Dastardly Dads: Dad fires gun at two adult sons (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Dad fires gun at two adult sons (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Father SAMMY SHANNON thinks that firing a gun at your adult children is "discipline." Not intimidation or abuse. Not incipient dementia.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529871,00.html

Father Fires Gun to Discipline Sons Who Refuse Chores
Thursday, July 02, 2009

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 71-year-old Albuquerque father says he fired a gun after his two adult sons refused to do their chores.

Sammy Shannon calls it a form of discipline.

A police report says the sons, ages 22 and 29, jumped Shannon Monday night after he hit one of them. They pinned him down until their mother ordered them to let him go.

The Albuquerque resident says he then decided to use his own brand of discipline on his sons and that's when he got his gun.

Shannon admits he fired his .38, but says he didn't aim it at his sons and would never actually shoot them.

Shannon is out of jail on bond on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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Dad fires gun at two adult sons (Albuquerque, New Mexico)