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UPDATE 7/8/08 – A source tells me that Gonsoulin’s girlfriend, Guadalupe Diaz, was not home on Thursday, July 3, when most of the abuse occurred. Diaz returned home, saw Cameron, and called 911. Charges may still be brought against Diaz, since investigation has determined that she had knowledge of the abuse in the days prior to Thursday. Charges are also likely against Richard D’Ginto, the neighbor who witnessed some of the abuse.

Tony Gonsoulin on Dreamin' DemonCameron Palmer on Dreamin' Demon

Uncle Tony and Cameron

Apopka, FL – Cameron Palmer was six years old. He’ll never get any older. He won’t start school in AugustAugust reviewsAugust reviews. He won’t play with his cousins, most of them with “C” names like his own. His parents, Heather and Jon, won’t see him again. Why? Because Cameron’s great-uncle Tony Gonsoulin brutally beat him to death last week. And while we’re at this little recount of justice gone awry, it should be noted that a neighbor witnessed Cameron being abused within hours or days of his death. And what do you think the neighbor did, denizens of the Demon? If you said “absolutely nothing”, you must be a regular reader.

You know, kids, I’m getting pretty tired of reading about children who die because people are too wussy or too scared or too self-involved to take action. It’s horrible enough that a little boy was murdered by his own uncle, killed after a day of near-drowning, beating and torture. But then to find that a neighbor watched little Cameron being held under water by his uncle and didn’t step in to help the child? Oh hell yeah, I’m mad.

It started on Tuesday or Wednesday, apparently. Cameron was in the care of Gonsoulin, 49, for a length of time that has been described by family as “a vacation” and by police as “care for the summer”. Cameron’s mother Heather is Tony Gonsoulin’s niece. Family has said that Cameron was in the Gonsoulin home by Uncle Tony’s invitation. Heather Palmer says that she made the nine hour trip to Gonsoulin’s house at least twice this summer to see her son and check on his welfare while Cameron’s father, Jon, was working in Texas. Cameron’s parents live in Louisiana most of the time.

There were other children at the home as well, and Gonsoulin has a nine-year-old son of his own who, according to family sources, has not been abused. But something happened to light up Uncle Tony’s temper last week, and the beating of Cameron Palmer began.

At least one neighbor witnessed Gonsoulin abusing his nephew. Richard D’Ginto, apparently unconcerned that he now looks like a complete ass in front of the nation, told the press: “The man held him under water and he’d tell the boy, ‘You do what I tell you’ and stuff like that. When he finally let the kid go, (the boy) was too scared to say anything to him.”

But did D’Ginto call police? Did he even call out Gonsoulin and ask him what the hell he was doing with that kid? Of course not. After all, D’Ginto said, the kid “looked okay” when he walked into the house.

“At what point does it become my business? I could have called the Sheriff’s Department I guess, but I didnt,” D’Ginto said.

Details of little Cameron’s injuries haven’t been easy to find. One family member says that Gonsoulin tried to get other children in the house to lie about Cameron’s condition to investigators, who were called in by Arnold Palmer Hospital in OrlandoOrlando reviewsOrlando reviews on Thursday. Medical personnel say that Cameron was severely brain injured and “covered in bruises” from head to toe. By Friday, it was clear that Cameron was brain dead, and life support was removed.

Tony Gonsoulin was arrested and taken to the Seminole County Jail, where he is being held without bond on multiple charges, including child abuse and murder.

UPDATE 7/8/08 - A source tells me that Gonsoulin’s live-in girlfriend, Guadalupe Diaz, was not home on Thursday, July 3, when most of the abuse occurred. Diaz returned home, saw Cameron, and called 911. Charges may still be brought against Diaz, since investigation determined that she had knowledge of the abuse in the days prior to Thursday. I have been told that charges are also likely to be filed against Richard D’Ginto, the neighbor who witnessed some of the abuse and did not report it.

Comments

91 Comments on "Tony Gonsoulin Killed Cameron Palmer" make up the 115,829 total comments on Dreamin' Demon.

  1. mm_classy
    11:42 am on July 7th, 2008

    OMG what the hell is wrong with people?!?! This was his uncle! And the stupid dipshit neighbor saw him being held under water, and did nothing! I’m so sick of people and the, it’s not my business or problem mentallity! Get involved and save a kids life for fucks sake!!

