Child Abuse

[mcgillianaire]

A man in Manchester was arrested last night and given an official police caution for slapping his 13-year-old daughter (the first time he had ever physically hit her). He hit her after she banged a neighbour's window. Immediately afterwards the daughter called the police. The father has quit his football coaching and community work because the caution could prevent him working with vulnerable children. The daughter has since apologised for getting her father in trouble and agreed she deserved the slap...

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Comments

[aldehyde.livejournal.com]

depending on what 'hitting' actually consists of. the situation you described is perfectly fine to me. but if the dad had resorted to beating the daughter violently, i would categorise it as abuse, and that WOULDN'T be okay.

man, this daughter is a major douche bag. her dad's life is effectively ruined with something like this on his record.

[mcgillianaire.livejournal.com]

>...and that WOULDN'T be okay
Fair enough.

>her dad's life is effectively ruined with something like this on his record.
Hear, hear! Really sad eh...