cross-posted from: real.lemmy.fan/post/6996597
Meanwhile IVF is north of $25k…
tried to
Must’ve been a properly ugly baby
Couple tried to sell baby for a 6-pack of beer and $1,000 at campground, police say
Submitted 1 year ago by M0oP0o@mander.xyz to aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 1 year ago
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 year ago
and still the poor child has no parents
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 year ago
never did from where I’m looking.
just two genetic donors.
Railing5132@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Kinda shitty that the sperms donor is out of jail but the mom isn’t. But that’s the south I guess; keep punishing those women for having the sex!
(they both belong in jail)
xantoxis@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Are you kidding me? I’m getting 400 per baby, tops. They got greedy.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 year ago
well to be fair they got an IOU for $1000 not $1000
saltesc@lemmy.world 1 year ago
When mum and dad get parenting advice from the Charles Manson biography.
“Mom was in a café one afternoon with me on her lap. The waitress, a would-be mother without a child of her own, jokingly told my Mom she’d buy me from her. Mom replied, ‘A pitcher of beer and he’s yours.’ The waitress set up the beer, Mom stuck around long enough to finish it off and left the place without me. Several days later my uncle had to search the town for the waitress and take me home.”
Brkdncr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s a pretty good deal.
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Your statement is slightly disturbing because it implies buying a child is somehow normal.
BrundleFly2077@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Your username is pitch perfect. Chef’s kiss, man. Concise and descriptive.
Harvey656@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Wait… It’s not???
Soup@lemmy.cafe 1 year ago
The is the America trump wants you to have.
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
The is the America trump wants you to have.
Surely you meant “This is the America you live in right now”.
There’s no wanting involved. The deed is done.
At least in this case, the baby boy now has a chance to have a normal life and is not in danger anymore. If there’s anything comforting to take away from that sad story.
Soup@lemmy.cafe 1 year ago
I suppose what I meant was- this type of shit becoming the norm. How do you think the future of not wanting to have kids, but being forced to is going to go exactly?
floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Police ultimately tracked down a “contract” signed by both the runaway parents and one would-be buyer, who was identified by authorities as Cody Martin.
It read: “I Darien Urban and Shalene Ehlers are signing our rights over to Cody Nathaniel Martin of our baby boy for $1,000 on 09/21/2024.
“Disclaimer: Alter signing this there will be no changing yall two’s minds and to never contact again.”
I feel sorry for the baby, but that’s some top-notch contract writing.
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
that’s some top-notch contract writing.
You jest, but for all its faults, this “contract” is a lot clearer and to the point than most real contracts and EULAs I’ve ever had the misfortune to review.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 year ago
The “yall” is underrated in contract law.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Yeah but they misspelled it, so they lose some points there.
Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Surprisingly little information about the buying party involved.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Except their… names?
Sanctus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Hey Jeff Stier, ya, you know Jeff, man. Its Jeff!
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 year ago
Based on the lack of arrest I think we can assume non-criminal intentions.
NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, I mean getting the parents to sign an explicit contract and taking a photo of them signing… They were aiming to do the right thing.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Why abortion should be legal, 101.
Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol 1 year ago
Yes! Lets kill the baby! Then nothing bad shall ever happen to it.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
How many kids have you adopted?
tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Don’t give them any credit, this couple was too stupid to even do that.
Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Dare I say abortion should be encouraged, for people who clearly shouldn’t be parents?
calcopiritus@lemmy.world 1 year ago
To be fair abortion is not risk-free and side-effectless. It’s much preferable to encourage the use of contraceptives in those situations.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I would never encourage abortion for anyone who didn’t have health concerns. But it should be an option for anyone. People’s bodies are their own.
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 year ago
Well, that kid is better off. Ffs.
4oreman@lemy.lol 1 year ago
I mean, if you had ever been around a baby, then you’d understand.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 1 year ago
I understand wanting to unload one. Not so much the part where someone pays to be the recipient.
4oreman@lemy.lol 1 year ago
Life is expensive these days.
lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
if you were russian, they would take you to the gulag for this now
4oreman@lemy.lol 1 year ago
no, russians like alcohol and hate babies.
corroded@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Is it just me, or do these two people look like they could be siblings?
skeezix@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Everbody in Arkansas is a sibling or a cousin. Arkansas’ state motto is “America’s shithole”
shalafi@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, but good God that state is eat up with hot redheaded women. For real. The blondes are up in Kansas if that’s your jam. Mostly brunettes in Oklahoma.
(I’m not joking about all that. It’s true.)
Cadeillac@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Damn bro, you didn’t have to come for me like that
Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
But that’s illegal!
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I was thinking the same thing. They have different last names, bit that doesn’t mean anything. The article doesn’t indicate they are related to each other. But it definitely looks like they came from the same gene puddle.
watson387@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Holy fuck. I typed and deleted so much shit… Just holy fuck…
GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What did you think the parents, or anyone with influence on the situation would read it?
kamenlady@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Holy fuck. I typed and deleted so much shit… Just holy fuck…
felsiq@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
I don’t know if I’m more concerned about the couple selling, or whoever’s buying
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 1 year ago
I think the buyer was just trying to help the child. But who knows for sure.
cygnosis@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Honestly, I just feel sorry for the little one. Life is unfair enough, but to get such a shitty start? I mean, these very early life experiences can set the tone for your whole life. Hopefully he gets placed with a family who can help him through that.