  2. silvahalo68
    12:17 pm on July 7th, 2008

    This bastard Tony will bet his beating and more in prison…I can’t wait. I hope they kill him… Stupid POS! I am so angry that this neighbor took no measures what so ever to call the authorities….holding a child underwater, this is NOT normal discipline. Please, please give a shit and get involved!
    Rest in peace little Cameron.

  3. nadine
    12:47 pm on July 7th, 2008

    That was horrible to hear about this story, especially how the neighbor or anyone did not call police or ask the man what is going on? IT SEEMS NO ONE WANTS TO “get in the middle” HOWEVER, sometimes we all have to be an eye out for everyone, that man that did nothing is guilty in my eyes for being the worlds #1 CHICKEN SHIT COWARD and for the man *uncle, no uncle of mine would ever do that, that man will get his for sure

  4. WryBread
    1:38 pm on July 7th, 2008

    How could an adult see a kid being held under water and not think there was something a little bit wrong with it? Makes me wonder what goes on in that neighbor’s house.

  5. impqueen
    1:45 pm on July 7th, 2008

    How could an adult see a kid being held under water and not think there was something a little bit wrong with it? Makes me wonder what goes on in that neighbor’s house.

    I was kind of wondering that myself.

    I mean, seriously, D’Ginto, if you’re looking enough to see a kid being hurt, you oughta be able to at least toss a brick through the window with a note tied to it saying “I see what you did there, you abusive prick, and I’m gonna call the cops if you touch that kid one more time.” At minimum.

    I suppose it’s getting to be too much to ask that a witness actually physically participate in the rescue of a child.

  6. Morbid
    1:57 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I suppose it’s getting to be too much to ask that a witness actually physically participate in the rescue of a child.

    It’s genetic. It’s not their fault.

  7. impqueen
    2:09 pm on July 7th, 2008

    It’s genetic. It’s not their fault.

    Please excuse the imp as i was absent from school for pretty much that whole thread despite the fact that i wrote the article in question. :D

    Damn! I always forget that people can’t be held responsible for being assholes. I suddenly feel genetically impelled to lob a brick through a window in the Apopka, Florida area. Do you think anyone will call the sheriff as long as the dude looks okay when he walks back into the house?

  8. Athena
    3:04 pm on July 7th, 2008

    “I suppose it’s getting to be too much to ask that a witness actually physically participate in the rescue of a child.”

    “Getting to be”? No, no…It’s been too much. Is it tragic? Absolutely. But try to remember that society is evolving toward morality rather than away from it. Child abuse is more widely-reported and addressed today than at any other point in history.

    That being said, the whole “it’s genetic” thing is getting old, guys. I never said “it’s genetic”. What I did say was that a human’s physical ability in times of excessive stress or trauma can be compromised by inherent tendencies and how their body responds to adrenaline. A little different. If you disagree with that assessment, I’d love for someone to show me why. Furthermore, that argument was targeted at a group of people, all of whom stopped, some of whom called the police, yelled at the abuser and attempted to physically intervene. That case is clearly different than this one, where the witness showed callous indifference.

    This guy is a douche because he did nothing and obviously doesn’t feel bad about it one bit. If you don’t see the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I won’t waste my time.

  9. Baffled by idiots
    4:06 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I am amazed by the stupidity of some people.

    First, that neighbor needs to be brought up on charges. Had it not been for his absolute ignorant disregard that boy might still be alive.

    Second, what is wrong with that mother? Why in hell would she leave him over there with her uncle? Is she incapable of caring for the child? It was 9 hours away from her. Why? I would never leave my kid 9 hours away with an uncle. I would take him for a visit but he leaves with me. I’m sorry to offend any male readers, I just have bad childhood experiences with being alone with male adults.

  10. thepooh5
    4:54 pm on July 7th, 2008

    “At what point does it become my business? I could have called the Sheriff’s Department I guess, but I didnt,” D’Ginto said.

    This guy is a douche because he did nothing and obviously doesn’t feel bad about it one bit. If you don’t see the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I won’t waste my time.

    Athena, I clearly see the differences between the two cases – as in the fact, that at least “some” did try to do a little, and I do mean a VERY LITTLE, something. I do get your point.

    My point is, of those in the other case, how many just had the same mentallity as D’Ginto? The point, of how sad and shitty it is that people even have to ask, “at what point does it become my business?” when a child is involved.

