[SerpentDove]

It astounds me the lengths people go to to minimize this beating. I remember people coming out of the woodwork to defend andrea Yates, though.

Strange.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I agree with your point, though I suspect that the 5 cold bodies in the Yates case kind of took the uncertainly out of it for the skeptical types.

[SarahW]

The truth is enough. I don't see the need to exaggerate.

I doubt seriously any lasting physical harm resulted. That doesn't mean the child should be left with this mother, and that Gorman shouldn't be sought out, and criminally prosecuted for abusing her daughter.

And ANY pretext that could be used the get the poor girl out of the Traveler's is good enough for me.