“however, he crossed a line when he whipped that kid like he did.”
Exactly. Discipline does not involve thrashing a young boy’s scrotum. A parent that does this on purpose is a sadistic monster. A parent who does it ‘by accident’ in an out of control beating frenzy isn’t much better. Plenty of parents discipline their young sons without beating their scrotums. Why anyone wants to minimize or excuse this behavior is unfathomable.
This is not the work of a man who loves his children, this is the work of a guy who resents having to spend time with them. Or worse he sees them as trophies.
No wonder we have so many kids running around half crazy. I am not a don't spank your kid advocate. But if you can't get a four year old boy, you barely know to stop whatever he's doing with a single whack on the butt! You need to take some classes. If the child was a defiant 14 year old boy, go with God!