everybodhi
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Ive been busy and having a hard time keeping up with WS lately, sorry its taken me so long to respond.
I want to clarify, again, I do not question the childrens abuse, its documented. I dont spank but I know some parents do, however, leaving bruises while disciplining a child is abuse. Period.
Withholding food is abuse.
I posted the charge because it is documented and we know it as a fact.
I believe if she had been charged with felony child abuse, as was stated in the post I responded to, her sentence would have been worse, probation longer, and the state would have paid more attention.
Stating a fact should not be construed as defending child abuse.
Originally Posted by everybodhi
Sarah has a conviction for misdemeanor domestic assault
Yeah. She's super lucky. And privileged. Doesn't mean she didn't commit atrocious abuse against her child, causing bruises from sternum to navel:
Even in the unlikely case that it wasnt, the Harts story is a tragic case study in racial disparity. The ways in which Sarah and Jennifer managed to continually evade the notice (or action) of officials is a luxury that is by and large only provided to white parents. All three of the states that the family lived in received reports of child welfare concerns, and yet apparently the children were never removed from the Harts care. The disparity in ramifications for suspectedand confirmedchild abuse is particularly striking when compared with the jail time black mothers receive for something like leaving their kids at a food court while they were doing an interview less than 30 feet away. Or for testing positive for marijuana after giving birth. Or for only being able to afford an apartment where your landlord wont fix a rat problem.
https://slate.com/human-interest/20...-disparity-in-child-abuse-investigations.html
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I want to clarify, again, I do not question the childrens abuse, its documented. I dont spank but I know some parents do, however, leaving bruises while disciplining a child is abuse. Period.
Withholding food is abuse.
I posted the charge because it is documented and we know it as a fact.
I believe if she had been charged with felony child abuse, as was stated in the post I responded to, her sentence would have been worse, probation longer, and the state would have paid more attention.
Stating a fact should not be construed as defending child abuse.