect. There needs to be a parenting license or something. And summer is here, so there's going to be another wave of "Whoops, little Johnny was locked in the car and died because it was 130 degrees inside." This kind of idiocy is just rediculous. [ June 13, 2005, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: c_jks ]

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c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 3,238.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,738.00 Donate	EDIT: Speaking of idiocy...double post [ June 13, 2005, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: c_jks ]

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DELICIOUS POISON Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 16,925 Thanks: 579 Thanked 1,777 Times in 873 Posts Points: 17,806.57 Bank: 4,848,504.55 Total Points: 4,866,311.12 Donate	It really sounds like she's just trying to cover for herself.

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Dylan Banned Mod Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Teenage Wasteland Gender: Posts: 6,483 Thanks: 1,077 Thanked 1,106 Times in 494 Posts Points: 44,052.21 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 44,052.22 Donate	Actually, I have a funny and semi-related story to share with you guys... Apparently, the other day some kid who lives just down the road from me was also pretty ****ed up by a dog. Apparently, the dog pretty much tore his arm off. Did not tear it, tore it off. O-F-F, off. They were able to sew it back on, but they aren't sure if he'll ever be able to use it again. Hope you weren't having a good day before reading that, because chances are, I just ruined it. ~Dylan

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Lord_Zack Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Gender: Posts: 752 Thanks: 22 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Points: 13,248.55 Bank: 3,157.78 Total Points: 16,406.33 Donate	I say she should be charged with neglect. It's her fault.