How fucking far can you abdicate responsibility?!

[kellinator]

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/Midwest/09/23/video.child.beating/index.html

"The woman caught on videotape repeatedly striking her 4-year-old daughter in the rear of a sport utility vehicle is due in court this afternoon. Despite admitting the beating and saying there was 'no excuse' for it, she's expected to plead not guilty to felony child battery charges."

Is the state of society so bad that this moron thinks she can admit to a heinous crime on NATIONAL FUCKING TELEVISION and STILL claim she is innocent in a court of law?

Comments

[meemeedarling.livejournal.com]

Not only will the dirty cunt plead not-guilty (excuse my language, but nothing upsets me more then child abuse), but how idiotic for the courts to even listen to such a story with the blatent evidence in front of their blind little eyes.
What a waste of time and money, and sense.

[darkerdays.livejournal.com]

shes not denying that she beat her kid or did wrong...

shes saying that the charge against her is incorrect. that she does not agree that she should be brought to that charge, but probably a lesser one.

shes probably shooting for a misdemeanor.

[murphy59]

I mean, sure, I beat the hell out of my kid. You saw me do it. But... I shouldn't be punished to harshly because... um, I... um, didn't mean to! That's it! I didn't mean to beat my child!

It was the DEV-ILL!!

Interesting how emotionalism can take hold

[not-hothead-yet.livejournal.com]

Notice the headline is "Mom... pleading Innocent.."

There is no such thing as "pleading innocent"

She is quoted as saying her LAWYER told her to plead NOT GUILTY (which lawyers generally do) to charges of child FELONY BATTERY. Felony battery is a SERIOUS charge that implies irreversible damage and carries the stigma of felony conviction for LIFE. She gets convicted of that, what little lifestyle they have can be kissed goodbye forever.

Apparently the child had no marks on her (even if it was eight days after the event; a bruise that heals in eight days is not a bad bruise) and therefore, as wrong as her behavior was, it probably wasn't felony battery.


She herself is appalled at her own behavior, knows it was wrong and wants to learn how to better deal with the situation. What would make you feel better? If she killed herself from remorse?

Holy cow!

[satia.livejournal.com]

Well, this one would be great for ljdrama!!!

It is hard to know what someone feels behind closed doors. I know that she said she was shocked when she saw the tape, that she wasn't aware, in the heat of the moment, how bad it was . . .

I know some people have a hard time being vulnerable in public and, under the advice of her lawyer, she is probably being told what to say and what not to say.

[aka-baphomet.livejournal.com]

What this story is about more than anything is that CNN is attempting to strike an emotional chord with everyone in attempts to get better ratings. It is simply a story of a mother who lost her temper, has since realized the error of her ways and is attempting to make ammends a learn from it. However, CNN would have you believe the world is coming to an end to keep you glued to your TV and or their website. I am more discusted at the media than the mother by far.

[pinkeffigy.livejournal.com]

i havne't seen it. I know too many parents that have beaten thier children and never stopped. I think its admirable that she wants help. If she really does. IF she is a "Gypsy " in the Irish Traveler sense of the word, as some of you seem to think, they really truly devalue girls in thier society. I only live about 45 min. from Murphy Village in South Carolina. And I hate to say it but that sort of thing may be extreme but it is by no means unusual. Girls wear adult type makeup at about age 7. They also marry girls off at the youngest age allowable by law in whatever state they are in. In South Carolina for years they were giving parental consent to marry off girls at 13. Another part of thier initiation into adulthood is stealing something, typically in the realm of shoplifting. This is not a depiction by any means of all Irish Travelers. I am sure there are many from those blood lines that are truly good people. This is an overview of what I know from watching that particular subculture.