Please explain this one

[SeaCat]

Where is the purported cruelty in this article?

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/crime/belle-glade-mom-charged-with-child-abuse-for-954931.html

And people tell me I exagerate when I say Florida is nuts.

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

Nobody ever tells you you exaggerate about the nuttiness of Florida.

 

[Handley_Page]

Cruelty ?
What cruelty ?
Barking mad, the lot of 'em.

 

[oggbashan]

I think there might be more to this story than the news report.

Perhaps the mother was banned from contacting, or letting her daughter associate with, the stabbed man?

Og

 

[Boxlicker101]

If the daughter thought she was being forced to conceal evidence of a felony, that might be considered cruelty. Whether it is or not, it still doesn't come close to reaching the level of what I consider cruelty.

 

[TE999]

The cruelty here is allowing that child to continue living in that environment. If there was ever a case for protective custody of a minor, this is it.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Most child cruelty statutes cover a wide arrange of acts.

Forcing a child to participate in a criminal act is covered by those statutes.

Tampering with evidence is a criminal act.