You like definitions.
Do you define what was done to this kid “correcting those you love” or “wanton cruelty”?
If you can’t tell the difference, that’s on you. But it’s pretty sick.
But I've had welts like that, and don't overstate them, long after I was corrected.
They are welts, from a whipping.
They happen when you get caught doing something you aren't supposed to.
That's what law is. You get hurt when you do something wrong. Like not pay your taxes.
What is wanton, is hurting someone or some animal for doing nothing but existing.
That is wrong.
And needs correction.
/johnny