    I really, really do understand that some MAY of had this genetic predispositioning. I just don’t believe that ALL of them did. And when a child is being stomped to death, I think that intervening to save a child MUST go further than dialing 911 when IMMEDIATE and IMMINENT danger/death exists, as it clearly did in the other case.

    Now this guy, what a POS. He should have tagged that SOB when he saw him holding his head under water, granted. However, when he saw the child walk away, and the THREAT of death was OVER for that MOMENT – then he damn well should have called the cops.

    The point to all of that, I can actually see this guy calling for help (if he had really called – I know he didn’t – just using this as an example) and WAITING for authorities to show up and help, since the immediate threat was over. The immediate threat was never over in the other case – well, except when 12 people watched him stop kicking little Sergio and he assisted in turning on the damn flashers – that is why they should have acted. They did not have time to wait on the cops. This guy did have time to wait – had he called.

    I hope this prick that didn’t call, takes the shits and keeps them. The only reason this bastard is worse, is because he didn’t even tell a single person about the abuse. I don’t even think this guy qualifies as chickenshit, like the fireman. This prick, absolutely just didn’t give two shits. He could not be inconvenienced. He is shit – he is lower than shit. The fireman and at least the two men with the fireman, in the other case are chickenshits. While there is a difference, there are similarities. D’Ginto just didn’t have the foresight to make up a good chickenshit excuse.

    Chickenshit or plain ole shit – you still got shit. They all suck. They all should be held responsible.

  11. Mandella
    5:27 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I also wonder why in the world Mom would leave her little one with an uncle 9 hours away for an entire summer.

    Oh, and…..

    D’Ginto = DOUCHEBAG.

  12. impqueen
    5:49 pm on July 7th, 2008

    This guy is a douche because he did nothing and obviously doesn’t feel bad about it one bit. If you don’t see the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I won’t waste my time.

    Oh, Athena, I love you. But girl, i hope you were kidding a little bit, because otherwise you really need to lighten up. :D

    Yeah, I know what you’re saying about the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I really do. I just think that in both cases you have asshats who chose not to intervene, and a child ended up dead. At least in this case the guy could honestly say that the kid looked okay to him, and he *chose* not to intervene or call for help. That could not be said in the other case, or at least it wasn’t. Instead they were all, “ooh, we were too scared of the guy that turned out not to be drunk or high, and who managed to stop long enough to assist a bystander in minor truck maintenance.”

    D’Ginto is a douche, but he’s an honest douche. At least he didn’t give the excuse that he was too scared he was gonna get his ass kicked for stepping in. Nope, he just didn’t think it was his business – and that, too often, is exactly the problem when kids are being hurt.

    Ask Cameron Palmer if it matters to him why he didn’t get help. Ask Sergio Aguiar Junior if it matters to him why he wasn’t rescued.

    Oh wait, they’re dead, so we can’t.

  13. impqueen
    6:00 pm on July 7th, 2008

    On another note, I just got an email from a large-city newspaper asking for permission to use the picture above of Cameron Palmer in tomorrow’s edition.

    So I had to explain to this very nice journalist that we at the D’D obtain our pics by awesome detective work within the public domain. Then I told him where to go get it. I guess if it shows up in a few papers tomorrow, it’ll be my fault.

    If any of Cameron’s family is reading, particularly his maternal aunt from whose Myspace I borrowed the above picture, please contact us so we can point you in the direction of the nice journalist who would like a picture of Cameron for the Orlando Sentinel.

  14. sugarglider
    6:11 pm on July 7th, 2008

    This guy is a douche because he did nothing and obviously doesn’t feel bad about it one bit. If you don’t see the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I won’t waste my time.

    Well, there is a difference in that witnesses in Modesto called 911. As this shit should have, instantly. I can’t believe how this guy is just basking in his 2 minutes of fame instead of racking his brains for a way to satisfy even the most miniscule portion of the gargantuan penance owed for his negligent stupidity.

  15. Morbid
    6:29 pm on July 7th, 2008

    That being said, the whole “it’s genetic” thing is getting old, guys. I never said “it’s genetic”.

    I never said you did. Defensive much? :)

    Lighten up, Frances.

  16. impqueen
    6:38 pm on July 7th, 2008

    Lighten up, Frances.

    Yes sir, Sergeant Hulka, sir!

    :D

  17. Athena
    6:50 pm on July 7th, 2008

    Oh, Athena, I love you. But girl, i hope you were kidding a little bit, because otherwise you really need to lighten up.

