Another unemployed "caretaker" dad beats infant child; dad arrested on aggravated child abuse charges (Miami, Florida)

Dad MICHAEL EUGENE CUTLER: Just another one of those great unemployed "caretaker" dads. Just another one of those fools who got "frustrated" after the baby wouldn't drink from his bottle, so he "aggressively shook him" and hit him in the face 5 or 6 times with an open hand. Although the baby had already gone limp at this point, with his eyes rolled back in his head, Daddy then tried to "force" this baby to sit on his lap by "forcibly" bending his legs. Then Daddy figured he better get his lazy abusive @$$ off to his job interview, so he dumped the baby at the sitter's without saying a word as to what had happened.

The poor baby has fractured ribs, a fractured hip, severe cerebral edema, and multi-organ failure. He is only 2-months of age.

When are we going to finally get decent maternity leaves, so moms can stay at home with the baby, and send deadbeat idiots like this guy off to break rocks or something? Healthy, virile young men are NOT suited to infant care. They just aren't.

http://cbs4.com/local/child.abuse.cutler.2.1662167.html

Apr 28, 2010 3:27 pm US/Eastern
Police: Miami Father Beat Infant Son
MIAMI (CBS4)

Miami-Dade Police have arrested 25-year-old Michael Eugene Cutler on charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect causing great bodily harm to his two-month-old son. The case was so troubling that Cutler's judge in bond court said in her 41-years as a judge, she had never seen anything like this.

According to Miami-Dade Police, on April 21, Cutler became frustrated with his son after the infant awoke from a nap and would not drink from his bottle. Police said Cutler then grabbed the baby around his midsection and "aggressively shook him."

Police say the infant went limp and became unresponsive after being shaken; and that the baby's eyes rolled backwards into his head. According to the arrest report, Cutler then hit the baby in the face with an open hand approximately 5 or 6 times and the baby's body tightened up.

Cutler then allegedly forced the infant to sit on his lap by forcibly bending his legs. After the attack, Cutler took the infant to a babysitter where he left the child for two hours while he was out on a job interview. Police said Cutler never informed the babysitter of anything that had happened to the baby before he dropped him off.

The infant was later taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with fractured ribs on his left-side, a fractured rib on his right-side, a hip fracture, severe cerebral edema, and multi-organ failure.

Cutler remains in jail on $200,000 bail for the child abuse charges.