Unbelievable! Grandma got arrested for...

[luvsJack]

Sorry but i do see where jolly olebert is coming from. We live near the Memphis area and visited Eastern TN for vacation last summer. On the way home from pigeon forge, we swung through Cosby TN to get to I-40 easier. OMG never ever EVER again. Just at a Pilot gas station alone there were two good 'ol boys, shirts off, duking it out while the gf's were inside talking to the attendant. Shops had Confederate flag souvenirs everywhere?? That place gave us all really bad vibes and we will never go that route again. So stories like the one with Grandmother being arrested for smacking Grandaughter do bring up bad images of parts of the south. I wouldn't say all of the south is like this, but many parts such as Cosby and Newport TN......STAY AWAY! So I can understand where someone associated the OP's news article with the dirty south. I can vouch as a southerner myself that there are areas very very representing of the OP.

Back to the OP. I do think the Grandaughter got exactly what she deserved. If I sassed off to my parents or Grandparents like that, my rear would be sore for awhile.

Sorry but there are places just like that (maybe without the Confederate flag souvenirs; which has absolutely nothing to do with how people act anyway) in the north, in the east and in the west also. Its not a "southern thing", its a people thing.

I mean c'mon there are people fighting it out with fist, knives and guns ALL over the United States, how on God's earth can anyone make this out to be a product of only the south?


Back on topic: Granddaughter probably should have gotten a slap years ago, but now she is a young adult; granny can't go around slapping her granddaughter no more than she can her daughter in law.

 

[Jennasis]

I thnk people are just arrest happy. I kind of miss the idea of the wild west, where you could shoot a guy for giving you the stink eye. (I AM being facetious).

But frankly I am sick to freaking death of people getting the cops involved for physical altercations. Kids get into a fist fight at school? Arrest him for assaulting my precious baby. Get slapped by grandma for being a mouthy witch? Assault. I remember in elementary school, a kid got a pretty decent smack down for mouthing off to the teacher. He never did it again, and totally deserved it. Teacher never had one word said to her over it.

I think the occassional "duking it out" can be a good thing.

 

[pweyl36]

I thnk people are just arrest happy. I kind of miss the idea of the wild west, where you could shoot a guy for giving you the stink eye. (I AM being facetious).

But frankly I am sick to freaking death of people getting the cops involved for physical altercations. Kids get into a fist fight at school? Arrest him for assaulting my precious baby. Get slapped by grandma for being a mouthy witch? Assault. I remember in elementary school, a kid got a pretty decent smack down for mouthing off to the teacher. He never did it again, and totally deserved it. Teacher never had one word said to her over it.

I think the occassional "duking it out" can be a good thing.

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

Wow, I'm glad most people don't think like this. I think most people can see this isn't abuse. A spoiled brat got her face slapped for being rude and disrepectful. Hopefully she will learn her lesson and not do that again to her grandmother or any other adult.

I don't see it as abuse. She assaulted her granddaughter.

While what her granddaughter did was completely unacceptable--at 18, she is entitled to not be struck by any other adult and have it "slide" as she deserved it.

At 18--she is out of the legal realm for physical discipline. Her deserving it is beside the point. Grandma was not acting in self defense. It is extremely comical that her actions are excused just b/c the 18yo was mouthy. Had the 18yo sustained injury (and yes--injury *can* happen with just a slap)--would she have "deserved it" then?

Pretty sad.

As for all this Southern "verbal slapping"--folks--just ignore it. Sometimes there are just no words that can be exchanged that will resolve the issue. However, if you are grandma and this is your relative...the law allows you to do a smackdown apparently.

 

[sbell111]

Good grief. You guys really need to move past the 'south' issue.

 

[FireDancer]

I thnk people are just arrest happy. I kind of miss the idea of the wild west, where you could shoot a guy for giving you the stink eye. (I AM being facetious).

But frankly I am sick to freaking death of people getting the cops involved for physical altercations. Kids get into a fist fight at school? Arrest him for assaulting my precious baby. Get slapped by grandma for being a mouthy witch? Assault. I remember in elementary school, a kid got a pretty decent smack down for mouthing off to the teacher. He never did it again, and totally deserved it. Teacher never had one word said to her over it.

I think the occassional "duking it out" can be a good thing.

This post deserves a True-Dat

 

[sbell111]

I thnk people are just arrest happy. I kind of miss the idea of the wild west, where you could shoot a guy for giving you the stink eye. (I AM being facetious).

But frankly I am sick to freaking death of people getting the cops involved for physical altercations. Kids get into a fist fight at school? Arrest him for assaulting my precious baby. Get slapped by grandma for being a mouthy witch? Assault. I remember in elementary school, a kid got a pretty decent smack down for mouthing off to the teacher. He never did it again, and totally deserved it. Teacher never had one word said to her over it.

I think the occassional "duking it out" can be a good thing.

If you can't get the police involved over physical altercations, why get them involved over anything?

 

[sbell111]

I thnk people are just arrest happy. I kind of miss the idea of the wild west, where you could shoot a guy for giving you the stink eye. (I AM being facetious).

But frankly I am sick to freaking death of people getting the cops involved for physical altercations. Kids get into a fist fight at school? Arrest him for assaulting my precious baby. Get slapped by grandma for being a mouthy witch? Assault. I remember in elementary school, a kid got a pretty decent smack down for mouthing off to the teacher. He never did it again, and totally deserved it. Teacher never had one word said to her over it.

