Talk:Filicide

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Would fictional filicides, such as the death of Lavinia in Titus Andronicus (Shakespeare), be of interest in this article? --zandperl 19:57, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I think that would be great. (In a separate section of course.) - Hephaestos|§ 19:59, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Why does this article say "Filicide is the act or fact of a parent, especially a father, killing his or her own son or daughter" when a (slim) majority of filicide actually occurs when a mother murders her children? See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/wo.txt which says

Between 1976 and 1997 parents and stepparents murdered nearly
11,000 children.  Mothers and stepmothers committed about half
of these child murders.  Sons and stepsons accounted for 52% of
those killed by mothers and 57% of those killed by fathers. 
Mothers were responsible for a higher share of children killed
during infancy while fathers were more likely to have been
responsible for the murders of children age 8 or older.

(Of course, that's in the U.S. for a specific time -- is there support for the notion that this is a father-specific crime worldwide and that the father does this without guidance or cooperation from the mother or in conformance with social norms?)

--mcl

The word 'prolicide' seems to have a similar meaning. I have been unable to find an adequate distinction between the two words (online dictionaries either don't contain the word or don't provide an adequate definition). Perhaps someone with access to the OED or some similar reference could assist. At any rate, would information about this word be appropriate for this entry? --Bryan H Bell 03:29, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

The inclusion of abortion in the place it has seems inflammatory and inappropriate. adoarns 13:31, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Abortion

Seems highly unnecessary. Doesn't come from the same "cide" root and should therefore not be part of the list. I'm going to remove it. 67.68.207.228 04:07, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

would pedicide be considered an actual word?

[edit] Spoiler

OK compared to the serious issue of folks murderin' their young'uns, this may seem like a minor complaint, but I just got Before the Devil Knows You're Dead from Netflix, and this article gives away the film's ending, and without warning! I'm going to add "SPOILER ALERT" in the article but it could just as easily be deleted as it does not add much to the topic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stewartjk1 (talk • contribs) 00:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)