Thursday 19 January 2012

U.K. soldiers accused of abusing Afghan children Jan 18 2012

It was reported on wednesday that two U.K soldiers were filmed sexually abusing Afghan children. The soldiers later showed the videos to the other servicemen who later reported them for it. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's felt "deeply disburbed" by the video. The tension grew even more between  the Afghan government and coalition forces when a video was released showing U.S Marines urinating on dead bodies in Afghanistan.

My opinion is that this is completly unacceptable, and that the men should be punished.

Judge Beats Disabled Daughter on Video November 1 2011

In 2004, Judge William Adams was caught on video, captured by his 16 year old daughter, Hillary, beating her with a belt repeatedly. His reason for beating Hillary who was diagnosed at birth with ataxic cerebral palsy, was for illegally downloading videos off the internet. Hillary's condition resulted in her having a great interest in technology. The abuse was not only directed at Hillary but also at her mother. Hillary chose not to release the video until she felt that the time was right.

My opinion on this video is that it is a harsh punishment, while at the same time i agree that parents should still be able to discipline thier kids. I think that William Adams took Hillary's actions too seriously and acted too severly. She didnt deserve such a hard punishment. William Adams is a Judge for Child Abuse and deals with cases like this on a daily basis. After this i dont think he should be aloud to make judgements on other peoples situations related to child abuse.

This abuse continued on until the time that Hillary left home. Hillary decided to release the video after her dad harrased her over the phone. She says she was waiting for the right time to release it. Hillary and her family claim that it was along time ago and she forgives her parents for it. In my opinion thats too early to forgive your parents for doing something like that too you.

Hot Sauce Mom Febuary 3 2011

Jessica Beagley a mother of six, was caught on tape disciplining her adopted son by making him hold hot sauce in his mouth, then taking a cold shower. The reason for this? He lied. The 7 year old boy from Russia can be heard screaming from the shower. Beagley sent the video of herself shot by her 10 year old daughter into Dr.Phil and was displayed on the show. She says she felt she was "out of control" and she was seeking help by doing this. She didnt expect the uproar from the audience members and the parents all around the world.

My opinion on this video is that this mother does not know how to discipline her children. She should not be raising six children if she thought at any point that it was appropriate to put hot sauce in her 7 year old sons mouth etc. I dont think she shoud be aloud to keep her children. She did not have the slightest idea what she was doing was wrong, and was looking for a better way to punish them. In what world is it ok to punish your children by using tourturous methods one viewer desribed as "She doesn't treat him like a son. More like a warden to an inmate. They do that stuff to interrogate prisoners." Therefore I think the children should be taken away from their mother.