this morning i woke up to the sound of my neighbor beating his child, it sounded so bad!!! i could hear the father throwing things at the child, and the child screaming "no daddy, please!" through my wall! i called 911 right away. and i think the police took the child, and arrested the father, because the child was in bad shape. i can't stop thinking about it now. it really made me sad, i can't imagine doing that to my child, or how anyone could do that to their child! the child looks like he's only 5 years old or so.

kimrachell said:

Oh my god! That's awful! Poor kid You absolutely did the right thing Kim.

Dear god ...

Thank God you called 911, you'd be surprised how many people would not do so in that situation ...

I hope the child's ok and that this leads to a much safer and healthier environment for him.

Byron said:

i hope the child will be ok too, they took him away in an ambulance. and i could see that he had been beaten pretty badly, i called as soon as i heard it, and while i was waiting for the police to arrive i was banging on my wall and yelling for him to stop!

kimrachell said:

Oh honey, I'm sorry you had to witness that but I'm glad you were able to help. Imagine what could've happened to that child if you weren't there.

oh god... thank you kim
how utterly utterly horrible.


I woke up and read they've arrested two people for murdering a little missing girl here. she was kidnapped for "sexual purposes" and they are still trying to recover her body.

There are some fuckin' EVIL people in this world

I feel ill.

kimrachell said:

OMG that had to be stressful for you I have a neighbor that is very loud and neurotic and even though I haven't witnessed her being physically violent (I still live too far to hear everything, thank God) I can witness her kid being raised on a totally wrong way and that often saddens me and makes me wonder just WHY do some people have children in the first place. Still, many kids who are victims of domestic abuse become satisfied and beautiful individuals, regardless of their painful memories. Calling the police was absolutely the right thing to do. There was nothing more you could do to help that poor child.

very sad.
You could have saved a life though.

Imago said:

Absolutely!

So deeply saddened to hear this happening but overjoyed that you were there and able to make a difference.

I cant stomach shit like that. Poor kid:hug:
I hope they beat the shit out of the dad in jail....

4 the child

Holy Crap! Thank goodness you were there to intervene. You could have saved that kid's life. Good for you.

I feel sick. I can't stomach the thought...

Thank you so much for calling 911!!! I'm glad you just didn't let it happen.

for calling 911!

I am so glad you called. Too many people turn away.

Thank GOD you called. You saved a life. I don't see how people do that, either. Even if a kid IS a little hellfire, it doesn't require such violence. So so many people turn away from situations like that and so many small souls are lost because of it.

You're a wonderful person.

Just know you did the right thing.

Byron said:

yes a lot of people wouldn't do anything. My mom let this woman into our apartment. I guess she was being abused she was crying and had her baby in her arms...around nine months...the baby was just staring at her with a sad face, because he knew something was wrong.

I had an old neighbor whose ex would slap her and you could hear it...it was loud...and all the yelling.

I can see if a kid is rotten..yeah he/she will need a beating, but if the kid looks terrified of the parent...something is wrong.

That is so sad - u may have saved this child's life.

peacenlovealways said:

peacenlovealways said:

Now that is fucked up.

hokie said:

maybe people have different views on what a beating is.....I don't mean a brutal beating...maybe a light spanking....or time out or a toy taken away.

I guess it's a cultural thing...if no one in your family was beaten...then you would be against it...if you've seen it then you wouldn't think it's so bad. I'm talking about abuse like the thread starter mentioned. I know in certain schools teachers hit kids...and your parents can't really do much about it.
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you did the right thing i wish more people would be more caring of others sometimes instead of just avoiding things like that. i have been abused so its just something thats apart of my life. so i know what that is very much. hense i have been a run away for most of my life. ya who knows what could of happened to the child if it nothing was done. just kinda breaks my heart

"dont abuse children or else they'll turn out like me -prince "papa"
[Edited 5/20/09 12:04pm]

That's terrible. I can't imagine.

You are hero of the day.