1.   And how many parents do you know who feel their pets should have at least one litter so the children can witness an animal giving birth?

2.   Beyond those numbers, thousands of other domestic incidents go unreported, and many of those are probably witnessed by children.

3.   Not many children have witnessed as much bloodshed as Garland or come from a family so quick to pull a gun to settle disputes.

4.   What the children also witness is the rebirth of a small piece of the Hempstead Plain, which until only a century ago stretched from Brooklyn into Suffolk County.

5.   When violence occurs in the family, and children witness it, everyone becomes the victim, she said.

6.   Detectives said the child had witnessed a fight between her mother and grandfather early yesterday.