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[wickedflea]

Am I wrong for being a little annoyed at the coverage of the mother who was videotaped hitting her child? I mean, YES, it's terrible, and YES, she should go down for it, but the feeding frenzy is a little disturbing. Why don't people make a big deal out of other child abuse cases? Sadly, they happen all the time, but they're not big news. But because this one was caught Live on Tape, people are going apeshit. It's just indicative of how our country is -- we're going to ignore something until you put it right up there on the screen in front of us, and then we're going to act like it's the only time it's ever happened.

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Re: Okay, my turn!

[kytty.livejournal.com]

I've only seen the video once and may have missed important bits, and like you..I have no wish to excuse what this woman did but I didn't notice any signs of the girl cringing or exhibiting fear towards her mother. When she got into the car seat, she bounded in an energetic way. It seems that a child who was consistently abused would cringe in some way.