New Jersey's Little Adolf Hitler Won't Be Coming Home Soon
Filed under: In The News, Weird But True
Adolf was a perfectly good baby name until you-know-who showed up.
Likewise, names like Aryan had no negative connotation at all until that same guy started saying anyone who wasn't Aryan was inferior and quite probably should be put to death.
Giving a New Jersey couple the benefit of the doubt, maybe a beloved uncle was named Adolf Hitler. And maybe, just by sheer happenstance, he was married to a lovely woman named Aryan Nation.
That could be why they gave their children such odd names.
However, that's more doubt than a state appeals court in New Jersey is willing to give Heath and Deborah Campbell and their children -- 4-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell and his little sisters JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell.
CBS News reports the court ruled this week that the couple should not have custody of their children. The kids have been in foster care since January of 2009, shortly after they first attracted attention because a supermarket refused to decorate a birthday cake with little Adolf Hitler's name on it.
Social workers from New Jersey's Division of Youth and Family Services were a little, uh, concerned about a family with so many Nazi and generally racist names.
According to CBS News, the three-judge panel ruled the Campbells have more problems than a fascism fetish. Heath, 37, has never had a job because of medical and psychological problems. His wife, Deborah, 27, also has a history of mental illness and dropped out of high school in the 10th grade.
The court ruled social workers "proved the need for protective services for these children within the meaning of abuse or neglect."
Social workers started investigating the Campbells in 2009, in response to reports of domestic violence. The children were also allegedly strapped and confined for unusual amounts of time inside the house in child booster seats.
The New Jersey Star-Ledger reports investigators found the couple's bedroom windows were nailed shut, and Heath Campbell controlled the couple's car and only active cell phone.
According the newspaper, judges also considered a typo-riddled note Deborah Campbell had given to neighbors.
"If anything may happened to me please do an altops on me b/c My husband has done something to me," the letter reads. "Hes thrend to have me killed or kill me himself hes alread tried it a few times. Im afread that he might hurt my children if they are keeped in his care. He teaches my son how to kill someone at the age of 3."
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 11)
8-06-2010 @ 2:10PM
Vikki said...Wow!!!! These parents were not thinking of the future of these children. Yes they have the right to name their children whatever they want but honestly did they think what is going to happen when they get older? Picked on in school or when they get old enough to work not be hired possibly due to their names and the associasion of them. The children are just as cute as can be and should not have been removed from their home or parents but they should've thought the names out alittle bit more for their beniefit.
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8-06-2010 @ 2:52PM
Scott said...Dear Vickie, You say that the kids shouldn't have been removed from the home or parents. Did you not read the entire article because if you did then you need help yourself. If you didn't then you should not be making comments on it. These parents are unfit and have serious mental issues. He threatened to kill his wife, who by the way, is barely capable of writing a note explaining the danger. These children need a better chance than they have with these weirdos and will get it if handled properly by CFS.
8-06-2010 @ 2:50PM
boogar said...Did you even read the story they keep the kids locked in booster seats.He has never had a job and is a mental case and she can't spell so do think she is working, I bet not.So how do you think they get their money.From you and i if you pay taxes.So the kids might as well get a chance to live and go to school from a foster home rather than growing up with 2 dumbass's that can't learn them anything
8-06-2010 @ 4:34PM
sarah said...Hey Vikki,
Go back and reat that article again. You missed a few of the important parts. First: If the husband and wife have never worked then the State has been supporting these people and has the right to step in. Second: Reports of domestic abuse and babies being tied to highchairs for long periods of time. Doesn't this mean the children will be scarred if they stay with the parents? Yes it does.
Third: The wife thinks he has tried to kill her, or will kill her, and she is scared for her children. Does this sound like a place you would like to grow up in? I think not..The State did the right thing to step in and protect these children from their own parents.
8-06-2010 @ 4:43PM
Vikki said...Hello everyone, please go to comment 52 i have a rebudile but I didnt realize I could put it with my first comment.
8-06-2010 @ 4:47PM
Corey said...Teresa....I think you also, need to reread the artical.....the investigation was triggered by reports of DOMESTIC ABUSE! The names were reported, but only rased eyebrows and maybe a little more "watchful eye" on the family untill the domestic abuse accusations were reported.
Read the WHOLE artical people, and make sure you read it in context, not just the want to. Basing opinions without all the information is ignorance!
8-06-2010 @ 4:50PM
deborah mullins said...i agree Vicky The parents did not think through the negative ''side affects'' when they named their children such outlandish names. However, this is the United States of America where one has rights. We should not allow the State or national government to dictate what we should or shouldn't name our children. Did anyone else notice that neglect and/or abuse allegations were not examined until the supermarket noticed the child's unusual name? Makes you think......
8-06-2010 @ 4:58PM
Vikki said...well crap the numbers change everytime someone comments, dur again on my part thank goodness for copy and paste ;-) have a great night!
