Baby Shaker – It’s Not Funny Apple!

(update: app has been removed – CLICK HERE for details)

Our apologies in advance – this will not be a typical KRAPPS post. To borrow a baseball analogy, our mission is to hit what Apple tees up and this next one is going out of the park.

Ever hear of SBS? Per Wikipedia … “Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse that occurs when an abuser violently shakes an infant, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries. The injury is estimated to affect between 1,200 and 1,600 children every year in the USA. SBS is often fatal and can cause severe brain damage, resulting in lifelong disability.” Besides death and brain damage, shaking a baby can cause blindness, leaning problems, seizure disorders, cerebral palsy and paralysis. Yeah, pretty disgusting stuff … repulsive and sickening.

So obviously child abuse is no laughing matter … and maybe it’s just us, but we would never even joke about child abuse and use it as a form of entertainment. Maybe we’re just square pegs and out of the norm because apparently Apple and the folks at Sikalosoft think shaking a baby is funny. Head to the App Store … and search the Entertainment category … there you will find the Baby Shaker iPhone app.

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Now don’t get us wrong – we’re not on some vigilante justice hunt. We know there was no malicious intent by Sikalosoft. And we know that Apple are complete dumbasses when it comes to approving apps (even if the app includes a disclaimer – “Never, never shake a baby”), driven by quantity over quality. But come one … combining the title Baby Shaker with the objective of stopping an annoying crying baby is simply irresponsible and utterly idiotic. You would think Apple would stay totally clear of any iPhone app remotely resembling child abuse … but if you’ve paid any attention to KRAPPS, it’s really not surprising.

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loser Ok, we get it … crying babies can indeed get annoying. On a plane, at a restaurant, in the hotel room next to yours … we get it, annoying … shut that kid up! But Apple, try using just half your freaking money-making brain and reject Baby Shaker … tell Sikalosoft to make some revisions, call the damn thing Pacify Junior and mix in some pacifiers to calm the baby down. See how easy that was … simple stuff, sort of funny while protecting the integrity of the Apple brand. And never forget … reality bites – release Baby Shaker and you get douchebag users leaving loser reviews like the one below (yeah, look for it … look for the word CHOCKING) …

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April 22, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment 

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  • Randi

    Jennipher – my daughter was also shaken by her father when she was 10 weeks old. A lot of damage was done but thanks to some amazing doctors she came out of it in good shape. My little miracle. That company Sikalosoft is demented and I hope they do not succeed in business. They certainly do not deserve it. As for Apple, I wouldn't own any of their products – EVER! Absolutely sick. The app should have never reached the public.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Randi

    Walk a mile in these victim's shoes and see how angry you get. Nothing compares to the severity of child abuse so for you to even think it is comparable deems you an idiot. Have a wonderful day.

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    You know, if it was ordinary Joe Blow who said things that incited violence and justified (tried to) it by claiming it was meant to be a humerous joke would be castrated and lynched. Why forgive such a stupid Company as Apple. Because they have lots of stuff we find really cool and so we allow them. I sat on a jury once that trialled a mother for manslaughter by shaking her baby who had very fragile bones. How must she be feeling right know with Apple?

  • Jeff

    A further point. Those that have bought this “game” are just as bad as child abusers!! Apple did not force them to buy, so both (Apple and the IPhone Child Abusers) should hang their heads in shame – both obviously think it's OK to damage our young for entertainment and the almighty dollar. And please don't say you only bought it to see what all the fuss is about – you bought it because you are inherently cruel.

  • Jeff

    A further point. Those that have bought this “game” are just as bad as child abusers!! Apple did not force them to buy, so both (Apple and the IPhone Child Abusers) should hang their heads in shame – both obviously think it's OK to damage our young for entertainment and the almighty dollar. And please don't say you only bought it to see what all the fuss is about – you bought it because you are inherently cruel.

  • Jeff

    A further point. Those that have bought this “game” are just as bad as child abusers!! Apple did not force them to buy, so both (Apple and the IPhone Child Abusers) should hang their heads in shame – both obviously think it's OK to damage our young for entertainment and the almighty dollar. And please don't say you only bought it to see what all the fuss is about – you bought it because you are inherently cruel.

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