I think the occassional "duking it out" can be a good thing.

How would you, as an elementary school child, have a clue about what disciplinary action a teacher faced?

 

[Jennasis]

How would you, as an elementary school child, have a clue about what disciplinary action a teacher faced?

She worked for my father over summer break and was pretty close with our family. To this day, one of the best teachers I ever had. She punished my butt a time or two as well (lost recess privileges for making those little paper fortune telling dealies like on the opening credits of "Community").

 

[Jennasis]

If you can't get the police involved over physical altercations, why get them involved over anything?

I don't think situations like this warrant police involvement. Obviously YMMV. Spousal abuse, child abuse, dometic violence...sure. The occassional dust-up. Nah.

I am trying to picture this little 18 year old witch proudly telling her friends or strangers that she had her grandmother arrested for slapping her in the face after mouthing off to her. Both ladies maybe a piece of work...maybe even trash, but I still don't feel like it warrants wasting law enforcement resources. Let 'em slap it out Springer style.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Maybe (or maybe not) does this warrant police involvement...

IMHO, that is NOT the issue.

Sorry, but I just can't get past the fact that people think it is okay for anyone (even non-related people such as "educators") to SLAP anyone else.

Especially just over something like a kid/teen with a mouthy attitude.

A slap is a SLAP!
It is a physical altercation.

Never, EVER, okay....

PERIOD

There are other acceptable alternatives.

Anyone slap me or my child, I may or may not call the authorities.
But, I do reserve the right to do so.

Good Lord, I just cannot believe and animosity and hatred against children and teens... (IN THIS CASE, AN ADULT!!!!) And the justification, almost eager biting at the bit, to be able to physically slap and assault another human being. God, are we all just beasts????

 

[crashbb]

Jennasis is just trolling apparently and definitely would be the type to wanna just "duke it out" rather than handling situations in a civilized manner.

Back to topic. It isn't "hitting" if the child got back-handed for mouthing off. If the Grandmother had just hauled off and punched the kid, then yeah, that would be grounds to get the police involved.

Still waiting for your statistics.

 

[momof1princess]

ok, so it's totally alright for jolly ol bert to disparage an entire segment of the U.S. population, but responses to such posts receive infractions. i'm really very disappointed; however, i have learned my lesson, thank you. i will, from now on, refrain from opening such threads.

 

[suzanna1066@comcast.]

I wasn't attacking DISer's or anyone here. But statistics show that these types of situations do, in fact, occur more often in the south. (family brawls, I mean). But my God, sorry to offend people here. You guys, if even are from the south, do not represent the all-American typical southerner. (You can type and articulate). But like I said, Granny did not deserve to be arrested for this incident and to have her reputation smeared through the media. That's where I stand on this issue.

Unfortunately, I cannot type and articulate what I would like to say to you because it would probably get me banned.

 

[Erik_in_TN]

lol Jolly Ole Bert. You might as well give up. You can try to apologize as much as you want. But those with the tea-bag protest mentality: "I am not happy with you, so rabble rabble rabble rabble..." it's never going to quit no matter how many times you try to patch things up. So the best thing is to just move on. They're going to keep beating this horse far beyond the grave. But as a born & raised southerner myself...I forgive you and accept your apology. We all suffer from foot-in-mouth syndrome from time to time.

(You done offended us and we don't give two licks whether or ain't you is sorry)

Sorry. I couldn't resist.

 

[Heidict]

I can't believe Granny slapped her! Doesn't she know that the correct discipline in our feel good society these days is a "time out".

I can only imagine the days of hurt I would have been experiencing if I had dared to do something like that to either of my grandmothers.

 

[bicker]

I am sorry, 18 in my book is not an adult.

You're mistaken. 18 is an adult. It is. I guarantee it.

This is why the next genertion is such a scew up people defend their actions.

This is why the the previous generation, the grandmother's generation, is so screwed up -- people defend their actions.

I don't care how old you are, you should treat your grandparents with respect.

I don't care how old you are, you shouldn't hit other people.

I totally understand where G'ma was coming from, and I don't blame her. Heck, when I was 18, if I had had the audacity to swear anywhere within earshot of my Gram, I *know* I would've been smacked.

This kind of casual and callous attitude toward violence is very sad.

 

[princessmom29]

ok, so it's totally alright for jolly ol bert to disparage an entire segment of the U.S. population, but responses to such posts receive infractions. i'm really very disappointed; however, i have learned my lesson, thank you. i will, from now on, refrain from opening such threads.

Apparently. We are on the wrong side of this discussion and have been peanalized for being form the South and daring to stand up for ourselves.

 

[Erik_in_TN]

Apparently. We are on the wrong side of this discussion and have been peanalized for being form the South and daring to stand up for ourselves.

You tell 'em! To heck if the perpetrator apologized publically about 2 dozen posts ago. We must beat this horse to death! Beat the horse, beat the horse!

 

[princessmom29]

You tell 'em! To heck if the perpetrator apologized publically about 2 dozen posts ago. We must beat this horse to death! Beat the horse, beat the horse!

I was issued an infraction BEFORE he issued an apology. I don't think it was right that those of us defending ourselves were cited for an attack and he wasn't. It is a totally different issue than the inital comment which I feel was made out of ignorance. I do think he is truly ignorant about the South and Southern customs and makes the same assumptions that many others make. We are all ignorant inbred hicks with no manners. It is a common misconception. What I object to is being cited for saying so. It has nothing to do with wether he apologized or not.