    Yeah, I know what you’re saying about the difference between this guy and the witnesses in Modesto, I really do. I just think that in both cases you have asshats who chose not to intervene, and a child ended up dead. At least in this case the guy could honestly say that the kid looked okay to him, and he *chose* not to intervene or call for help. That could not be said in the other case, or at least it wasn’t. Instead they were all, “ooh, we were too scared of the guy that turned out not to be drunk or high, and who managed to stop long enough to assist a bystander in minor truck maintenance.”

    D’Ginto is a douche, but he’s an honest douche. At least he didn’t give the excuse that he was too scared he was gonna get his ass kicked for stepping in. Nope, he just didn’t think it was his business – and that, too often, is exactly the problem when kids are being hurt.

    I’d be lighter than air if this was the first or even second time I’ve happened upon a thread only to see references like this. If you were intentionally misquoted and then the misquote was being played like a broken fuckin’ record, I’d reckon it would become not funny to you anymore after a period of time. I’m not saying “fuck you guys”, I’m just saying, “C’mon, guys, it’s not funny anymore.” It doesn’t even really apply to you, though, seeing as how you haven’t incorporated it into any articles or anything. ;)

    My point is, “too scared” is a reasonable excuse when you’re watching a monster repeatedly stomp and toss a bloody body. Not everyone has it in ‘em to rise above that from a physiological standpoint and, while I’m sure some in the Modesto case could have managed, we don’t know who is who, which is why I very reasonably opposed the blind judgment being thrown indiscriminately at ALL the witnesses. I advocate sound judgment, like in this case.

    And, I’m not sure how I feel about your statement that “…he’s an honest douche. At least he didn’t give the excuse that he was too scared…” I don’t think there’s any “at least” about it. This guy is a fucking scum bag. Just stopping to witness what was going on in Modesto put those people in more danger than this guy was ever in. Calling the cops after what he’d seen in this case would have been far more likely to save this child’s life than physical intervention would have been in the Modesto case. Those people squandered a limited opportunity out of fear. This man squandered a huge opportunity out of indifference. Where’s the upside to that?

    Lastly, while these kids have no reason or ability to care why no one prevented their deaths, the rest of us sure as fuck should. Truly understanding facilitates improvement. I want to be able to separate the selfish from the inable, myself. Selfishness is a mindframe that can be adjusted more easily than physical inability, unless we’re interested in instituting mandatory military service for both men and women.

  18. Morbid
    6:50 pm on July 7th, 2008

    Yes sir, Sergeant Hulka, sir!

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  19. Athena
    6:52 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I never said you did. Defensive much?

    Lighten up, Frances.

    Bite me, Nancy. ;)

  20. Morbid
    6:55 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I’m not saying “fuck you guys”, I’m just saying, “C’mon, guys, it’s not funny anymore.”

    But it is, Athena, it is. The fact that you even had to say that makes it even funnier. I know it may be a stupid joke, but I laugh at stupid things. It’s genetic. :)

  21. Athena
    7:06 pm on July 7th, 2008

    but I laugh at stupid things. It’s genetic.

    Well, you’re not too far from Appalachia, really, so I’ll totally buy that. :P

  22. Morbid
    7:24 pm on July 7th, 2008

    Well, you’re not too far from Appalachia, really, so I’ll totally buy that.

    And you live in the heart of Wet Blanket, USA…it’s the reason why I let you slide, while at the same time, teaching you to laugh…and perhaps, with time…to love?

  23. TalkingJesus
    7:37 pm on July 7th, 2008

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  24. michelle
    8:15 pm on July 7th, 2008

    The story makes no mention of douchbag’s wife. I take it he has custody of his own kid????
    If I were mom he would want to be in jail cause I sure would try to pull “A Time to Kill” court room shooting on his ass.

  25. Harley_Tech
    8:18 pm on July 7th, 2008

    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/orl-bk-nephew-killed-boy-070708,0,3811551.story

    Earlier that afternoon, the boy had soiled his pants, according to the arrest warrant. In the bathroom where Gonsoulin sent the boy, and where the two were alone for awhile, the toilet tank was broken and the floor flooded, according to the arrest report.

    Gonsoulin told deputies he believed the boy had slipped on the wet floor and hit his head.

    A doctor who examined the boy told authorities his head injury could not have been caused by a single fall.

