NFL Player pleads no contest to "whipping" child

[DarkRiver]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/04/justice/ad...?hpt=ju_c2

I disagree with the term "whipping" because it implies the individual used a whip on his son. Apparently he used a switch. To me a switch is not a whip. I realize the nitpicking of words doesn't change the facts buthow people view the story can be influenced IMO.

[Garth]

I agree. I think the best word for a spanking is simply that "a spanking". However when a spanking has gone to far and caused injury than it is child abuse as far as I am concerned.

[DarkRiver]

I didn't see the pictures of the child... And I'm not trying to justify this man's actions. I was more quibbling with the article's wording. I'm not sure how I feel about the sentence but then I don't have all of the info before me.

[DarkRiver]

Thanks Mike, I'll do a search later on to read the original article.

[Janne]

Adequate punishment musn't ever draw blood from the child. If skin is broken it crosses the element of child abuse. That's an absolute boundary in my records.

[Nicktxdad]

I agree with Mike's response.

I too saw the article and some of the pictures regarding this issue, and it was by no means "a mere spanking."

As Garth had mentioned, a switch in itself, if conducted properly, could be used safely as a spanking implement, in this case it was not. It went way over board and deserves legal consequences.