I watched a CNN news report this morning about a grandmother charged with "domestic abuse" for smacking her "mouthy" 18 year old granddaughter who was using the F word in front of her in regard to the family.
Grandma spent the night in jail and will be prosecuted despite the granddaughter's change of heart in attempting to drop the charges. The police claim they have no discretion in the matter of "domestic" abuse charges.
After slapping the granddaughter, grandma was slapped back by the granddaughter who left the room and called the police. Where I come from someone from the family would have been called to mediate the matter and the whole sordid business considered a draw. The granddaughter, by the way, had just been expelled from High School for the same type of behavior.
Even on vacation, the news can sometimes cause me to despair for our society.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Be kind. I'm so old a snide comment might be the end of me!