Two young boys

[theintensifier 0]

An Ohio couple have been arrested after their 10-year-old son escaped from the small dog cage in which he was locked and ran away to a neighbor's house. The boy told police he was often put into the two-foot high by two-foot wide cage with locks on each end and sometimes forced to wear a shock collar.

Jessica Botzko, 28, and John Westover, 37, were charged with child endangerment. Authorities said the couple forced their 10-year-old to stay in the cage when he was being punished and when his father used drugs. The couple is also accused of using and making drugs in front of their five-year-old son.

 

"He had to tuck his knees into his chest, and he fell asleep in there on a couple occasions," Captain Ray Carroll of the Toledo Police said. "It wasn't continuous. It was probably on and off for punishment."

 

According to court papers filed in the case, the older boy was repeatedly shocked through a remote-controlled device used to train animals. Neighbors told reporters the boys were never allowed to leave their mobile home and were never seen outside.

 

The 10-year-old told investigators that he decided to run away because he was tired of being caged.

Watched the news report about this with the fiancee. One of the officers who went into the trailer remarked that the couple had a pet lizard, and its cage was prestine, and the boys lived in flith. He always said the oldest boy was continiously punished for "stealing" food from the fridge.

 

I couldn't imagine doing this to another human being, let alone a child. I want children of mine in the near future, and words cannot express how much I will love them, and I can't believe people like this are out there treating children like this.

 

What is wrong with the human race?

[Darth Vader 0]

There's nothing human about people like that.

[Timmy8271 0]

Sadly, this doesn't shock me. There are people like this in the world.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

See, again, I have to raise my suggestion of people needing licenses to have children.

[Ripper 0]

Because as soon as you see "I am going to lockem up in cage and shock the shit out of them if they do something wrong or ruin my high" on the form, you would know not to let them have kids.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

this doesn't shock me

badoom-cha

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Because as soon as you see "I am going to lockem up in cage and shock the shit out of them if they do something wrong or ruin my high" on the form, you would know not to let them have kids.

 

Uh...yeah, pretty much.

[foleyfanforever88 0]

Because as soon as you see "I am going to lockem up in cage and shock the shit out of them if they do something wrong or ruin my high" on the form, you would know not to let them have kids.

 

Uh...yeah, pretty much.

 

He's saying that obviously people aren't gonna admit that they'll be shitty parents, so requiring a license isn't going to do anything.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Jessica Botzko, 28, and John Westover, 37

their 10-year-old son

their five-year-old son.

Do the math. Crazy.

 

These have got to be tweekers.

[Guest George's Box]

Way to go, John Westover!

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Aw, she ended up with her drug dealer. That's sweet.