Today In Terribleness: Polygamists, Evil Dads, And Girl Hating Gamers

Posted by: Amelia McDonell-Parry Filed in: news
8:00AM, Tuesday April 29th 2008

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More than half of the teen girls taken from the polygamist compound in Texas earlier this month have children or are pregnant. A total of 463 children were taken into custody by Child Protective Services. [CNN]

An Austrian man kept his daughter prisoner for 24 years, raped her, and fathered all six of her children. What’s almost crazier is that the dude faces only 15 years in prison MAXIMUM for this horrific crime. Sorry, but shouldn’t he at least get 24? [CNN]

Grand Theft Auto IV comes out today. Yeah, we know it’s a video game and it’s supposed to be fun, but is having virtual sex with a prostitute and then killing her afterwards necessary? Can’t women be left out of these gangbanger boy fantasy games? [Feministing]