    Dr. John Tillelli also told authorities the brain injury could not have been caused by the boy being held underwater, but that that could have aggravated a pre-existing brain injury.

    Gonsoulin told a deputy that in the days leading up to the pool episode, he had hit the boy with his hand, and when that didn’t make the boy cry, he used a 2-inch piece of wooden molding.

    Please My Queen, grant me this one wish. Let me spend a few short minutes with this cocksucker. He’ll shit his pants I promise…as his last fucking act ever.

    OK, maybe two wishes…can I have a go at the other fucker too? PLEASE!

    R

  26. impqueen
    8:25 pm on July 7th, 2008

    Please My Queen, grant me this one wish. Let me spend a few short minutes with this cocksucker. He’ll shit his pants I promise…as his last fucking act ever.

    OK, maybe two wishes…can I have a go at the other fucker too? PLEASE!

    Yes. But from what I’m hearing, you may have to get in line behind Cameron’s dad, mom, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. Enjoy!

  27. Harley_Tech
    8:28 pm on July 7th, 2008

    A copy of my message to the mayor via apopkainfo@apopka.net

    Mayor Land,

    I’m not from your fair city, but have been there many times. I’ll be back again.

    The reason for my note today is a story I read recently that took place in your city described here http://www.sun-sentinel.com/topic/orl-bk-nephew-killed-boy-070708,0,3811551.story

    I really need and want to know what kind of police and prosecutors you have there that have not charged this neighbor with child endangerment?
    He should be held to the same standard that any hospital worker, cop, teacher who might witness such a terrible act as holding a child’s head under water and be charged for NOT reporting child abuse. HE ADMITTED HE WITNESSES IT IN PUBLIC and still did nothing. That is an admission of guilt in my eyes, and I hope yours also.

    Please Mayor, I’m begging you to step up and show this country that you can not sit idle while a child is killed.

    Take the lead Mayor!!! Take the lead!

    With a heavy heart,

    R

  28. MadMama
    9:40 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I would like to know the story behind why the mother left her child in his care in the first place. I can’t wrap my mind around sending a child that far away from me unless it was to spend time with his dad. I’m close to my extended family…great uncles included…but I cannot come up with a situation that would make me send my child to stay 9 hrs away with someone who is not an immediate family member.
    And the neighbor needs to be at least publicly humiliated. I have called DSS anonymously many a time on dumb ass parents or caretakers. When the person who is responsible for the welfare and safety of a child is hurting them, someone has to step up. This guy should’ve stepped up, and since he didn’t..he should have his pic plastered on everything printed about this case and be forever known as a member of the Chicken Shit Club.

  29. solange822001
    9:58 pm on July 7th, 2008

    And you live in the heart of Wet Blanket, USA…it’s the reason why I let you slide, while at the same time, teaching you to laugh…and perhaps, with time…to love?

    LMAO, THAT was hilarious

  30. solange822001
    10:07 pm on July 7th, 2008

    I would like to know the story behind why the mother left her child in his care in the first place. I can’t wrap my mind around sending a child that far away from me unless it was to spend time with his dad. I’m close to my extended family…great uncles included…but I cannot come up with a situation that would make me send my child to stay 9 hrs away with someone who is not an immediate family member.

    This doesn’t even shock me anymore. That is a common connection many of these cases have, parents who don’t give a fuck about them and are willing to leave them with any adult with a pulse. I could be wrong about this mother, I’m not trying to be judgemental, but let’s face it, if something happened to my son, it most likely wouldn’t be because I left him with some extended family member or random person.

  31. anneinchicago
    1:30 am on July 8th, 2008

    Apologies for not knowing how to use tags.

    http://www.wftv.com/news/16805553/detail.html?rss=orlc&psp=news

    The uncle is being held without bond.

    Investigators said 49-year-old Tony Gonsoulin held Cameron Palmer under water and beat him mercilessly after the young boy broke his computer at his home off SR-436 and Bear Lake Road near Apopka.

    and

    The heartache was audible among neighbors after Gonsoulin was accused of beating his young nephew to death in the Apopka house. Over his
    back fence, neighbor Richard D’Ginto said he saw Gonsoulin holding the young boy under water in the swimming pool for as long as thirty seconds.

    D’Ginto also said:

    D’Ginto is left wondering whether he could’ve done more to save the boy, but he hopes something positive will come of Gonsoulin’s arrest.

    “The only good thing is he won’t hurt anybody else,” D’Ginto said.