Sorry no I didn't read the entire article just watched the video. Guess I made an assumsion the story was just about their names and made an ass out of myself. I apologize for that. Now as for everything everyone else has said then it is a good thing they were removed hopefully they can be put in good foster care and raised without all the unstable craziness of their parents
8-06-2010 @ 5:08PM
tara said...Vikki...thank you for proving how people form their opinions based on the headline, not the facts. If you had read the article beyond the headline, you would realize they only "came to the attention" of social services because of their names, but they were removed because of neglect and abuse. Read the articles before forming opinions. Headlines are only there to grab your attention, not actually inform you of the facts. Relying on headline's to inform you is a very bad habit to get into to because 90% of the time you'll prove yourself to be completely misinformed about very important issues.
8-06-2010 @ 5:53PM
Lynn said...Vicki, It's not only the names that are destructive to these children, these parents are abusive and neglectful. No one in their right mind would name one of their children Adolf Hitler. Now think about this for a minute, would it be ok to name your child Jack Ass?
8-06-2010 @ 7:35PM
jotwinowski said...Sorry! Thr problem is that both parents are emotionally and mentally ill! That is clear from the story. How do you expect them to "think" anything out.
8-07-2010 @ 4:58PM
Indie_Thinker said...Even if nothing else was wrong, names like that should at least raise a YELLOW flag, obviously, because they ARE almost like child abuse, and would cause a person to wonder if anything else extemely bizarre is going on. You err on the side of PROTECTING THE CHILD - and maybe at the least it would have resulted in some counseling about the effects of poor naming.
8-06-2010 @ 2:14PM
amy said...its just a name. i mean come on, how many other children are in abusive homes and never get taken away. so i guess the state can take any child away because they dont like there name? i can think of one name i dont like that is an adult, so lets take his kids away. so kids like the celebs that name there kids "APPLE' AND "PRINCE" AND other stupid ones, should they have their kids taken? this country is going down the drain fast.
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8-06-2010 @ 2:19PM
Judy said...It is NOT "just a name"! Has anyone names Prince or Apple been responsible for the murders of 6 million people? And just how much success do you think these kids will have as adults applying for jobs? They will be discriminated against big time by a lot of people, not just in jobs, but socially as well. Kids in school will torment them endlessly. Also, near the end of the article, read the stories of abuse in the home.
8-06-2010 @ 2:33PM
MzDitz said...If you read the article... the children were removed from the home for neglect. The mother also gave a (poorly written) note to a neighbor stating the husband was abusive and threatened to kill her. There was cause for alarm and concern which is why the state intervened. The article states that both parents have mental issues and the father has never held a job. So... who's supporting these children? Most likely the state anyway
8-07-2010 @ 5:11PM
AngelBabes said...Did you read the article? The parents are not stable and are clearly unable to provide a safe loving home for those children. Additionally, there was proof of neglect and abuse, factor in the statements made by the wife/mother saying that she and her children were in possible danger, I see no other option than to remove the children. The state made a prudent decision. The name was just "icing on the cake" pardon the pun.
8-06-2010 @ 2:57PM
Leann said...I think a very important point is being missed here! Both of these parents are unstable, and the father in this situation is abusive and controlling. Nailing the windows shut, and keeping the car and the only cell phone so the mom can't get out or use them?? What's the matter with you people. You jump on the most insignificant part of the story and try to ride it like a rail. The point is that these parents for what ever reason, live in a house where the windows are NAILED shut! Can you say FIRE HAZARD? The children are kept in booster seats for extended periods of time. Can you say NEGLECT?? The mother sent a message to a neighbor for help. Can you say DOMESTIC ABUSE?? I know you can. For goodness sake! Stay on track and realize that their names are only the tip of the iceburg here.
8-06-2010 @ 2:52PM
Sharon said...I also beleive that a parent should be able to name their children whatever they want, but it's obvious that this is about more than their names. Something else was going on in that home to trigger such a response. Celebrities do give their children some really ridiculous names, and no one is going and taking theirs from them, however, their names are not associated with anything so negative. If you do the research there are many boys who were named Prince way before Prince Nelson Rodgers and Prince Michael Jackson (his great grandfather was named Prince). Apple I'm not so sure about, but I would rather be named Apple, Banana, or Pear compared to Adolf Hilter and Aryan Nation. Honestly, the name Aldof and Aryan are not that bad at all, it's the second names that follow each. I also don;t feel that the government should have a say in what one names their child.
8-06-2010 @ 2:55PM
MzAshley said...Amy,
It appears that you did not read the entire article. It stated that when investigators searched the house they found that the parents bedrooms windows were nailed shut and that the children were strapped down for long periods of time. Not to mention the fact that the mother/wife sent a note to neighboors stating that her husband and father of her children tried to kill her several times and taught his son how to kill people at the age of 3.
I think you should make sure you read everything and comprehend the material before commenting on it. Just a suggestion.
8-06-2010 @ 3:25PM
free said...DumbA8ss Amy-
The kids names TRIGGERED THE INVESTIGATION!!! That is not why they are being removed!
Read Moron! The article- not just the headline! Headlines are purposely misleading in order to get GRAB people's interest!
If you have an attention span longer than two sentences, you will get the full story.