There were adults who knew what was going on. Some tried to stop it, some did nothing.
I dropped the dime on a parent for hitting their child repeatedly. The kid was a friend of my kids. I found out through a text message on my daughter’s phone. I told her that either I was going over the the parents, or the cops were. There was no choice about SOMEONE checking it out.
Your head would spin at how fast MA DYS (Department of Youth Services) was at the house.
Of course, everyone denied it...but I know for a fact it hasn’t happened since. And the parent and the kid are getting the help they need.
I have a hard time believing anyone dropped a dime to the proper authorities on this one.