Posted on 06/23/2016 2:27:30 PM PDT by BBell
A Baton Rouge mother who took the law into her own hands after catching her three sons breaking into a house shouldn't be facing criminal charges — she should be applauded.
Free Schaquana Evita Spears.
The 30-year-old single parent finds herself — at least for now — fighting the law because she had the audacity to hold three of her children accountable for their actions. Learning that her sons — aged 10, 12 and 13 — had broken into a neighbor's house and stolen a hoverboard and some electronics, Spears left work to administer her own version of corporal punishment.
In plain speak; she gave her boys a whupping.
Her brand of parenting justice was repeatedly striking the boys with an RCA cord, typically used to run audio and video from one electronic device to another. The problem, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, is she went too far. The 13-year-old had lacerations, with some bleeding, on both arms and red welt marks pretty much everywhere from the shoulders down. The two other boys, per the arrest report, also had minor wounds.
She was booked on child cruelty counts but has since bonded out of jail. Her arrest set off a social media firestorm, with an overwhelming majority of commenters saying the mother deserves a medal, not a rap sheet. One local attorney said he would represent her free of charge.
It may not come to that. District Attorney Hillar Moore is reviewing the case, but doesn't seem inclined to prosecute.
"Surely you would expect a parent to discipline a child who is burglarizing other people's homes as this could be a deadly encounter for the child," Moore told The Advocate's Maya Lau.
No doubt, the severity of the injuries, especially on the 13-year-old, is troubling, and the line between
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Ah, the old common sense approach, I like it!
A cane ala Singapore punishment would have been better.
How did the state get involved ?
YOWCH!!! From what I’ve heard, ya don’t want two of those.
Yes, we all know how well child services works.
don’t agree with you my bet is that the kids will break into more houses all the mother taught was don’t get caught because if you do I will beat you... it is not the severity of a punishment that is important it is the consistency that a punishment is given. any parent that leaves damage when administrating corporal punishment is giving a beating nothing more then that. I am all for getting to the seat of a problem with a spanking but she used a power cord and according to the news article there were serval lacerations.
“For accidents like a ball through a window— spanking. “
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A spanking for an accident?
Makes no sense.
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Really? A 10 year old? That's pretty twisted.
yep!!! now if i only owned a gun!!!
LOL!!! I want one..
Just bing “wooden spoon survivor” on the internet. There are lots of sites selling the t-shirt. This shirt would be a big hit at almost any family reunion.
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Agree 100%
thx
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