Re: Belt Discipline
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jAXDIALATION</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bulls*&t, my own ass can testify that a belt can be used w/o leaving bruises. The state statues might define bruise as a abuse. But unless you are drug addict psycho unemployed felon the courts prefer for the child to remain at home. </div></div>
May I suggest that you don't have a clue what happens in the real world. There are several emergency room doctors here that can probably tell you horror stories about abuse to kids. I can tell you reverse horror stories about families (AD military mind you) that were raked over the coals, careers destroyed and later "oops we were wrong" by social services.
Case and point, in the not too distant past Mom took daughter to their PC MD one afternoon because she was complaining of pain "down there" and her back hurt. The Medical Assistant saw horizontal bruises across the girls back during the exam. She called social services. At 1630 as Petty Officer Cletus is getting ready to go home from work, two of the Navy's Finest show up with a guy from NCIS and a local Sheriffs Deputy. Short version, after several hours of interrogation (questioning) Petty Officer Cletus (Daddy) is hauled off to jail for child abuse. EIGHT days later (Daddy is still in jail, little girl is in protective custody, Mom is having her third nervous breakdown) Social Services finally shows up after a parade of police cars stops by the house (military housing outside the wire) on day one and two. Come to find out the kid had been using a big bungie cord to launch herself (and all her friends) off a dock into the local watering hole which was GREEN with algae. SS says "Oh, I guess that does make sense." and walks out. Dad gets out of jail at 1600 the NEXT day. No charges no "Sorry", no letter to the Command, nada. I think that poor bastard is still trying to get his life straight.
A belt may not leave a mark on your hide but you better be shaking in your boots if something does and you don't have an alibi.
Cheers,
Doc