Good Parenting (lack thereof)

Pangloss62 · 08-02-2006, 07:53 AM

Poor little kid. This kind of thing could color his whole relationship to women in general

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Probation for woman who sliced son
6-year-old's tongue cut with scissors

By KATHY JEFCOATS
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Published on: 08/02/06

A Stockbridge mother accused of cutting a piece of her son's tongue with hot scissors was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years probation after the boy's father testified he didn't want her imprisoned.

"He told the judge she is a good woman, and he doesn't feel his son is unsafe around her," said the woman's lawyer, Rickey L. Richardson.

Samantha J. Davis was sentenced to 10 years' probation for cutting off a piece of her son's tongue with hot scissors.

Henry County prosecutors had recommended Samantha J. Davis, 33, serve five years in prison. Instead, she will spend a 60- to 180-day stay in a detention center before going on probation.

Judge Wade Crumbley also ordered her to finish a 26-week parenting class and a nonviolence class and have only supervised visits with her son.

Henry County police said Davis heated a pair of scissors on the stove in August 2004 and held it to her 6-year-old son's neck before cutting off a piece of his tongue as punishment for talking back.

Her estranged husband, Toby Davis of Decatur, reported the injuries to police and she was arrested. The child has been in his father's custody since then.

Davis pleaded guilty in June to two child cruelty charges.

But the state's case was hampered when Toby Davis filed court papers refusing to cooperate with the prosecution and asking that charges

be dropped. The boy also signed an affidavit saying he did not want his mother prosecuted.

Henry District Attorney Tommy Floyd said he didn't know if the father's refusal affected the sentence.

"The judge didn't say, 'This is why I'm doing what I'm doing.' I know the father was very reluctant to prosecute and we feel he influenced the child," Floyd said. "We had to take extreme measures to even get them into court today."

Crumbley did not return a phone call seeking comment. Toby Davis said by phone Tuesday he had no additional comment. Samantha Davis could not be reached.

"She's relieved," Richardson said. "She was hoping for straight probation but at least it isn't the five years in prison the state wanted."

Davis will not serve her sentence as a first offender, which would have allowed her to have no criminal record on file if she successfully completed probation.

As Davis gets further along in her sentence, Richardson said, he will petition the court to amend those restrictions.

Ibby · 08-02-2006, 08:41 AM

How MUCH of his tongue?

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2006, 08:55 AM

Poor kid doesn't stand a chance in life.
So the mother will only get supervised visits? What about the "dad" who defended her and brainwashed his son to think it's ok if mommy has a bad day and starts chopping off body parts?

Yep, oughta need a license to be a "parent."

Pangloss62 · 08-02-2006, 09:37 AM

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Yep, oughta need a license to be a "parent."

That sure would be interesting. I bet the ACLU would fight that. I usually support the ACLU, but I don't know if I would fight for the right of ANY person to be a parent. How would you know their propensity to cut kids' tongues?

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2006, 09:48 AM

Yeah, I know. A bit of a tongue in cheek statement by me, of course, but I'm frightened by some of the people I see procreating.

I know I am not to judge who would make a good parent and who wouldn't. There are many surprises out there! But my heart aches for kids like this who, barring a miracle of sorts, don't have a chance. Sadly, there is no solution.

glatt · 08-02-2006, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

A bit of a tongue in cheek statement by me.

Good one!

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2006, 09:55 AM

OMG, I didn't even realize how punny that was until you pointed it out!

footfootfoot · 08-02-2006, 11:13 AM

Can we send this woman to bagdad in a bikini with the words "Allah licks dog feet" tattooed to her belly? And then just throw her shit for brains husband out of an airplane?

WTF?

Trilby · 08-02-2006, 12:45 PM

holy shit, this is NOTHING. In my very own cozy hometown we've a couple --Doron and Heather Silverman--who not only raped their 4 year old son but covered it up by burning their children, along with their house, down to the ground. Mikal, the son was 4. Their daughter was 1 or 4 months old. heather, afraid her baby-raping hubby would be gone from her life forever, saturated rags with gasoline and set the house on fire, effectively killing (VIA BURNING) witnesses. May she rot.

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2006, 12:50 PM

I know, Bri...can you just freaking believe it? That 911 call on Ch 7 was gut-wrenching. I say send them to prison because even hard core (normal?) murderers hate child molesters and child killers. I think myself so liberal but cases like this I want to see those people suffer, more than their kids did.

Sad...

Trilby · 08-02-2006, 12:54 PM

Yeah, and Heather confessed to the deliberate burning of the children and home and her lawyer is saying, no, no! It was an ACCIDENT! They'll have to try this case somewhere far, far from the Miami Valley.

Stormieweather · 08-02-2006, 01:41 PM

There is absolutely no punishment adequate for people who do these horrible things to their children. None.

