Judge beats daughter, internet has her back

[Sud0_x]

What makes me sick is the people in here saying things like "Well, she broke the law so..."

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Watch the video before you comment, the actions of the man are beyond reasonable and I guarantee it doesn't even scratch the surface.
To a victim of domestic abuse, the day they only got the soft end of a belt was a good day.

Escapist community, you never cease to amaze me with your disgusting attitude towards all things life. I think we need some time apart.

Edit: The mother shouldn't be excused. Blaming the victim, not calling the authorities or taking your kid away? Far from excusable. Still, she's a victim just like the kid and living with this kind of thing has a messed up way of, in many ways, changing a victim into the demon they fear and hate. I already know the man in the clip had the shit kicked out of him by his old man, it's still not an excuse.

 

[Comando96]

*ahem* Texan right here...we're not all dicks you know.

Of course not... no one said everyone in Texas is a child abuser, far from it... however Texas has the most child abusers in it than any other state.... something is responsible for that...

...Possibly the combination of Bush, then Perry in office for 16 years...

... actually that is probably it. 16 years of failure would mean an entire generation has not progressed in social terms where government action could have helped >.>
And now they are becoming parents... dear Jesus Christ... if someone is actually up there... help them...

 

[PaladinMJ]

ok as somepne with CP (cerebral palsy)All i have to say is that her CP is extremly mild, seriously mild. most of us are chair bound many on ventilators. her degree of CP was/isn't an issue in the corporal punishment other than to tug at heart strings.

Now do I agree with the video? no but then again to be honest it didn't seem nearly as bad as the beatings I got around her age. Neither was the action really in frame. Was this 'abuse' legally possibly but I'm not familiar with Texas laws on the issue.

If there is actionable offenses they should be applied to BOTH parents though not just the father.

edit: also Ataxic does not mean paralyzed it means muscle rigidity. Specifically the way she held her right arm in a near 90 degree angle, that arm is effected by the ataxia. My right arm is similar but much tighter. Infact the ataxic CP in her case (from her movements alone and my 40 years of living with the condition) seems to be MILD right sided hemiplegic ataxic cerebral palsy though admittedly I could be wrong ACCEPT in the mildness. she is definately a mild case. I work exstensively with the CP community, and as I said have it myself though I am not a doctor I think that makes me an expert on the subject of CP.

 

[Nobby]

I'm still trying to understand why judges in the US are elected? And some sheriffs are elected too aren't they?

That seems like a bad system.

 

[WeAreStevo]

Regardless of the method of the beating or where on the child he hit her (I'm not watching that video, I'm having a good day) it's child abuse either way.

She should have submitted it to the authorities. Just because you're a father of a child who does something wrong, even illegal, it does NOT allow you to beat them, nor does it give you permission. Her condition should only increase the severity of such a charge.

And from what I've been reading in the comments about the wife, if she participated she's guilty too, regardless of the excuse she uses to try and clear her name.

 

[Pat8u]

this happened ages ago though way back in 04

 

[PaladinMJ]

Regardless of the method of the beating or where on the child he hit her (I'm not watching that video, I'm having a good day) it's child abuse either way.

She should have submitted it to the authorities. Just because you're a father of a child who does something wrong, even illegal, it does NOT allow you to beat them, nor does it give you permission. Her condition should only increase the severity of such a charge.

And from what I've been reading in the comments about the wife, if she participated she's guilty too, regardless of the excuse she uses to try and clear her name.

in most states in the US and assault on a 'disabled' person is automatically a felony assault regardless of severity.. i.e something that is normally a misdemeanor is a felony.

not saying thatthis is an assault or abuse but if it is deamed to be it would be a felony in MOST states.

 

[hiks89]

disabled?

 

[Belated]

What he did was absolutely terrible, so much so that I can't help but imagine an alternate reality where the girl turned around and socked him in the teeth, knocked him to the floor and continued delivering blows upon his skull, then held a knife to his neck until he was the one scared and crying.

All that being said... 2004.

