Woman Jailed For Dragging Kid on Leash

i remember seeing a friend of mine at the fair, and he had a leash on his little boy. my first thought was thats the way i walk my dog.
I had a leash on my kids, it was called my hand on there's! they knew NOT TO LET GO!

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Good God. IT'S CARPET, NOT BROKEN GLASS. GET A LIFE. would they rather her spank his/her hiney and get 3-5 years. When it does not physically or mentally hurt the child,hoprfully it embarresed the child as much as the mother,which i doubt),let people raise their own kids. He could be the anti Christ for all we know,or acts like it. JEEEZZZZZZZ. And it ain't like it was a hangmans noose. It's getting so bad with crap like this,reality stars.our corrupt local government and politicians,big business filling their coffers with OUR cash, middle ages pot laws,etc.,I want to move to the Bahamas or somewhere. And we've had an influx of THOUSANDS of ILLEAGALS,everyday theirs a stabbing,car accident with people killed by Mexican/S. American drivers DRUNK,taking billions from Social Security,money i put in for 40 years of hard work. One of our hospitals just lost EVERY OBGYN it had to go into private practice because they were working for free basically by delivering "brand new American citizens" whose parents wave the damn Mexican flag and don't want to be Americans. Who made the rule that the parents didn't have to be citizens for their kids to be? POLITICIANS. They want to be wetbacks living in America. My ancestors learned the laws.history,and language knowing thats how you improve your life. No, lets spend billions (look at CA.) learning how to speak Spanish. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF OUR LEADERS. Thomas Jefferson once said,"If you find a law unjust is your right,nay,your duty to disobey it". Think about it. Congress sure the hell isn't. Instead of a black million man march,or a day off for illegals to bitch who are criminals,we should have a 10 million man march. Reckon that might get some attention??????

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I'm not a parent, and I would rather not use a leash. When I was young my parents used the pointer finger and the death stare and I stayed with them, therefore I did not need a leash.

If I was a parent I would use the same method as my parents. I'm sorry, but that's just old-fashioned me. Plus *IF*, and that's a big if, I were to use the leash, I would not put it around my child's neck. And if I had Lupus w/ pneumonia I wouldn't even be out of the house, considering having both, one cannot lift, or in that woman's case, pull a child like that.

My opinion and I'm sticking to it, even if no one else on here agrees. Or has looked at the video close enough as I have.

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This woman needs a dog collar put on her neck & dragged. I cannot believe no one stopped her & who in their right mind would defend her.
I have 2 very active boys, & would have never dreamed of tying anything around their necks. When they got too big to pick up, I dragged them by their arms, not by their neck. And if this woman was too weak to hold on to her kid, why did she even take her kid to the store.

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I didn't know there are so many child experts. There is nothing wrong with keeping up with a child in a store, on the street, or anywhere else you may be. If a spank works, do it. If it takes a leash to hang onto a child, do it. Too many parents don't do anything and the kids create havoc. And the fool that arrested this woman should drop the charges and apologize. Too many people with authority don't know how to use it. Give someone a gun and a badge and their head grows to twice it's size, and I guess the brain rattles around in that big old head and they lose all sense of reason. (And just so you know, if you have a gun and a badge, and your head is not twice the size it should, you should know it, and you can disregard the remark about the big head. I know all of you, in fact, most of you do not fit that description, but the one who arrested this mother obviously does.)

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Glad you folks got a chuckle out of this. What the hell is wrong with you? I wouldn't drag my DOG around like this, much less my child. FABULOUS way to teach your child respect. Why not drag your kids behind the car if they don't want to get in? It's hard to believe that you folks can't think of one thing that might have made more sense. But then again, we've all seen pictures of cave-women being dragged around by their hair. Perhaps evolution hasn't hit your neck of the woods yet. Hopefully, for your children, it's just around the corner.

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After watching the video I wonder what the person who was shooting the video doing ???? and why did that person not stop shooting the video and ask the mother if she needed any help ???
If they had, perhaps there would have been a different out-come.

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I had a similar incident at a Target in Texas, we Texans must think different! My son thought it would be funny to cause a scene so he threw himself down and started screaming "help call 911, help, my leg is broken" over and over until I grabbed him by his leg and started dragging him down the main aisle. All the while he was repeating himself over and over very dramatically! Other customers laughed! He was not hurt at all just as that little boy in the video wasnt. I wasnt even angry when I did it. It was funny! We still laugh about it and its been a few years. Any body that has children and doesnt agree with the backpack leash is just asking to lose a child at the mall. I used one and I think it is stupid to take kids shopping at a mall without one, especially if you have more than 1 child to keep up with! Childs safety is priority!

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Using a "leash"----------well, yes!! Dragging the child by the leash---NO! However, that being said---------where was this mother going so wrong when she put her child on this type of "walking system". Have you ever seen a group of pre-scoolers on the ropes with the loop handles? Well, it's the same concept as an individual "leash. They are tools to be used with our children, to help us, and to help them---they become a bit more responsible. They are protected and they are a bit freer. They don't get lost, but they don't have to hold mummy's hand every second. I used a harness/leash for my child yrs. ago and she grew up just fine. Get a grip people, this mother was NOT abusing her child!!!

