Posted on 06/09/2012 10:49:03 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
A California water agency director has been arrested on suspicion of felony child abuse after a neighbour shot and posted an online video of him whipping his stepson with a belt while playing catch.
Imperial Irrigation District Director Anthony Sanchez, 34, was arrested Friday on $100,000 bond according to Sheriff's Lt. Scott Sheppeard after caught hitting the child with a belt in one hand and a baseball glove in the other.
In the video uploaded to YouTube, the stepfather's seen repeatedly beating the boy, even knocking him to the ground, before stepping back to wait for him to toss the ball back which he drops.
After a long stall by the boy who stands frozen in place, the man returns to him - a glove on one hand and a belt in the other - hitting him once again.
The boy can be seen physically upset, holding his body, before Lopez opens his window, calling at him to stop.
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“scientific” as according to who?
I will concede this: some people wear a rubber band and snap it on their wrist when they want to dissuade themselves from cursing or smoking etc. But they are doing it to break their own habit, no other reason. Does it “work”? I have no clue.
Spanking doesn’t work ever, even when kids are little. What does work is clear rules and consistent consequences coupled with positive reinforcement of good behaviors with redirection as required. I think we agree wholly on the latter part.
My favorite part: WE are not the *damaged* ones, the perpetrators ARE.
God bless you.
Bon, I also was surprised that you took offence to LR's post.
I think BOTH of you are contributing amazing, thoughtful, balanced, and incredibly RIGHT ideas to this thread. I think you're both great! People like you, both of you, are of great value and are, I am sure, considered to be powerful blessings by those who have you in their lives.
God bless both of you, and thanks to God for blessing us with both of you.
Follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you so much for your kinds words, and re-affirming support - in both of your posts to me.
I appreciate it very much, and I am very happy knowing that through sharing my experiences, and my insights that I may be able to make a small difference for; children in the position I was in, teens and adults struggling to overcome these issues, and even for those who work in the fields of psychology, justice, family courts, etc...
I never intend my posts to come across as harsh, or judgmental, but due to the emotions that run so deep sometimes it’s unavoidable, and hard to see through words to someone’s intentions - particularly over the internet. I’m glad that you have posted to me in regards to the reaction I elicited in the other poster, as I often worry that my dialogue will be taken in the wrong way (one of those after-effects of being abused, btw).
Anyway, thanks again.
God Bless you and yours as well, Finny. :)
Then His words and teachings in the New Testament should be your focus. Where does Jesus authorize or encourage hitting children?
It’s not my job to teach you the proper relationship between Jesus and the Word of God.
But you are wrong. New Testament Only Christianity misrepresents who Jesus is, and what the importance of the Jewish scriptures is.
You misunderstand both. The OT doesn’t teach corporal punishment for children. No shepherd beats his sheep. The “rod” is illustrative and figurative of the Word of God, not a physical tool for punishment.
Jesus Christ is the God of the OT and he’s consistent.
I wasn’t referring to corporal punishment. You are whipping a straw dog.
Let me apologize then. I thought you were one of the crazies pushing for corporal punishment for children as a Biblical mandate. I am sorry for the confusion.
You are a liberal provocateur posing as a conservative. I’m thoroughly convinced that your presence here is a carefully contrived caricature of a conservative.
You are a liberal provocateur posing as a conservative. I’m thoroughly convinced that your presence here is a carefully contrived caricature of a conservative.
Sometimes I am sorry to be among FReepers and this is one of them. I know that “back in the day” children were abused, and sexually abused, and they were supposed to shut up and take it.
I am not opposed to a spanking on the butt for risky behavior from 3-6 year olds.
Abuse did not keep any of you from becming criminals, and it made a lot of kids turn into criminals.
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