today the floating cloud of evil has touched ground in...

if "human" is the generic designation for members of the species, then we need to find a better word than "humane" to encompass all the ideals we reach to that word for, because it certainly doesn't apply to all of us.

Eleven Children Found Caged in Ohio Home

WAKEMAN, Ohio (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies found 11 children locked in cages less than 3 1/2 feet high inside a home, but a couple denied they had abused or neglected the children.

A judge on Monday put the children - who range in age from 1 to 14 and who have various disabilities, including autism - in foster homes.

The children were found in nine cages built into the walls of the house near this small city in northern Ohio, according to the Huron County Sheriff's Office. They had no blankets or pillows, and the cages were rigged with alarms that sounded if opened, Lt. Randy Sommers said.

The children told authorities they slept in the cages - 40 inches high and 40 inches deep - at night. Doors to some of the cages were blocked with heavy furniture.

Sharen and Mike Gravelle are adoptive or foster parents for all 11 children, officials said. Prosecutors were reviewing the case, but no charges had been filed as of Monday night.