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I have 2 kids, one (my daughter) I never needed a leash but used it anyway at airports and disney world for safety reasons. The other child, (my son) I still use a harness at age 4. There is no difference in the way these children are raised.
Every child is different. Twins raised in the same house are always very different in personality and character.

To say that becasue you did not use a harness/leash makes a person that uses a leash a bad parent shows your ignorance to raising kids.

Some think if you do not use a leash in some situations in todays day and age, you do not care about your child. You are taking an unneccessary risk with the childs safety.

Most pediatricians promote the use of a harness/leash. Many of the best selling books recommend the use of a harness/leash.

Should this women have dragged the kid like she did? Maybe not. She certainly does not deserve to be put in jail for it. The chiild was clearly not harmed and was never in any danger. In fact, he was safer than if she had a hold of him by the arm.

Furthermore, I am raising my children. If I discipline them in public and you see it, its best if you walk away or call the police. I am not opposed to spending bail money to get you to mind your business.

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When going to a public crowded place it could be a very safe way of keeping the child from getting away from you in a crowd. Some children are "not trained " on good behavior when being anywhere, and they should always be restrained for their good and the good of others. If the parent was dragging the child it was probably because the child was in rebellion of walking with her and she should have busted his/her ass or what she did by dragging the child. Parents should always be the one in control, not the child.You just have to use whatever works on the child, and the law should stay out of parents' business. Parents should use whatever control that is necessary to keep the child under control and trained that bad behavior will be regretted. There should never be any interference from strangers, strangers do not have to live with the child..

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I was shocked, upset, and very disturbed when I saw this video. I think the punishment for this mom is to put her on a leash and drag her the sameway she did her child and let her see herself on video.What a bad judgement in her part, I know toddlers can be a handlful, but come on this is the child's role model, shame on her. I never liked the leash, when my boys were toddlers, I knew how to supervise my children, and kept them in control. I did not have to be violent either. I love children and always want to see the best for them, and if we can't be a positive role model in raining our children, then they will fall in the generation of corrupted teens. How sad, let's guide our children to be independent, loved, respect, and fill our generations with positive outcomes.

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I remember when my husband took our three year old out of Walmart kicking and screaming at the top of his lungs and the lady at the door wouldn't let him leave cause she thought he was kidnaping our son. My husband had to have me page in the store to prove that he was our son. I know they where concern, but damn what day that was and I never thought someones face could get so red. I thought my husband was going pop a vein. LOL
Now we have two year old twins, we don't go out much!!! LOL
I think that women was at breaking point, but to leave marks on your child to prove a point is wrong. Its hard to make your kids behave in public cause everybody is watching.

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BAD parent....all of you who approve of a leash is obviously guilty of something...you are all lazy and use child behavior as an excuse for your bad parenting.

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When my kids were young, I used the harness when we went on outings. I did hear comments from people, who had NO children with them. My oldest child was definitely a runner. It wasn't poor parenting, it was that he is autistic and he use to like to run. He didn't want you to hold his hand because "he wasn't a baby" (read 2 year old). The harness kept him safe and with me, but he felt the freedom of not holding your hand. People who think that the parents are always to blame need to keep their opinions to themselves or ask the parent what's going on. Parenting is tough enough but with special needs kids who look "normal", it's twice as hard. I think what the woman did was obviously justifiable as far as she was concerned and to have to go to court is ridiculous!! People comment on the parenting skills if the child is unruly and then comment on the things we do to keep them in line. I believe that people should mind their own business unless the child is being harmed!

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I remember not to long ago [I am only 25] when it was accaptable to "drop a childs pants" and spank them, right there in the grocery store cereal isle. People would pass by and not even give it a seond glance. I remember when a slap on the mouth or a good washing with soap would stop a "smart mouth". The last thing you wanted to hear was "wait 'till your father got home". You spent all day in fear... What happened? Children act up the same as they have for 100 years, but it gets more and more out of control. Parents who believe in corporal punishment are affraid to use any because the parents that beleave in letting their kids throw fits in public have nothing better to do than get in other peoples business. There is a difference in spanking and beating your kids. I got spanked [many times] and hated it every time. but looking back 15 - 20 years later; I deserved it [every time] and am glad that my parents wernt "hippies" because I feel I turned out better for it. There is nothing worse than having to deal with other peoples crazy kids because they are ether to lazy, to scared, or dont beleave in punishment. It seems these days you have to just about every tip to wal-mart. This woman probably did what she had to do. Would you rather see here have the child's arm (all twisted around) dragging him through the store -- the lease isnt the issue here. I hope she makes it through this ok, and I give here my wishes. --kh

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It didnt look like the child was being hurt and the Mother didnt look all that upset. She pulled him right through all the people and up to the counter so she wasnt afraid of being in trouble.Im sure it was a case of he went t the ground and refused to get up....Id liek to say that next time he'll walk but he probably enjoyed it. :)

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