Reading further in the article, her kids are now in foster care and there are proceedings for them to be adopted. Is spanking your kids reason to get them taken away?
Can you say "Prosecutorial Misconduct?"
This lady might have thought it was ok to behave like she was at Wal-mart.
Public humiliation and arrest are fine by me, but conviction of terrorism and taking her kids? Unless there was some pattern of child abuse, that is unconscionable to me.
Ok, since my wife actually works with child protective services, I forwarded this to her to see what she might think is the backstory. I'm guessing that there is a LOT more to this than the one-sided article is reporting. I mean, she wasn't arrested for spanking her kids, she was arrested for being drunk, disorderly, and "hurling... profanities and throwing what remained of a can of tomato juice on the floor (or at the flight attendant)." Also, I'm pretty sure that even being convicted of a felony isn't enough (by itself) to get your kids taken away. It has to be proven that your kids are in serious and immediate danger of harm due to abuse or neglect.
So she was drunk, disorderly, and there are (multiple) witnesses that came forward and testified that she was abusing her kids long before she even got on the plane. Then she continued to abuse them and proceeded to assault a flight attendant.
You know what I mean princess. Being in tight quarters for several hours is pretty ucomfortable when you have jackasses around you that are not capable of common courtesy or worse.
I'm not sure about you, but i have flown a few hundred thousand airmiles in the last 2 years, around 100 at least last year alone. I can assure you that bratty kids and a drunken on a 14 hour flight (in my case, not this one); will indeed make it hell for all those around her.
He's the dickhead on the plane with the screaming kids now, and he hates himself
The best airline I've flown (Cathay Pacific) we nicknamed Screaming Baby Airlines due to the Chinese tradition of taking newborns to meet the extended family as soon as they were old enough to travel... Even the best noise canceling headphones won't keep out the shrill voice of a 3 month old. They also don't work on kids kicking the back of the seat, or on drunk mothers who alternately beat their kids and throw their drinks at the flight attendants.
no problem here boss. i read the story and it's nothing that a book and some shure e2cs couldn't handle. to think the woman is going to lose custody over her kids because of this is insane. surely you've got some empathy, no? or does it conflict w/ the anti-breeder crusade?
oh, i know about the inconveniences of travel. maybe not to your extent.
did you not read my post? this woman did not lose her kids for a simple spanking no matter what the LATimes says... she wasn't charged with terrorism (not something I agree with) for spanking her kids either, it was for being drunk, disorderly and assaulting a flight attendant.
tried that exact combination on one flight, and yes, it was by FAR the best, most enjoyable 15 hour flight I've ever been on.If in doubt, go directly to plan C.
i didn't read your post. i was under the impression she was being prosecuted under the Patriot Act, no?
go read the link I posted. even being convicted of a felony is (generally) not enough to get your kids taken away. there was a pattern of abuse that was noted by multiple witnesses...
yeah, not a pretty picture for Tamara painted there...two sides of the story. sounds like she's got some serious issues.
She probably gets in IHB plenty, another reason why she drinks too much.
