Yeah I'm gonna call this child abuse

[calla37]

www.bet.com/news/national/2016/04/29/-watch--father-shares-video-of-himself-boxing-his-son-bloody-aft.html?sf25371139=1

This made me cry. I wouldn't call  this discipline. Maybe I am soft. 

[iammalcolmx]

I could only read the description. It sounds awful

[erbear]

Yeah I'm not watching that. The words in the link are bad enough

[isabel]

Wtf? How does this not warrant a visit from CPS? (I did not watch the video.)

[calla37]

Im telling you ladies I couldn't even watch all of it, I was in tears when he started crying. I wouldn't be surprised if CPS does end up paying him a house call.

[fryjack2]

I would be very surprised if he doesn't get his son taken away or jail time for this fuckery.

That poor kid.

Disciplining a teenager = potentially break their nose and give them a concussion? No.

[10nille]

The video has been removed and yes 17 is still a minor. His bullshit of he is almost at the age... That Dad is going to jail and let's see if he learns a lesson.

[secretlyevil]

There are no words I can say. I couldn't watch the video but the description is horrifying enough.

[tiramisu]

The kid is 17? I've reported abuse of someone who's 17 and CPS was basically like "welp, they're almost an adult, they can get themselves out/endure just a little longer." It was awful. I think it's in part because of a lack of services for transitional-aged youth. I also think it's bullshit. This poor kid.

[mrsukyankee]

If I knew the person I'd call the police because that's battery and assault if it's against an adult, so even more so if it's someone who is under-age.

[aurora]

May 1, 2016 2:17:43 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

The kid is 17? I've reported abuse of someone who's 17 and CPS was basically like "welp, they're almost an adult, they can get themselves out/endure just a little longer." It was awful. I think it's in part because of a lack of services for transitional-aged youth. I also think it's bullshit. This poor kid.

WTF? Our system does not allow for 17-year-olds to be on their own by default; ergo, we are obliged to protectthem.

Yet another example of where we fail children after they are born.

[tiramisu]

May 1, 2016 9:20:44 GMT -5 aurora said:

May 1, 2016 2:17:43 GMT -5 tiramisu said:

The kid is 17? I've reported abuse of someone who's 17 and CPS was basically like "welp, they're almost an adult, they can get themselves out/endure just a little longer." It was awful. I think it's in part because of a lack of services for transitional-aged youth. I also think it's bullshit. This poor kid.

WTF? Our system does not allow for 17-year-olds to be on their own by default; ergo, we are obliged to protectthem.

Yet another example of where we fail children after they are born.

Yes it is. I was pretty much advised to give the kid info on shelters for runaways. Granted, that situation was different from this one (the one in OP), but I now have little faith they'll intervene with older kids.