Snarky Sermon on the Blog: The Devil and the DVD Player

Cleveland mother Shelley Bettis bought a DVD player at Wal-Mart. No big deal, right? Wrong.

When Shelley finished setting up the new DVD player for her 3 children to watch Bambi II (which in itself should be a crime), she was surprised to see a porn movie sex scene on her TV screen.

Shocking. Disgusting. Children scarred for life. Holy future summation to the jury, Batman!

Stop. Rewind.

DVD players don't just start by themselves. You have to open the little door, put the disc in, close the door, and find the PLAY button. Then, you have to sit through copyright warnings and production credits, during which any sane person should be able to figure out that the DVD in the player is not suitable for children.

Have you ever watched a DVD at home? DVDs don't just start in the middle (where the various body parts in porn movies would be visible). DVDs start at the beginning. I don't believe this woman's story for a second. Would you push the PLAY button when you haven't put a DVD into the machine? Would you let any DVD continue to play if you were a devout Christian and your children were watching?

I smell a gift from God to Shelly Bettis:

From abc13.com:

In a statement, Wal-Mart apologizes and says, "We are thoroughly investigating the matter at this time."

No one at Apex, the manufacturer, returned our calls.

In a home where the focus is on faith and morals, the wrong purchase, Bettis says, stole her children's innocence.

"For them to see what they seen, it's not right," she said.

Wal-Mart encourages Shelley to return the DVD player to the store for a full refund. In the meantime, Bettis is now exploring her legal options and also plans to have her daughters see a counselor.

Thus Endeth Today's Sermon.

Go forth today, knowing that the Shelley Bettises of this world will use their purported religious beliefs and drag their children into court to testify against their beloved Wal-Mart...

If an acceptable settlement can't be reached in a timely manner.

And take the time to find out who the devil really is to blame for stealing the Bettis children's innocence.

I mean it, damn it!



So you think you know Delilah?
Judges 16:19-- And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.