Posted on 07/18/2011 6:48:12 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
CORAL SPRINGS— A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested over the weekend after he tried to saw a cast off his son's hand and severely cut the teenager, according to a Coral Springs police affidavit released on Monday.
Lawrence Roberts, 33, was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated child abuse, a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.
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“Dad, are you sure you know what you’re doing? Ouch!”
Well, if we start putting people in jail for being stupid, much of Florida would be behind bars.
The average prosecutor seems a bit overzealous these days.
Aggravated child abuse? It wasn’t intentional, it was stupid.
There’s a huge difference.
The cast of doctors should have saw this coming.
My dad would have never gotten a chance. I would have cut the thing off myself.
That’s what a sawzall is for.
help boot dws
http://www.karenforcongress.com
She got a lot of votes last time and was 1st time duncey-blabbermouth-sholz had opposition.
I plan on working in Karen’s office. My In-law worked in West’s office for 2 weeks before election.
So there are sOme conservatives down here in deep rat territory.
It was a 10" circular power saw!
Agreed. There is lots of incentive to do just that , why pay a doctor 500 bucks to do it? A sawsall works great but you have to have the right blunt ended blade with some duck tape on the end and insert it under the cast with the cutting teeth up, and operate it on low sweep. Once you get the first inch or so the rest is easy as long as the entire limb is solidly imobilized.
Sawzall yes, but a 10” circular saw? WTF?
Or you can use a 10” circular saw and zip through it in 2 or seconds.
Or you can use a 10” circular saw and zip through it in 2 or 3 seconds.
As long is it wasn’t a chain saw.
I have a little 18” chain saw that would make quick work of it.
That be true GRIT! I bet the kid jumped. He shouldn’t have.
I broke an ankle playing baseball when I was maybe 22 or so....I had the cast on for maybe 2 1/2 months...and it was around July 4th..and I got it wet. It stunk to high heaven...and it was a long week-end so I cut it off. Darn if that didn’t feel real good!!! My doctor was pissed...but I didn’t care. And all turned out fine..........
Yeah. If somebody tried to cut a cast off my hand with 10” circular saw I wouldn’t jump. I’d calmly pick up my chain saw and fight back.
What did you use to cut it off?
Actually I laughed when I read this. I could see my dad doing this when I had a cast years ago but I think the casts were thicker then.
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