Plymouth father is arrested for using belt on son, 12

Patriot Ledger ^ | April 30, 2005 | TAMARA RACE

[Celtjew Libertarian]

If not will you step up and be the diciplinarian in your own family or will you abdicate authority to a female figure of lesser authority and suffer the consequences?>

Man.... if you said that in my wife's family, you'd be lucky to get out with your skin and balls intact.

[cinives]

LOL - so there's more than just me *scarred for life* by the "so disappointed" phrase ?

The funny thing is, it worked so well on me because I have a very vivid imagination and could imagine all sorts of consequences. My sister, on the other hand, had a much harder psyche and could easily resist this type of conscience-raising.

[winker]

Testosterone Rules; a real man under control is the legal governing authority; "most" real women would respect that. Its the Caeser Milk Toasts out there who refuse to take authority over their families that have created the chaos and the misery! Women who have been forced into this role are emotionally shredded and do tend to over react because they are operating out of their intended comfort zone. Men on the other hand usually think logically and are more calculating in managing stress and critical judgements.

[melbell]

"He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon."

OMGWTF!! My dad is SO busted!!!

[Lazamataz]

A father who used a belt to spank his 12-year-old son over forgotten homework is facing a felony assault charge and an investigation by the state Department of Social Services.

If it wasn't a stun belt, I want the investigating officer and the representative of the state Department of Social Services arrested for felony abuse of government office.

[The Raven]

You don't do things like that up there in lib land

[melbell]

"Might as well just give up raising our kids and turn them over to the government."

A friend of Mr. Melbell's got in trouble for taking the phone out of his daughter's room because he was trying to punish her for stealing. He was COURT ORDERED to put the phone in back into her room. Then he got in trouble again for spanking her. So this time he just let them take her away...figuring he was "damned if he did, damned if he didn't." At the end of the month he got the bill for her care...after that he gave up and just let her do whatever she wanted, he couldn't win either way. I think eventually he was able to push her off on her mother...then he moved out of California to a less stupid place...

[Riverman94610]

Obviously this is a ridiculous case and there should be no charges filed.
However,corporal punishment is not good for every child.I sure got my share of butt whippings as a kid but you know what worked for ME?When mom or dad would TALK to me in a calm intelligent manner about what I did wrong and allow me to have enough sense to correct my behavior myself.
Dialogue does not work for everyone and the belt and the ruler should never be put away for good.Yet for me,corporal punishment just made me angrier and MORE defiant,not less.

[BibChr]

Insanity.

Ditto that.

Dan
Biblical Christianity BLOG

[Delphinium]

I know of two such cases that have recently happened in Idaho. One man got charged with assault for yelling at his 15 year old daughter. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail.

The one who was just arrested is a really nice father of three who works all week out of town. He told his 10 year old to clean his room. The 10 year old told him no, so he took hold of his shirt and kicked his butt into the bedroom. The 12 year old called 911, and they came and arrested him.

[fightu4it]

Boomers, like myself, are rolling on the floor at the thought of their dad being a felon. BTY, I never got off as easy as three whacks.

[geege]

I use to run under the bed when I saw the belt coming
off!!!!!!

[nuconvert]

Looking back over the replies on this thread, there sure seems to have been a lot of belting going on.

[geege]

Well I was a little "monster" with a wise a** mouth, so I probebly deserved it.