It's pronounced "JACK-ass"

Anyone see the movie "Parenthood"? Remember this line from Tod, the character played by Keanu Reeves?

You know, Mrs. Buchman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car - hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they'll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father.

The sheer stupidity of parents like this NEVER ceases to amaze (and disgust) me.

A baby ejected from a car during a crack-up on Interstate 95 went soaring through the air, landed on the pavement and was nearly struck by another car but miraculously survived.

Golly, how could that have possibly happened?

Investigators believe the child was not properly restrained in its car seat, (State Police Sgt. David) Paine said.

No shit.

UPDATE: But wait...more stupid dead people.

A one-car rollover on Interstate 495 in Foxborough yesterday afternoon claimed the lives of the parents of three children who probably survived the wreck because they were wearing seat belts, State Police said. The parents were not wearing seat belts.

Yeah, seat belts are uncomfortable. Your desire to prevent your shirt from wrinkling, or maybe you just wanted to look cool, whatever, just orphaned your children, you stupid shit.

UPDATE (4/19/04): From this follow-up piece comes this headline:

Mourned R.I. couple led lives of faith

Well now, isn't that special? I hate to be the bearer of the bleedin' obvious here (actually, no I don't), but all the faith in the world isn't gonna do you much good when you're as smart as a bag of hammers.