Children disciplined by vinegar, showers

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[freepatriot32]

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Three Indianapolis children were forced to drink vinegar, eat peppers and take cold showers as a form of discipline, sheriff's deputies said.

Marion County sheriff's deputies found the malnourished children ages 10, 8 and 6 with rashes Sunday after a neighbor reported "banging and howling" from the apartment. Deputies said one boy told them that he had been kept in the bathtub all day.

Police said the mother and two other women gave the children acid-reducing gum to offset the effects of the vinegar and peppers.

Mary Corrigan, 33, and her friends, Edee Mowrer, 36, and Julie Watson, 26, were arrested on preliminary charges of child neglect, the Indianapolis Star reported.

Court records showed Corrigan said she was a former employee of the Baptist Children's Home and Family Ministries. Watson said she worked for Acme Health Services, a local firm that specializes in home health care, the Star said.

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[SendShaqtoIraq]

This is NOT neglect; this is ABUSE. Neglect is often because of ignorance and instead of being punished, the parents should be taught. Abuse is deliberate. These charges need to be upgraded.

[mugsy]

Three Indianapolis children were forced to drink vinegar, eat peppers and take cold showers as a form of discipline, sheriff's deputies said.

Dang it! How'd they find out about my hangover cure?

[hellinahandcart]

Mary, Edie, and Julie.

Boy kept in bathtub all day.

Alarm going off in my head.

[genefromjersey]

Generally, when this sort of thing gets posted, a howl goes up from some of the folks who (apparently) think the authorities are at fault if they interfere with "Good Christians whose ideas of parenting are a mite strict".

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Let the howling begin !!

[netmilsmom]

Really?
Geez, this is just flat out abuse.

[Freedom4US]

Does vinegar work for a hangover cure??

[Jay Howard Smith]

I have a shot of Vinegar every morning..!
My Mother used to give it to me mixed with water. Havent been sick or to a Doctor(other than scheduled physicals) in over 50 years.

[fml]

I guess that makes your full of piss-n-vinegar. (hehe)

[Naspino]

I won't side with the parents but I would say that these stories tend to sound horrible such that none of us would care if the children are removed. It makes you wonder what the headline would say if child services visited any of our homes though. Are the charges true? Are they blown out of proportion to justify the means? If my son stays in his room to play one day will the headline read Child Isolated in Room for 20 Hours a Day? I think everyone should maybe not take these stories as gospel until the parents have a chance to defend themselves.

[AppyPappy]

Eat a pickle. Same thing.

[mugsy]

Does vinegar work for a hangover cure??

Yep, vinegar and peppers, along with some water and a four hour nap.... ;)