'Baby Shaker' approved by Apple for iPhone app store

A controversial program for the iPhone called "Baby Shaker" was added to, then pulled from, Apple's App Store this week after protests about the program's offensive nature dealing with a deadly serious subject.

Child protection groups were outraged by the 99-cent app for the iPhone and iPhone touch, which encourages those frustrated with babies' crying to shake them, or in this case, shake their devices to change drawings of a crying baby to a calm one.

Apple, "which notoriously and routinely rejects new apps from developers with a 'rigorous' vetting process, nonetheless apparently allowed this horrible application to be sold through its store," said the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, whose aim is assist in the research of new developments for children with pediatric acquired brain injuries such as Shaken Baby Syndrome.

"Not only are they making fun of Shaken Baby Syndrome but they are actually encouraging it. This is absolutely terrible," said Marilyn Barr, founder of the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome and a board member of the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation.

Apple, asked about why the Baby Shaker app was approved and how long it was available before being pulled, did not answer those questions.

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[AngelJuliet]

well I guess I'm going to hell but seriously. who gives a fuck. I mean need for speed and grand theft auto are bad, but people do both of those in real life anyway. I speed in a video game because I can't in real life, so why can't I have a game that shakes babies since you can't do it in real life?

[mrbrockpeters]

Um what kind of idiot parent heeds advice from an app in the first place? If any parent or human gets the idea to shake their baby from an app then that person should be lobotomized and locked away. Shouldn't even have kids in the first place.

[Skittles0whoa]

@AngelJuliet Why would you?

[TheCitygal87]

hahhahahaahahaah fun app! XD

[8thArc]

Why are people taking offence from this? If anyone actually shakes their baby because it cries then they shouldn't have a baby, I sincerely doubt anyone would shake their baby because of their app.If you don't like it go have a cry, there is an app for that too.

[darkozzy123]

o god we must protect not only the unborn baby's but also the digital non-real complete fictional baby's as well, damn up tight conservative fucks grow up just because you dont like something dose not mean you can tell others what they can and can not like that is what is truly immoral

[BlakeFalling]

OH NO BABIES!!!1

[azurescens420]

AWESOME

[TheBlacksabbathfan9]

I think that's funny I mean common people haven't you heard of birth control? It's raiser then skiing them to death plus the decrease in population will help the economy

[mrzero1982]

I want this game soooooo bad

[earthworld19]

My dad had this app. Now I have an excuse when I get bad grades.

[Cubbies1988]

HAHAHAHAHAHA