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originally posted by: randomtangentsrme
Define abuse and define discipline.
Where is the line drawn?
4:12 PM PT -- According to the police report, Peterson allegedly sent text messages to the child's mother saying he "felt bad" because he struck the kid in the testicles.
"Got him in the nuts once I noticed. But I felt so bad, n I'm all tearing that butt up when needed!" the text said.
Peterson allegedly sent a follow up text saying, "Never do I go overboard! But all my kids will know, hey daddy has he biggest heart but don't play no games when it comes to acting right."
originally posted by: bluemooone2
a reply to: Kangaruex4Ewe
This looks like its just majorly terrible reporting and it seems that the media is just getting worse and worse as far as accuracy goes.
Im tempted to believe that they are using stuff like twitter sites for sources.
originally posted by: Pimpish
a reply to: snarky412
I know what you're saying, I got spanked plenty as a child, with a belt and other things. But this was a 4-year-old, and this wasn't just a spanking. He drew blood. If you were hit like this as a 4-year-old then you were abused. He had cuts and bruises up and down his entire back, rear-end, legs and even ankles, as well as his groin.
I suppose the whole "well my dad used the whip on me so I can whip my kids" doesn't extend to "my dad raped me up the bum so it's okay..."
originally posted by: Pimpish
a reply to: snarky412
A 4-year-old? I hope you don't have any kids. What do you mean it never hurt him? Other than the cuts and bruises you mean? It's abuse. Just because your husband was abused as a child doesn't make it OK.
I'll refer you back to what boncho said
I suppose the whole "well my dad used the whip on me so I can whip my kids" doesn't extend to "my dad raped me up the bum so it's okay..."
There are plenty of other ways to punish kids without drawing blood with a stick. A decent spanking will leave nothing more than a red mark, at most, and will still get the point across. Whacking them 10+ times with a stick is abuse, regardless of how you try to spin it.