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Mom Charged With Child Abuse for Cheering Girl Fight (Video)
NBC Miami ^ | Thu, Sep 23, 2010 | TODD WRIGHT

Posted on 09/23/2010 5:48:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Video taped girl fight lands mom in the slammer

Nobody wants their child to lose, but a Florida mom is in trouble for being her teen daughter's corner man during a fight that was posted on YouTube.

April Newman was arrested and charged with one count of child abuse after Manatee County deputies said she can be heard on a video cheering her daughter on during a fight with another girl.

"Alright Sara! Come on, baby. Get up," Newman alleged is overheard saying as her daughter is being pummeled on the ground by another teen girl. "Come on, baby. Let's go." Newman probably should have been saying "Stop. Don't do that. Break it up," but she must have got caught up in the action.

The fight took place in an open field with dozens of kids watching and apparently some interested parents. Another adult can be seen walking into the video frame as a boy narrates the cat fight.

Sara eventually gets and lands a few good knees to her opponents head as mommy dearest continues to cheer lead. The fight ends abruptly as the cops show up and everyone scrambles.

Police questioned some of the teens who didn't get away and they identified Newman as the motherly role model screaming in the video.

It's unclear who was declared the winner, but it's pretty evident who the loser is.


TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: sugarspice
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1 posted on 09/23/2010 5:48:59 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

wonder how much lottery ticket money she had on the fight.


2 posted on 09/23/2010 5:50:15 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand
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To: nickcarraway

And she makes public the video! Unbelievably stupid!


3 posted on 09/23/2010 5:52:50 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: apocalypto

Bookmark


4 posted on 09/23/2010 5:56:29 PM PDT by Publius6961 ("In 1964 the War on Poverty Began --- Poverty won.")
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To: nickcarraway

Haven’t seen the video yet but I grew up in a tough neighborhood, my friend Billy across the street was a total pushover. We all came out to the sound of a fight, Billy being beaten up by the neighborhood bully.

Billy’s Mom was up on her porch and loudly announced “I think it’s best they work it out themselves!”

The much bigger bully made the mistake of kicking Billy below the belt, at which point Billy turned bright red, went totally ape s**t, and delivered a furious beating that sent the bully running.

One of the greatest things I’ve ever witnessed, in that case I can tell you his mom committed no crime.


5 posted on 09/23/2010 6:03:29 PM PDT by Williams (It's the policies, stupid.)
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To: nickcarraway

Almost every kid there is recording it on a phone!!

Meanwhile, in India, a 13-year-old is learning advanced calculus.


6 posted on 09/23/2010 6:05:54 PM PDT by VanDeKoik (1 million in stimulus dollars paid for this tagline!)
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To: Williams

That happened to me. I beat up a kid who had been pestering me relentlessly in the road, and his dad drove by and said “Did he start the fight?” I said, “Yeah.” The dad said, “Well finish it and tell him to go home!”


7 posted on 09/23/2010 6:09:07 PM PDT by struggle ((The struggle continues))
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To: nickcarraway

Sometimes its best to let kids go at it. At least she wasn’t rooting for the other kid. Oh wait. Isn’t that what Obamas doing?


8 posted on 09/23/2010 6:22:11 PM PDT by goseminoles
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To: nickcarraway

When I was growing up it wasn’t uncommon at all to see parents and other adults watching their kids fight. That was how they used to settle squabbles. It was usually one parent or another who decided when a kid had lost, not the kids themselves.


9 posted on 09/23/2010 6:54:07 PM PDT by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Billy the Mountain

Parents are morons. Kids kill each other these days because honor is completely absent.


11 posted on 09/23/2010 7:12:22 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: nickcarraway
"Alright Sara! Come on, baby. Get up," Newman alleged is overheard saying as her daughter is being pummeled on the ground by another teen girl. "Come on, baby. Let's go." Newman probably should have been saying "Stop. Don't do that. Break it up," but she must have got caught up in the action.
Newman.


12 posted on 09/23/2010 7:41:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Democratic Underground... matters are worse, as their latest fund drive has come up short...)
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To: nickcarraway

Obama Voters



13 posted on 09/24/2010 1:09:13 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (Judas Iscariot - the first social justice advocate. John 12:3-6)
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