[A Vast RightWing Conspirator]

She didn't admit spanking, she admitted beating. Read the stories.

I believe there was some agreement here that "white trash don't talk too good". Who knows what she meant. The fact is that Martha is sick now and she wasn't before or after her spanking/savage-beating.

[AppyPappy]

She meant "beating". That's exactly what the child got and it's on videotape. Have you ever had the flu? Should we arrest your spouse for abuse because of it?

[glory]

She's sick now, with the flu is what I've heard and how long does that take to incubate? If I'm right and it takes a few days, then she got sick BEFORE she was turned in, not after. She didn't start getting symptoms however until AFTER she was turned in. Funny thing is her caseworker is sick with the flu as well so what's your point? Sounds like with the cooler temps lately in the midwest(and I live in this area and it is cooler) the usual gunk is moving in and people defenses are down. It's quite usual in my experience to get anything from cold to a flu from fall through spring, with lot's of people getting them as the seasons change ie right now.

[glory]

BTW, I can't believe you are justifying a beating, but making it sound as though the child is abused for having a cold. I can understand to some degree where you are coming from, but you are grasping for straws and the things you are using to justify your position are just outrageous.

[WatchOutForSnakes]

So let me get this straight. You're saying that the people that had Martha AFTER the beating are responsible for her being sick now because she wasn't sick before. Do I have that right? In that case then, since Martha wasn't sick when she was born does that make Madelyn responsible for the first time she was sick AFTER she was born? Does that make her irresponsible then in your mind? And should she be taken away from her mother because she got sick?