    Yes, you unbelievable POS. I and I’m sure Cameron’s family are just delighted to know that something good will come of this.

    and the uncle’s POS girlfriend/common-law wife said:

    Eyewitness News confronted Gonsoulin’s live-in girlfriend about the abuse Sunday.

    “I’m not in that position right now,” she said after being questioned about the abuse.

    Monday morning, she ignored questions altogether.

    The mother had two other sons, ages 4 and 10, living with the uncle. They were all in the pool when their uncle held Cameron underwater.

    And for those of you wanting to know more about the family and what they have to say:

    http://www.topix.com/forum/city/orlando-fl/TGC6IL7NMUOU8ORJE

    Cameron’s aunt seems especially unhappy.

  32. Wonder
    1:55 am on July 8th, 2008

    Authorities found severe bruising on the boy’s buttocks, left leg and left arm. There also were bruises on his head, knees, chest, stomach, back and thighs, according to the arrest warrant

    this is sooooo sad… did the neighbor not notice any bruises. Did the mother or grandmother not call the kids… were the boys asking to come home… didn’t they state the uncle was a real meanie…

    Gonsoulin said he was trying to teach the boy to swim across the pool without having his feet touch the bottom, but the boy would not cooperate.

    you don’t teach kids to swim that way !!! asshole you should of found a swim instructor! By the way POS kids lie if they think they will get in trouble… damn if you do damn if you don’t … nothing could be that bad you had to BEAT the little child … Moron!!!

    What a cute child – I feel so badly for his brothers and the pain they will suffer from their vacation the rest of their lives.

    When i looked at that picture I seen a remarkable resemblence of my ex’s attorney – everybody has a twin http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/10/20/kenney.jpg

  33. Wonder
    2:00 am on July 8th, 2008

    http://www.sun-sentinel.com/to…..1551.story

    add:

    Gonsoulin’s son, also in the pool, told officers he saw the boy’s face go purple.

  34. impqueen
    7:52 am on July 8th, 2008

    We actually heard from Cameron’s aunt last night and she was kind of pissed that I took a picture of Cameron she posted in the public domain for use with this story.

    I was pretty surprised. I mean, the whole article was very supportive of Cameron’s family. I really didn’t even address the questions about why in heaven’s name anyone would leave their kids in another state for an entire summer, so I thought that when the family came across the article, they’d be very pleased – especially since most of the information I used came from things that same aunt posted in public in other places.

    But nope, she and Cameron’s mother “are offended” that I didn’t ask their permission to use a picture of Cameron that was posted on two public websites. No “thank you for telling our side” or anything. I was told that “We appreciate your post about Cameron, but we would’ve appreciated it more had we been notified.”

    Wow. So while I’m still very sorry for Cameron and his family, and I’m kind of willing to give Aunt Chavelle a pass based on her grief right now, I have one little piece of advice for Chavelle and family:

    If you don’t want strangers finding pics of your minor family members all over the internet, perhaps you ought to keep them private. Had that Myspace been locked down and had you not been posting on other articles under your real name, there would be no pictures of Cameron out there. That said, I have no idea why you’d have a problem with people seeing what a beautiful little boy he was.

  35. WryBread
    9:38 am on July 8th, 2008

    I have no idea why you’d have a problem with people seeing what a beautiful little boy he was.

    I suppose they actually have a problem with people seeing what a screwed up family they have. Even with the most positive slant, the story still comes out that their family has a murderer in it and that a very young boy was sent off to be in his care for months. The photo is just a complaint they can sink their teeth into.

  36. Harley_Tech
    10:04 am on July 8th, 2008

    Damn, I would like to give the family a break on this due to grief, but they make it hard with all their postings to that board. http://www.topix.com/forum/city/orlando-fl/TGC6IL7NMUOU8ORJE

    She claims to be a high school teacher and can’t form a sentence, spells worse than I do, can’t punctuate, uses my personal pet peeve seen in place of saw, and is not smart enough to not argue with what clearly is a herd of trolls.

    It sure looks like she is using Cameron’s death as her way to get her 15 minutes.

    You can’t buy smart for cheap in that family, cuz there just ain’t enough to go around.

    Cameron, don’t watch this stuff kid. I’m sure she loves you, but grief seems to have overcome her.

