A reader writes:
You didn't point out the worst part of this video: the judge was beating his disabled daughter. She has cerebral palsy. Not someone who could run or hit back.
Max Read headlines a local news segment, "Abusive Judge Even Less Sympathetic After Interview". Another writes:
Oh wow. Thanks for posting that. That is the kind of abuse I was subjected to since I was a toddler. The lasting anxiety that frequent attacks like that caused me have been difficult to deal with and sometimes debilitating.
I feel like I can never ever make a mistake, because if I do, the repercussions would be devastating (as aptly shown). This video helped me to explain better to my husband the origin of my anxiety. I honestly don’t think he believes that people abuse their children in such a manner because he did not experience it. I hope that girl gets help – sadly, she is going to need it.
Another:
I should have been more careful before clicking. I was finishing an essay proposal in the library when I saw the video and started crying immediately. Gosh, just the sound of the belt hitting made me sick. Just like that, I relived my childhood. I was beaten for peeing in bed, but most of the time because he felt like it.
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