In the past few years I have been deeply involved in domestic violence and abuse issues and some of the things that people do in the name of love or in the course of 'parenting' would make your eyes pop out.

Stormie

Shawnee123 · 08-02-2006, 01:43 PM

Sure, she accidentally doused her house with gasoline and stood in the driveway while her house burned (as seen on TV!)

08-02-2006, 07:53 AM	#1
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Good Parenting (lack thereof) Poor little kid. This kind of thing could color his whole relationship to women in general : Probation for woman who sliced son 6-year-old's tongue cut with scissors By KATHY JEFCOATS The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 08/02/06 A Stockbridge mother accused of cutting a piece of her son's tongue with hot scissors was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years probation after the boy's father testified he didn't want her imprisoned. "He told the judge she is a good woman, and he doesn't feel his son is unsafe around her," said the woman's lawyer, Rickey L. Richardson. Samantha J. Davis was sentenced to 10 years' probation for cutting off a piece of her son's tongue with hot scissors. Henry County prosecutors had recommended Samantha J. Davis, 33, serve five years in prison. Instead, she will spend a 60- to 180-day stay in a detention center before going on probation. Judge Wade Crumbley also ordered her to finish a 26-week parenting class and a nonviolence class and have only supervised visits with her son. Henry County police said Davis heated a pair of scissors on the stove in August 2004 and held it to her 6-year-old son's neck before cutting off a piece of his tongue as punishment for talking back. Her estranged husband, Toby Davis of Decatur, reported the injuries to police and she was arrested. The child has been in his father's custody since then. Davis pleaded guilty in June to two child cruelty charges. But the state's case was hampered when Toby Davis filed court papers refusing to cooperate with the prosecution and asking that charges be dropped. The boy also signed an affidavit saying he did not want his mother prosecuted. Henry District Attorney Tommy Floyd said he didn't know if the father's refusal affected the sentence. "The judge didn't say, 'This is why I'm doing what I'm doing.' I know the father was very reluctant to prosecute and we feel he influenced the child," Floyd said. "We had to take extreme measures to even get them into court today." Crumbley did not return a phone call seeking comment. Toby Davis said by phone Tuesday he had no additional comment. Samantha Davis could not be reached. "She's relieved," Richardson said. "She was hoping for straight probation but at least it isn't the five years in prison the state wanted." Davis will not serve her sentence as a first offender, which would have allowed her to have no criminal record on file if she successfully completed probation. As Davis gets further along in her sentence, Richardson said, he will petition the court to amend those restrictions. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

08-02-2006, 08:41 AM	#2
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	How MUCH of his tongue? __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

08-02-2006, 08:55 AM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Poor kid doesn't stand a chance in life. So the mother will only get supervised visits? What about the "dad" who defended her and brainwashed his son to think it's ok if mommy has a bad day and starts chopping off body parts? Yep, oughta need a license to be a "parent." __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2006, 09:48 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Yeah, I know. A bit of a tongue in cheek statement by me, of course, but I'm frightened by some of the people I see procreating. I know I am not to judge who would make a good parent and who wouldn't. There are many surprises out there! But my heart aches for kids like this who, barring a miracle of sorts, don't have a chance. Sadly, there is no solution. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2006, 09:55 AM	#7
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	OMG, I didn't even realize how punny that was until you pointed it out! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2006, 11:13 AM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Can we send this woman to bagdad in a bikini with the words "Allah licks dog feet" tattooed to her belly? And then just throw her shit for brains husband out of an airplane? WTF? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-02-2006, 12:45 PM	#9
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	holy shit, this is NOTHING. In my very own cozy hometown we've a couple --Doron and Heather Silverman--who not only raped their 4 year old son but covered it up by burning their children, along with their house, down to the ground. Mikal, the son was 4. Their daughter was 1 or 4 months old. heather, afraid her baby-raping hubby would be gone from her life forever, saturated rags with gasoline and set the house on fire, effectively killing (VIA BURNING) witnesses. May she rot. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-02-2006, 12:50 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I know, Bri...can you just freaking believe it? That 911 call on Ch 7 was gut-wrenching. I say send them to prison because even hard core (normal?) murderers hate child molesters and child killers. I think myself so liberal but cases like this I want to see those people suffer, more than their kids did. Sad... __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-02-2006, 12:54 PM	#11
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yeah, and Heather confessed to the deliberate burning of the children and home and her lawyer is saying, no, no! It was an ACCIDENT! They'll have to try this case somewhere far, far from the Miami Valley. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

08-02-2006, 01:41 PM	#12
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	There is absolutely no punishment adequate for people who do these horrible things to their children. None. In the past few years I have been deeply involved in domestic violence and abuse issues and some of the things that people do in the name of love or in the course of 'parenting' would make your eyes pop out. Stormie __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

08-02-2006, 01:43 PM	#13
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Sure, she accidentally doused her house with gasoline and stood in the driveway while her house burned (as seen on TV!) __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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