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doc03

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5. I see people getting toddlers ears pierced all the time. I think that is child abuse myself to

Sun Apr 23, 2023, 07:46 AM

Apr 2023

alter another person's body without their consent. I certainly don't think 5 cops should come and arrest someone for it though.
I mean the parents aren't doing it for the child, it is for themselves.

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Tonitown, AR police arrest father for piercing sons ear. [View all] LiberalArkie Apr 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #1

The son told his teacher and friends he was abused By the father. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #22

I stand corrected. You are right. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #25

And yet the son was the one who videoed the incident LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #27

According to the police report from the police school resource officer. LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #28

The boy even stated in the video that he wanted his ears pierced. LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #30

Keep earning the hate. SamKnause Apr 2023 #2

I don't understand how a father drunk chokes his child is not a serious thing. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #24

"Tontitown Police respond to viral video of arrest" sl8 Apr 2023 #3

Amazing how facts sometimes just don't tell the truth. Screw that prosecutor. marble falls Apr 2023 #9

I'm glad he was arrested. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #17

After reading that the father was drunk and put the kid in a choke hold doc03 Apr 2023 #11

Officers explained the reason for their presents... lapfog_1 Apr 2023 #13

The police did their job thankfully. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #20

I wonder what kind of presents they brought... MiHale Apr 2023 #15

Myrrh... Probatim Apr 2023 #39

Tontitown, not Springdale. The teen told school his father was Ilsa Apr 2023 #4

If this is how it went down, I agree with it being phoned in by mandated reporters. Irish_Dem Apr 2023 #7

Link to source? nt hippywife Apr 2023 #8

here: Ilsa Apr 2023 #16

I have to wonder how often that law is enforced. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2023 #10

Hopefully every time. Abuse should be investigated. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #21

This was abuse but the law is bs. intheflow Apr 2023 #43

Looks like there's an exception for piercing the earlobe: sl8 Apr 2023 #44

Well, then. Case dismissed! intheflow Apr 2023 #46

I see people getting toddlers ears pierced all the time. I think that is child abuse myself to doc03 Apr 2023 #5

Teen girls used to pierce each other's ears all the time. Ilsa Apr 2023 #14

You are so correct about toddlers with earings, it's what at least one... Mark.b2 Apr 2023 #40

Jebus. What a waste of 'roided cop resources. Must have been no PoC around to shoot. marble falls Apr 2023 #6

Yeah cuz child abuse is a joke. Read the story and not the headline. jimfields33 Apr 2023 #18

Read the story. This is my take. I don't see child abuse here. Kind of a strong statement on your .. marble falls Apr 2023 #26

When the boy was asked about it at school, he said his father was drunk and put him a choke hold and doc03 Apr 2023 #31

Because adolescent boys are known for their ability to be truthful, true to the facts in locker ... marble falls Apr 2023 #32

see post #33 doc03 Apr 2023 #34

tried to 'investigate' stopdiggin Apr 2023 #35

Both can be true. intheflow Apr 2023 #45

Welp. I know a few of our latin American mothers who would be going to jail Baitball Blogger Apr 2023 #12

They choked their child and almost kill them too jimfields33 Apr 2023 #19

Well, damn. Baitball Blogger Apr 2023 #23

Yes, according to the Tonitown PD and the Tonitown PD school resource officer. LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #29

AFTER going to school and reporting stopdiggin Apr 2023 #36

That is what the school resource officer (PD) said in the report. No one else that was in the room LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #37

the school resource officer wasn't in the room stopdiggin Apr 2023 #38

The boy was defending his dad in the video and saying he wanted his ears pierced. LiberalArkie Apr 2023 #41

completely seperate incident stopdiggin Apr 2023 #42

Just for fun just imagine for a minute the father was wearing a t-shirt doc03 Apr 2023 #33