Abuse? You Make The Call.
A woman was video taped at a car wash, on Friday, hosing down her child with a high pressure water hose. The woman, Nikki Ramirez, told authorities that she was punishing the child for having a tantrum. You can read the whole story here, then decide for yourself, what this situation should be considered. The woman was arrested for child abuse, after turning herself in. But the fact that she is pregnant with another child, scares me. Maybe she should take a good look at her choices and rethink her methods before this next baby arrives.
In any case, she has learned a lesson the hard way. Was this just a case of a parent making a one time bad call on discipline, or a sign of regular abuse? Sound off in the comments section.
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12 opinions for Abuse? You Make The Call.
Ashley
Mar 10, 2008 at 10:16 am
At first I thought this was kind of comical - like a creative way to ‘hose down’ a worked up little toot embarassing you in public…then I read the child was 2 1/2 YEARS OLD! Not right. Bad judgement. Pinned to the wall? Close range? Getting a bad feeling.
On the other hand - the doctor couldn’t find any marks on the child - so the hose (thankfully) must have been on low pressure.
Deb Ng
Mar 10, 2008 at 11:33 am
Not cool at all.
Domestic Divapalooza
Mar 10, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Yes, it’s child abuse. I have a two year old who still isn’t sure about water being poured over her head to rinse out the shampoo. I am overly careful about how I rinse her hair in the bath tub because #1 I don’t want her to be afraid of taking a bath and #2 I don’t want her to have nightmares OR be afraid of me, her Mom. Also, when Kinsley throws a temper tantrum I ignore it OR if I can, pick her up and put her to bed. It probably just means that she is tired.
What this Mom did to her child is what I would consider to be child abuse. Not only did she do what she did in anger but she used a tool to carry that anger out on her baby. It actually made me think of waterboarding.
Not Cool!
kadi
Mar 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm
I agree with the thought that it is abuse. The absence of a physical mark doesn’t mean that it did not damage the child psychologically.
Domestic Divapalooza
Mar 10, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Kadi makes an excellent point!
wendy
Mar 11, 2008 at 2:21 am
Abuse. When the video starts the child isn’t having a tantrum, and mom is feeding quarters into the machine.
That was a move on the mother’s part to deliver shame and humiliation, the absence of physical marks doesn’t change that part.
So sad.
Ashley
Mar 11, 2008 at 7:29 am
What was the two year old doing outside of the car? When I’m at the car wash I don’t even let my 4 yr old out of the car because what would I do if he wandered into the parking lot? And if he stayed close - wouldn’t he get wet?
sara l.
Mar 11, 2008 at 1:08 pm
So sad…Most definitely child abuse!
white trash mom
Mar 12, 2008 at 6:23 pm
The mother is a MONSTER. If she is doing THAT in public, what is she doing to the poor child when no one is watching? Scary stuff and I think a good start would be to spray the mother with a car wash hose at full strength…on hot.
Mallika De Haven
Apr 1, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Absolutely horrible and disturbing! Abuse, no question about it.
Russell
Apr 26, 2008 at 9:59 am
Hey white trash, that would solve absolutely nothing, you can’t fight violence with violence. the only way to get it through to that mother, that what she did was completely wrong, is to show her the correct way to treat a “temper tantrum” while taking the child away for a short period of time might do some good, The mother also needs plenty of anger management and parenting classes, especially since she’s having another child.
suzy
Jul 22, 2008 at 8:41 am
I would have to agree with the hot spray…..stop mollycoddling child abusers…she doesn’t need parenting classes….she needs sterilized!
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