Some punishments clearly cross the line. This is one of them.
A woman allegedly beat her 7-year-old daughter -- leaving bruises and lacerations -- for kissing a kindergarten classmate. A New Jersey judge ruled that she was not within her parental rights for a punishment that went well beyond a "customary spanking."
In court documents, the mother defended the beating saying it was within her constitutional rights to use that type of punishment. And believe it or not, an earlier court decision agreed with her. The first judge to hear the case didn't think the whupping was actually excessive. Huh? That is a serious head scratcher. But it's easy to see why that decision was reversed.
Prosecutors said photos of the girl showed bruises on her arms, back, buttocks and thoughts. She also had cuts to her buttocks and right though likely caused by the belt buckle. If this mom reacts like this over a little kiss, I shudder to think of what would happen if the little girl were to cuss or hit. There must be some line when it comes to corporal punishment.
I know, I know. Just who is going to set the standard outlining when it's okay to hit. Well, until the International Association of Spanking Parents comes out with an official rule book, parents will just have to use a bit of common sense. Kiss - a scolding, if even that. Stealing - a spanking, if that's your preference. In any circumstance, a spanking that results is bruising and lacerations is over-the-top. Giving birth to children doesn't give you the right to torture them.
Do you think this mom was within her rights?
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sounds like my mom. but my mom used her fists more then a belt and ripped my hair out kicked me in the stomach and such. I do not agree with this at all. That woman needs to be beat and see if she thinks that is okay and not hurtful. I would never beat my child for kissing a classmate, all kids go through that at one point or another its not like they were playing "doctor" although even if they were thats not a reason to beat your child. Maybe she shouldve tried sitting her child down and finding out why her daughter did that and explaining why its wrong.
Lmao @ Lisa! Exactly what I was thinking. I had to read that twice. Bruises on her thoughts. That woman deserves 2 b punished! Bruising that poor girls thoughts, what's the world coming to. :(
getting hit with a belt buckle is nothing compare to what they used to do a long time ago. There is nothing wrong with spanking as long as it is on the butt. Our children are getting away with a lot of bad behaviours without being punished.
This did not even deserve a spanking, but rather a little chat with the girl about, well, kissing a classmate.
Maybe it is the mother's constitutional right to discipline the child, but what about the girl's right to live in a healthy and safe environment?
The mother went overboard.
I am not totally against a spanking but over a little kiss in KINDERGARTEN is ridiculous little kids kiss and hug eachother all the time!! As far spanking your child all over his or her body is unexceptable by all means you should never spank your child to hurt them especially leaving bruises on their body poor baby hopefully she will get taken from her mother to a safer place
wow child endangerment