http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged hurt en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 01:15:19 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/children-as-young-as-seven-are-cutting-themselves-as-study-shows-one-in-12-third-graders-self-harms/ Children as young as 7 are self-harming as a way to cope with emotional stress, a new study has found. Overall, almost 8 per cent of third-graders said they had intentionally hurt themselves by cutting, burning, poking their skin with sharp objects, hitting themselves or other methods. These children included some as young as 7. About two-thirds of the children had done it more than once. The study was based on interviews with school children in the De... ]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:40:36 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/children-as-young-as-seven-are-cutting-themselves-as-study-shows-one-in-12-third-graders-self-harms/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/who-gave-you-these-wounds/ I think a lot of men and women are moving around with wounded hearts. Who wounded you? Who gave you these wounds? 1. Was it the father who rejected you at birth? 2. The mother who loved your sisters more than you? 3. The relatives who ill-treated you after your parents died? 4. The classmates who made fun out of your disability? ]]> Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:51:46 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/who-gave-you-these-wounds/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/los-angeles-kings-dustin-penner-hurt-eating-pancakes/ Los Angeles Kings winger Dustin Penner has revealed he was unable to play over the weekend after suffering back spasms brought on by eating pancakes. Penner, who is no stranger to being knocked for his weight, admitted he was forced to sit out the Kings' 1-0 loss to Columbus Saturday after becoming crippled as he leaned forward to tuck into his breakfast. ]]> Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:50:57 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/los-angeles-kings-dustin-penner-hurt-eating-pancakes/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/mother-murdered-kids-to-hurt-father/ A BRITISH woman accused of smothering her two young children to get revenge on their father was found guilty overnight of two counts of murder. Fiona Donnison, 45, was facing a life sentence after jurors at Lewes Crown Court, in southern England, unanimously found her guilty of suffocating Harry, 3, and Elise, 2, while they were sleeping, on January 26 last year. Donnison, who had been rejected by her partner Paul Donnison, the father of the two childr... ]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2011 04:10:22 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/mother-murdered-kids-to-hurt-father/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/inmate-wins-payout-for-hurt-feelings/ One of the country's most notorious criminals has been awarded $3500 compensation - for breach of privacy and hurt feelings. The man, who is currently serving a prison sentence, has been convicted of crimes including attacking a police officer, unlawful possession of firearms, aggravated robbery, theft, burglary and trying to escape from custody. ]]> Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:01:54 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/inmate-wins-payout-for-hurt-feelings/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/family-sues-grandmother-hannelore-hoffmann-after-baby-hurt-in-tumble-down-stairs/ Don't know what to make of this one. Family is sueing the grandmother for the baby's injuries. She is counter-sueing complaining the house was not in a fit state to begin with. "A WOMAN who fell down stairs while clutching her five-month-old granddaughter is being sued by her own family, who claim her negligence left the baby girl with "traumatic" head injuries. Molly Boland, now aged four, was left "severely disabled" by the January 2006 accident ... ]]> Tue, 03 May 2011 21:34:35 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/family-sues-grandmother-hannelore-hoffmann-after-baby-hurt-in-tumble-down-stairs/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/another-dumb-lawsuit-in-the-usa/ Everyone remembers the million dollar award for the hot coffee from McDonald’s right? Well here we go again…. A veteran U.S. lawmaker has taken legal action after biting into an olive in a sandwich and hurting his tooth on the pit. Dennis Kucinich, 64, a representative from Ohio who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination two times, sued food service companies operating in a congressional cafeteria on Capitol Hill. ]]> Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:10:25 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/another-dumb-lawsuit-in-the-usa/