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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really? You approve of a mother beating her son? I understand why she did, given the context, but I abhor it. The son is engaging in violence so she...treats him with violence. And the cycle goes on. If this child had been a white boy from Bethesda and his mom was caught on tape beating him on the street she would be charged with abuse. But a black boy in the middle of a protest and everyone claps. Its bizarre. You can find hundreds of pages of threads on DCUM arguing about whether spanking is right, but all seem to agree that it should stop, if it is ever right at all, once the child can be reasoned with. I think the subtext to the approval of the beating of this boy is that because he is a poor black boy in West Baltimore he can't be reasoned with, can't be treated like other teens.[/quote]

Did you watch the video?  I wouldn't call that a beating.  I'm white, middle class and was spanked as a child.  Not often, but there were a few times and I'm sure it was warranted.  Guess what?  I'm a normal and productive member of society.

Fwiw....I'd feel exactly the same if this happened to a "white boy from Bethesda". [/quote]

If a teacher did that to your child, you would call it a beating.  [/quote]

What an absurd comment.   She isn't  his teacher, she is his mother.  As Jeff pointed out, she did what she felt was necessary at that moment and in that situation.  [/quote]

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