[Boogieman]

“Not the fault of the cops.”

Not buying it. The cops at the scene have discretion to decide whether the facts merited an arrest or not. There was no DA hovering over their shoulder forcing them to make the arrest, that’s on them.

[TexasFreeper2009]

Yep, law has the discretion to prosecute in these situations, just as Obama has the right to ignore the law when it comes to illegals.

[The Westerner]

not really. Mandated reporters would see the welts, ask, then report grannie to Child Protective Services. Thus the cops gave the advice, put it where it won’t be visible. If a mandated reporter is found out to Not report abuse, that person may lose their job! Cops are between a rock and a hard place. A mouthy 12 yo who calls police won’t hesitate to tell if the police do nothing.

[Hot Tabasco]

The cops at the scene have discretion to decide whether the facts merited an arrest or not.

If I was one of the cops I would have warned the little brat that if she ever disobeyed her great grandma again, she would get arrested and thrown in jail.........