    R

  37. solange822001
    10:19 am on July 8th, 2008

    I’m glad I’m not the only one who is pretty disappointed in the parents. Not only did they leave Cameron in this guy’s care, but they left his 2 siblings with him too (one of them is only 4 years old!). That’s quite a handful for anyone, especially an obvious asshole such as this guy. I’m curious, when she drove the 9 hours to check on him, did she not notice the bruises that the hospital said had been covering his whole body, some of them seeming quite old? Maybe Uncle Tony hadn’t lost his mind right away, but it still makes you wonder. I think the aunt needs to be charged with something. Where was she when all this was going on? R.I.P. Cameron, you are a little angel and you have many people out there who love you and are thinking of you. I wish you could have been my little boy, things would have been so much different

  38. Harley_Tech
    10:23 am on July 8th, 2008

    The two kids that were in the pool, were the kids of the abuser, not Cameron’s siblings.

    R

  39. solange822001
    10:32 am on July 8th, 2008

    The two kids that were in the pool, were the kids of the abuser, not Cameron’s siblings.

    I know, but I read in an article that his two siblings were staying with the uncle too. Maybe it was a misprint, let me see if I can find the article.

  40. solange822001
    10:35 am on July 8th, 2008

    This isnt the same article I had read it in, but this article says the same thing:

    “Six-year-old Cameron Palmer and his two brothers were spending the summer with their uncle. It was supposed to be fun. Uncle Tony had a 10-year-old son and a backyard pool.”

    “Cameron’s two brothers, ages 4 and 10, were back home in Louisiana with their mother Monday, Clark said. They were unharmed, he said.”

    http://www.orlandosentinel.com/community/news/apopka/orl-uncle0808jul08,0,7009205.story

  41. Harley_Tech
    10:59 am on July 8th, 2008

    hhmmmmm, I would swear I read that there was just one in the pool and it was his son. Maybe not.

    R

  42. Athena
    11:08 am on July 8th, 2008

    We actually heard from Cameron’s aunt last night and she was kind of pissed that I took a picture of Cameron she posted in the public domain for use with this story.

    Really? Huh. Yeah…I guess some folks just don’t understand how the internet works.

  43. solange822001
    11:14 am on July 8th, 2008

    hhmmmmm, I would swear I read that there was just one in the pool and it was his son. Maybe not.

    You are right about that, I read that only the 10 year old cousin was in the pool. It could be the other two siblings didnt go swimming for whatever reason, who knows…

  44. Athena
    11:34 am on July 8th, 2008

    …while at the same time, teaching you to laugh…and perhaps, with time…to love?

    Wait, what? You’re grooming me for Kathy’s job, now? Fuck that, man. You’re gonna have to start paying me for this shit.

  45. Harley_Tech
    11:45 am on July 8th, 2008

    You are right about that, I read that only the 10 year old cousin was in the pool. It could be the other two siblings didnt go swimming for whatever reason, who knows…

    Yeah, I look out the window and see my brother being held under water by my uncle….Swimming? naahhh, I’ll pass…maybe tomorrow. :D

    R

  46. Morbid
    12:29 pm on July 8th, 2008

    You’re gonna have to start paying me for this shit.

    You have to work before you get paid, Athena. Just ask Imp. Oh wait…don’t. :)

  47. funkmama
    12:44 pm on July 8th, 2008

    LMAO.

  48. Kathy
    12:47 pm on July 8th, 2008

    Wait, what? You’re grooming me for Kathy’s job, now? Fuck that, man. You’re gonna have to start paying me for this shit.

    That was a NASTY rumor. I never got paid…the check bounced.

  49. Rob Taylor
    1:19 pm on July 8th, 2008

    Don’t want to be political, but Tammy Bruce’s The Death of Right and Wrong touches on this attitude. She calls it malignant narcissim but that’s just a pretentious way of saying we’ve become a culture of people who want others to do for us but don’t think we have the responsibility to do for others.

    Having reported abuse before I can say it’s a scary prospect, not the least reason because chances are the person you report will find out. But call me old fashioned but a man’s a man and D’ginto should have been willing to take his lumps if it would have saved that kid.

  50. Athena
    1:26 pm on July 8th, 2008

    You have to work before you get paid, Athena.

    Must be a generational thing. I was taught to never take on extra responsibilities until wages are negotiated. If laughing and loving is being added to the job description, I’m going to be forced to charge. But, honestly, neither is really part of my skill set, so you may want to consider flying me to a workshop or two, first.

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