A reader sends this in.
Two children struggled Wednesday morning before their mother threw them 22 feet from an overpass into oncoming Interstate 30 rush-hour traffic, Dallas police said.
Khandi Busby, 27, then jumped herself from the overpass railing on Jim Miller Road, police said.
All three survived and were taken to local hospitals where the mom was listed in critical condition. The two boys, Gary Ford, 8, and Derrick Tennison, 6, were able to communicate with paramedics at the scene and their injuries did not appear life-threatening.
“We don’t know the reason at this point why she did this,” said Dallas police Sgt. Gil Cerda.
What is wrong with people? How selfish and despicable do you have to be in order to not only attempt to abandon your children through suicide, but also attempt to kill them as well? Or how foolish and repugnant do you have to be in order to sacrifice your children over some argument with your father?
It was unclear whether the adults had been fighting, but at some point the father stopped at a nearby gas station and Ms. Busby got out of the car with the children. She walked to the overpass, threatened to jump, and her father followed, apparently trying to prevent her from hurting herself or her children, police said.
I don’t think this carries over to an all-encompassing “what is this world coming to” but it’s close.
Update 3/14/08: Welcome search engine visitors, here is a story with some more updates. Just passing it along, I don’t think any of this humanizing the woman should detract from the fact that she tried to kill her children. Please look around the site a bit, you might find something else to be outraged or astonished about! Thanks for visiting!
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