Lowlifishness

I have been using the made-up word "lowlifishness" to describe the mentality and the act of being a lowlife. Lowlives are criminals; child molestors; terrorists; child abusers; anyone who appears on Jerry Springer-type shows; teachers who have affairs with students; single women who keep having children & don't know or care who the fathers are; people who make excuses for the most heinous behavior; etc., etc.

My pal Diane sent me a perfect example of lowlifishness:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/02/grandparents.hit.ap/

Cops: Couple ordered hit on grandkids; Wanted to stop testimony at son's rape trial, police say.
TAVARES, Florida (AP) -- A couple tried to hire a hit man to kill their three grandchildren and daughter-in-law to stop them from testifying against their son in his rape trial, authorities said. The couple, ages 60 and 59, were charged with four counts each of criminal conspiracy to commit murder. They were being held without bond. Police said the pair initially offered $100 to an undercover sheriff's deputy to kill their son's wife, their 10-year-old granddaughter, two step-grandchildren, ages 14 and 16, and the family dog.


Need I say more?