If this was indeed a case of criminal child abuse, then it would have been reported to the District Attorney, not the Wire Service.
This exposure of this private horror is just voyeurism and violation of all of these people's privacy of the most despicable sort.
Just imagine what it is like to be Baldwin's daughter having these horrid words echoing from every speaker and television across the country? Is this a moral good? I think not. I think the humiliation is crushing.
If you cannot understand that folk have an expectation of privacy even when they are messing up incredibly. As I said, if this crossed the line, family courts and the appropriate authorities could handle this without this incredible public violation. These people have been denied the space and time to learn and improve how they act. Instead this is just more gotcha character assassination.
This is a part of our world, but, this will come back to haunt every person in ways that we have no way of understanding today if folks don't recognize that a line has been crossed.
They were in court this Wednesday and Baldwin is forbidden to have contact with his daughter. There will be a hearing on May 4th.
This exposure of this private horror is just voyeurism
Public exposure also lends a certain amount of protection as now everyone sees. It's been known for some time that Baldwin is violent and abusive.
These people have been denied the space and time to learn and improve how they act.
It hasn't happened in 6 years. It's not going to.
The divorce and custody battle has been going on since 2001. That would surely give a father of good will time to master the learning curve about being a non-primary custodial dad and still getting along reasonably with his child.
If you have never been in a custody battle, you may not recognize the signs — that for the more abusive parent, the battle is to patch the ego and deny publicly that one is abusive. Abusers often use highly abusive tactics to try to accomplish this goal, and are often quite impervious to therapy, reason or any legitimate concern for the child. The concern is aimed at denying the reality of the abuse. Sometimes the only way to fight a dirty fighter is to land one below the belt. At which point the dirty fighter will behave as if this is the only blow that has ever been landed — and that he is the victim. We have yet to hear any credible repentance from this guy, just excuses and damage control.