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switched.com said:We don't know who to lampoon first here, the father who hit his son for sucking at a video game, or the police and media who are portraying a spanking as serious child abuse.
According to Cincinnati police, 50-year-old Terry Taulbee was arrested and charged with domestic violence after he hit his six-year-old son around his lower back and buttocks leaving red hand prints which, according to the Cincinnati Inquirer, "caused pain for the child." According to the alleged victim's mother, the spanking took place after the boy performed poorly in a video game, which is just about the worst reason to spank anyone ever.
While the spanking was clearly undeserved, we'd hardly call it a "beating" like every other media outlet that has picked up the story. Sometimes a kid needs to get spanked. Most of us here at Switched got smacked in the butt when we misbehaved as children and we turned out (relatively) okay.
So is Taulbee guilty of "beating" his kid? No -- just of being a bad father and a jerk. But, sadly, those things are not illegal. [From: Cincinnati Inquirer, Via: Joystiq]
cc.com said:EAST PRICE HILL – An East Price Hill father beat his 6-year-old son for playing a video game poorly, Cincinnati police say.Terry Taulbee, 50, was held Tuesday on a domestic violence charge at the Hamilton County jail.
Taulbee is accused of hitting the boy on his lower back and buttocks, leaving a large red hand mark, court records state. The area swelled and caused pain for the child.
The victim’s mother told police Taulbee became upset when the boy didn’t play a video game well.
The boy is with his mother, while Taulbee has been put under a safety plan which forbids him from having contact, said Brian Gregg, a spokesman for the Hamilton County Job and Family Services.
“We are investigating these allegations and looking into it, whether everyone is safe and healthy,” he said.
The safety plan will continue until Family Services makes sure everything is OK in the home, Gregg said.
“It is going to take some time to investigate and see what kinds of services are needed for the family,” he said.
I'm not seeing the part where the discipline ends and the child cruelty starts.
Jokes aside....
No seriously. I see none
Cincinnati Man Spanks Son Over Poor Video Gaming
Man charged with beating son over poor video game performance
According to one of the links. It was Boong-Ga Boong-Ga. Which I've never heard of.
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