"Idol" or Drowning Daughter? Mom Chose "Idol"

Sirius BrownA 25-year-old mother of five accidentally left two of her young children in the bathtub last week in Indianapolis, leaving one to nearly drown -- because she was too busy watching "American Idol." Don't worry -- like Luke Menard, the kid survived.

According to a police report, Sheila Brooks placed her youngest kids (Sirius, 3, and Sereena, 1) in the tub and then went to another room to fetch some clothes. After watching "Idol" for a few minutes with two of her other children -- Daesheana, 7, and Dasianaye, 5 -- Brooks suddenly remembered about the other two kids and sent Daesheana to get them out.

The police say that when Daesheana got to the bathtub, she found Sirius submerged underwater and not moving. She called for her mom, who then performed CPR and called 911.

As of now no charges have been filed and Sirius is still in the hospital, according to WIBC radio.

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31. And the Mother of the Year award goes to................(drumroll)........................ THIS CRAZY BIOTCH!

Posted at 7:33PM on Mar 5th 2008 by GaydarBroken

32. Could have saved us the cost of putting that one in prison a little early.

Posted at 7:34PM on Mar 5th 2008 by FlBiker

33. WTF...25 years old with 5 kids! It's obvious she's not to reponsible.

Posted at 7:43PM on Mar 5th 2008 by WB

34. TURN OFF THE IDIOT BOX ----- IT MAKES YOU A FUGGIN' IDIOT!

Posted at 7:43PM on Mar 5th 2008 by BUSH IS A WAR CRIMINAL

35. Wow, all the people putting this woman down solely because of her race. People even commenting the kid should have died to save the cost of prison. Such ignorant, uneducated, racist nonsense. News flash! White people have multiple children out of wedlock, receive welfare, and make crappy parents ocassionally also. Look at the retarded piece of turd your idiot parents gifted to the world. Now return to your insults. We know, it helps you cope...

Posted at 7:47PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Archie Bunker

36. TMZ does not stand for the "Thirty Mile Zone." It stands for The Mean Zone. It is a mean spirited site run by mean spirited people. It publishes mean stories about people so that other people can make mean comments about them.

Western Civilization is dying here. RIP

Posted at 7:49PM on Mar 5th 2008 by ckf

37. I'm shocked at the comments posted on this blog. I truly thought that as a Nation we have progressed and evolved past ignorance, racism and hatred exhibited in some of these comments. I never heard of Nancy Grace before (but quickly googled her information) and from what I read: June 26, 2007 -- NANCY Grace is revealing that she was secretly married in April-and that she's expecting twins in January. She's not the epitome of sainthood either (do the math!)

Find out the truth first (the marijuana usage), no stories (police, credible news report) has verified that this is actually the truth. Once someone spun "weed" into the story, you automatically were on the warparth. This is no different than WHITE women who FORGET their babies in the back of the car sometimes for hours with detrimental outcomes -- the point, ACCIDENTS happen in every RACE!

Regarding names of Blacks: Did you ignorant people ever think that perhaps Black people (such as myself) take pride in having the FREEDOM that was TAKEN FROM US during Slavery to choose our own names? Guess you never thought of that -- Then you spoke about her being 25 with 5 kids -- I was there once too. It's a proven fact that Blacks tend to keep their children while Whites give up or abort theirs. She chose to give life to her children. You can't determine a person's worth because she's 25 with 5 children. I was 24 with 4 children (not the best scenario, but my choices then weren't good). I became a mother at 16 (because of former abuse), yet today I stand proud. In 2007, I graduate with a 3.883 from a well known University, are active in the community and married to a wonderful man (2006) -- all of my children live with me. I am an example that "you can start you life over today to change into a better person -- we fall down, but we get up". I'm now in the MBA program on full scholarship and work full-time for a Fortune 500 company.

In closing, an ancient saying: "remove the spec from your eye before you remove the spec of others"

Posted at 7:55PM on Mar 5th 2008 by COGICPENNY

38. give her a break. It's not easy having 4 kids. and yes, we want them. It's just not easy.

Posted at 7:58PM on Mar 5th 2008 by holly larsen

39. The gene pool needs a little chlorine, not FOUR KIDS!!

Posted at 8:03PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Me

40. I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HARRY POTTER, ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW ABOUT THE RADIO COMPANY, BUT THE ORIGIN OF SIRIUS IS THE NAME OF THE DOG STAR.

AS FOR THE GIRLS - DOES ANYONE HAVE A PHONETIC SPELLING FOR THE 5 YEAR OLD. GOD HELP HER IN SCHOOL AND WHEN SHE GROWS UP AND TRIES TO GET A JOB!!!


Posted at 8:07PM on Mar 5th 2008 by OMG!

41. 25 years old with 5 kids!!!!!No charges file???? Are you kidding? She should have her tubes tied! Where her baby daddy, or baby daddies?

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Vall

42. Don't you mean "submerged"?

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 5th 2008 by elizabeth

43. #41 OMG

Goes to school and tries to get a job, how cute

Posted at 8:15PM on Mar 5th 2008 by FlBiker

44. #36 Your own racism is evident. There is no statistical basis for your claim that whites abort or give up their children, but it made you feel good to say it: didn't it?

Posted at 8:21PM on Mar 5th 2008 by ckf

45. #36

So what do most Black people think of you now? That you are a sell out, out doing the "white thing" or "acting white" because you chose to go to school, do your homework, show up at work on time and do a good job? Why arent more from your Race following in your footsteps? Good grief the Govt makes it easy enough for minorities to do so in grants and free money for education...unlike us white people who had to go into the Army to get Educational benefits. Why arent more black women and men doing what you are doing? I dont get it....and dont go saying all white people have the same opportunity, no they dont---quotas and set asides and past aff. action all have played into shoving the white person aside so blacks could take all the educational money the govt makes available...my question is, why havent more of them done this...isnt this a way out, like the path you took?

Posted at 8:21PM on Mar 5th 2008 by Curious George

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