Woman accused of punching her children (Mother says it is "the Dominican way.")

Salem (MA) News ^ | May 1, 2007 | Jim Patten

[ConservativeStatement]

LAWRENCE - Police arrested a Methuen woman for punching her 12-year-old daughter several times in the face while they were inside a Laundromat on Broadway.

Police were called to the facility Sunday afternoon by another woman who told police "no child deserved to be beaten like that," the police report said.

[pandoraou812]

Paredes-Morales told police her daughter forgot something at home, that “this was the way Dominican people discipline their children,” and she had done nothing wrong by striking her, the report said.

I hope she has the biggest nastiest cell mates who know just why she is there & treat her accordingly. If this is the way these people treat their children why would they EVEN think of returning them to any member of that family? Prayers for these children..~Pandora~

[xJones]

Welcome to the third world, coming this way all across the U.S.

[xJones]

Welcome to the third world, coming this way all across the U.S.

[xJones]

Damn hiccops.

[sageb1]

“Paredes-Morales was charged with assault and battery, assault on a household member, assault and battery on a child under 14 causing bodily injury, being a parent or guardian permitting assault and battery on a child under 14.”

Welcome to America.

[oakcon]

Amen, hope she gets in with whatever the female equivalent of Bubba and his armed robber pals are.

[sageb1]

Yep...and hiccup all you like. Truth needs repeating.

[Centurion2000]

Amen, hope she gets in with whatever the female equivalent of Bubba and his armed robber pals are.

When was Rosie arrested?

[Thinkin' Gal]

Is there a husband in the picture? This woman looks like a good match for Alec Baldwin.

[ConservativeStatement]

I thought of his whereabouts, as well. I don’t recall a mention in the article.

[Centurion2000]

Which NFL team drafted that dude anyways?

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say .... none ? She looks like she could do the 100 yard sprint .... in about a minute.

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[familyop]

At least the woman didn't call her kid a "thoughtless little pig."

[Lijahsbubbe]

It's the Dominican way..

Hey, that's the same thing I told my kids!

[pandoraou812]

But what goes around, comes around. She keeps this up, or hauls off and hit the wrong somebody, she’s gonna be in for a world of hurt..

I try not to wish anyone to be hurt but I can only imagine how these children must have been treated since they were babies. I don't think any family member ought to get them if thats how they raise their children. And God forgive me but I do hope somebody beats the living cr@p out of her for sure.

[JB in Whitefish]

“Woman accused of punching her children (Mother says it is “the Dominican way.”)”

That’s NUTHIN’....try the Jesuits.