[areafiftyone]

Its a possibility. I know they were looking for her for 8 days after this happened but I know if I get a black and blue it takes more than 8 days to disappear. If she really hit this kid as hard as it looks the kid would have at least one black and blue. I know this is wierd but I couldn't help noticing the kid's feet when she put her in the car seat. There was something not right. You would think the kid would be kicking at her or something. The kid seemed pretty calm for someone who was getting hit.

[sinkspur]

The kid seemed pretty calm for someone who was getting hit.

Dogs don't resist beatings either if they get them often.

[Tired of Taxes]

I know this is wierd but I couldn't help noticing the kid's feet when she put her in the car seat. There was something not right.

I noticed that, too. That was really strange. Her kicks almost looked happy, not like strong temper tantrum kicks. But, how could she be happy if she was just brutalized? Was she convulsing? Strange, indeed.

[justshutupandtakeit]

That makes me think that there was more action and motion than any real contact, like the mom was trying to scare the little girl by putting on a big act but not really hurting her.

[Risa]

"You would think the kid would be kicking at her or something."

Martha's passive repsonse tells me that Martha is accustomed to the abuse.

There's a name for Martha's behavior, I think it is called 'learned helplessness.'

[GovernmentShrinker]

Bruises heal faster in children than in adults. And I still haven't heard any serious evidence that this is the same child, like an explanation by law enforcement of how they confirmed that the child they have is same one seen in the video.

People often become dizzy and disoriented when punched in the head, which might explain the mild kicking. And kids who are beaten regularly learn to stifle natural instincts in order to avoid further beating -- this kid wasn't doing anything for at least a couple of minutes leading up to the beating; just imagine what the punishment for kicking mom would be!