I want some evidence that this guy is still an abuser. Currently. I mean, yes it was terrible, but there should be a statute of limitations on this sort of thing. Not just legally, but morally too. What if he's a different person by now?

 

[Comando96]

this happened ages ago though way back in 04

Yes. But was only released recently.
Please apply the gift blessing and skill of reading more thoroughly in future.

Now, this happened in 2004, and she says she was recently verbally abused by her father and snapped, deciding to upload this after 7 years.

Happened back then. 7 Years later (now) footage released as a big fuck you to mean ol' daddy.

 

[Beautifully Chaotic]

What if he's a different person by now?

His wife left him and he no longer has a child to abuse, so how would one go about finding out if he is a different person now or not? I know people can change if they want to and they work at it. And sure, after 25 years of beating their kids my parents may be different people too, but I'm not going to ever know that because the only way to know is to give them a kid to raise and see what happens.
I believe the statute of limitations is somewhere between 2 and 5 years, but don't quote me on that because I'm not sure, it differs from state to state.
Either way, he should not be allowed to preside over cases involving domestic violence because of his history. His judgment can't be trusted because it's clear by the simple fact that the girl felt the need to set up a camera and record the abuse, it happened at least fairly often.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Great. Another case of "law" being more important than people.
How's that even possible for people to think that way ?

 

[Beautifully Chaotic]

Great. Another case of "law" being more important than people.
How's that even possible for people to think that way ?

I feel the same as you do. It's sad that in this day and age there is still not a clear LEGAL line between discipline and abuse, and that people can see something like this and say "so what, she was bad, she needed beaten and it's not illegal". Do we beat adults who break the law? No, we do not; we put them in jail, feed them, give them a bed, pillow and blanket, entertain them with TV, books, a job, a gym and time to socialize. So what on earth makes it okay to beat a child?

 

[JesterRaiin]

Great. Another case of "law" being more important than people.
How's that even possible for people to think that way ?

I feel the same as you do. It's sad that in this day and age there is still not a clear LEGAL line between discipline and abuse, and that people can see something like this and say "so what, she was bad, she needed beaten and it's not illegal". Do we beat adults who break the law? No, we do not; we put them in jail, feed them, give them a bed, pillow and blanket, entertain them with TV, books, a job, a gym and time to socialize. So what on earth makes it okay to beat a child?

"Illegal" - that word ignites something like this in my mind :

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How about "wrong" ? I guess we're changing into race of automatons, robots, androids that operate accordingly to installed code instead of thinking for themselves. :|

 

[JemothSkarii]

I am so glad I had a drink earlier..otherwise I'd probably be shaking and crying. My ex was a Texan and she was the finest example of a human being I've known, and this, the father is an ASSHOLE. I have Cerebal Palsy, and to try fight back, hell, even MOVING is a goddamn chore, and mine isn't even that severe! To those people that say that what she did was illegal; yes, a spanking might be legal, and yes, she might have broken the law, but that man, a JUDGE no less should NOT take the law into his own hands and VICIOUSLY beat that girl. Piracy (in that sense) Should have no more than a spank or a one week ban from the internet or SOMETHING. I hope he gets his ass beat.

...Sorry, as you can see, this topic is quite close to home...and I seem to see everything as a reminder of my ex today so I'm quite upset overall.

 

[Wintermoot]

I have no idea if under the law in that area at that time he had the right to use a belt. If he did, while I don't agree with what he did, it was his choice to punish her for breaking the law. Certainly a judges daughter breaking the law is not a good thing.

If he wasn't legally allowed to use that kind of force, why would she upload it instead of handing it over to the authorities to have him criminally charged?

As for the wife, she is 100% responsible for what she did. Any excuses she has are BS, as proven by the fact she was inisting on helping with the beating even though her husband wanted to handle it.

even though piracy is illegal isn't beating her not a bit overboard?
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he should be tried for domestic abuse nobody in this day and age (at least in the west) uses this type of punishment.

 

[Sansha]

I'm sorta glad this thread is still pumping. I feel passionate about domestic violence, especially child abuse.

Any little thing to raise awareness.