[CJ Wolf]

Honestly, I can't tell a darn thing with those pictures. I'd have to see the film, but from the pics here it just looks like she is trying to put the kid in the car seat, which can be difficult at times when the kid doesn't want to be belted in, but that's not a reason for a beating.

[YaYa123]

Yesterday I saw the video of this assault on MSNBC morning show. Tonight on CBS Evening News. I can assure you, it is assault, a beating, the kind of pounding a grown man would give another man, in anger. I've never seen anything like it, simply horrifying...even more so because the woman did it in front of another woman who was with her, as if it were a normal thing to do

The family who won't cooperate? They should be locked up until they talk. Interferring with a criminal investigation, accessory after the fact..I'm sure there's a law to use to force them to give up this monster.

[SunnyUsa]

"Honestly, I can't tell a darn thing with those pictures. I'd have to see the film, .....:

I saw the video, she's definitely beating the child - the pictures don't capture the "action" of her hits.

This story reminded me of something disturbing we dealt with when I worked in a dept.store in college.

This mother in her twenties (very pretty blonde) came in and was drunk/staggering drunk ...and with her was her beautiful little daughter who was about 6 yrs old.

This "mother" stumbled around our dept, the little girl just looking at all of us with her big soulful eyes. We called our security guy who was also very handsome - we devised a plan where he would "flirt" with this drunk mother and find out how she got there, if she was driving etc....We were all so afraid for this child and her safety.

She had no idea what we were up to (I had never seen a woman so drunk in public before) - he managed to convince her to call someone to pick them up from the mall. He made sure thats what happened, our alternative plan was to call the police to stake her out once she got in her car to drive..

It was always haunting to me the life that poor child was going to lead...now I would imagine she's in her twenties. I will never forget how sad she looked.

This mother should get scrutinized and possibly charged on her beating this kid, probably because she was mad she didn't get some $$$ back for her store return etc....

[al_c]

I'd have to see the film,

You don't want to see the film ... it's brutal.

[FormerLurker]

Honestly, I can't tell a darn thing with those pictures. I'd have to see the film, but from the pics here it just looks like she is trying to put the kid in the car seat, which can be difficult at times when the kid doesn't want to be belted in, but that's not a reason for a beating.

She repeatedly punched the little girl in the face 10 or 12 times AFTER the little girl was in her car seat. I hope they do something similar to her when she gets to prison. It's been on the news all day. I've seen the video, and it's sickening.