Unbelievable! Grandma got arrested for...

[pweyl36]

See below.
And, this attitude is clearly shown between the line in several other posts as well.

And what type of punishment would your child (if you do have children) have gotten?????

 

[Hercules10]

This young woman learned her behavior from someone. So for granny to hit an adult because granny didn't like what she was hearing shows where the youngster got some of her attitude from.

Maybe granny will think twice before hauling off and slapping someone next time and maybe the young lady learned a lesson too....maybe.

 

[jodifla]

Wow, just W O W!!!!!!

So, a teen should be jailed for insolent words/attitude...
But a parent/grandparent is JUSTIFIED in physically slapping/assaulting an adult.

I can not even believe the majority of responses here.

There are just no words.

un-flipping-believeable.

I am not, in any way, justifying this young person's behaviors.
Would she be out on her behind (with police excort if necessary).... You BET.

But, there is simply NO excuse for physical altercation.
NONE, EVER...

It actually makes me wonder if the way granny and mama have raised this young-woman has any bearing on her current insolent and disrespectful, rebellious behaviors.
Kinda makes one go 'Hhhhhmmmmm.....'

I agree with this. People who are brought up to think that hitting is just what you do when conflict arises, well, hit. Duh.

It's ridiculous for a grandmother to be hitting an adult, grandkid or not. I wouldn't have called the police, however.

For the "it's OK to hit crowd": Would it be OK then, for a husband to slap his wife if she was saying things he didn't agree with??? Legally, I can't see much way to differentiate.

 

[Darsa]

if I said what this person said to my Sicilian grandma at 18, today (at 32) or in 10 years I would not only get slapped but would deserve it.

Abso-fricken-lutely!

And what type of punishment would your child (if you do have children) have gotten?????

I'm thinking probably a little sit-down and discussion as to why "that was the incorrect thing to do, you make people sad when you do that, and how you should not do that again, sweetheart. Here, have a cookie, all better?"

Ugh. My DD was swatted on the behind once in her life (omg yes, I hit my kid) for running out into traffic and scaring the bejeepers out of me, when she was 3. At 14 years old, she still remembers that, and why it happened. Never did it again, and is not a slobbering axe-murderer either because mom "hit" her. She also learned respect for her elders, and would sooner cut off an important body part than speak harshly to any of her grandparents. It sounds to me like that kid was raised wrong from the beginning. Where, exactly, are her sorry excuses for parents, anyway?

 

[FireDancer]

For the "it's OK to hit crowd": Would it be OK then, for a husband to slap his wife if she was saying things he didn't agree with??? Legally, I can't see much way to differentiate.

The dynamic between a parent/child or grandparent/child is not the same as between spouses. Whether or not it is a legal distinction matters not to me. Every situation needs to be looked at individually with all of the factors included. It is neither always one thing nor always the other. Sometimes a slap is assault, sometimes it is not.

Feel free to disagree, but it's what I think.

 

[OceanAnnie]

Actually, it's got all the highlights of a Hollywood movie. Except when the girl trash talks granny it would be during a family event, and everyone would hear. The family members would say, "Oh h to the no!", and a melee would ensue. Add a nice beginning and a happy ending and it's regular Hollywood fare.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Feel free to disagree, but it's what I think.

Well, then I very strongly disagree.

Since when is slapping and punching in the face (physical altercation) EVER okay?????

I don't care what the so called 'dynamic' is.

 

[happygirl]

Well, then I very strongly disagree.

Since when is slapping and punching in the face (physical altercation) EVER okay?????

I don't care what the so called 'dynamic' is.

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.

 

[LuvLDM]

Any 18. yr. old who thinks it's okay to curse at her grandparent needs a good smack.

 

[FireDancer]

Well, then I very strongly disagree.

Fair enough.

I look at a slap by a parental figure and a punch by anyone as distinctly different things. Are they both technically physical strikes or hits? Yes they are. I look at it as I would a box cutter and a nuclear warhead. Are both weapons? Yes they are. Are they the same thing? Nope. Why? Perhaps magnitude, perhaps intent, perhaps something else. Either way, they are both the same and different to a degree.

To paraphrase Justice Stewert, I can't define the difference between assault and punishment, but I know it when I see it.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I m against hitting my child (DD 5), but IDK what I would do if I had a disrespectful child, thankfully she is not.
I know if I would have mouthed off to my grandmother I would have gotten a smack in the face by my dad, respect is very important to him (as it should be).

This girl is so lucky to have her grandmother and should be thankful for the time she has with her. My Nan passed away almost 5 years ago, I miss her terribly and wish she was still with me. Reading this article got me so upset, some people just don't realize how important family is. I say you go Grandma!

And why wasn't the girl arrested for punching grandma? self defense? Seriously,grandma wasn't running around the house trying to beat the crap out of he.

 

[bamajill]

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.

dude...just stop. You really aren't helping yourself.

 

[luvsJack]

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.

You are really not helping yourself there, deary. I can assure you there are as many intelligent people in the south as there are in any other region of the country. We do not have family brawls any more here than happens anywhere else. And, yes, when you say something offensive about the south you offend ALL southerners. I am not sure where you get your opinions on southerners, but maybe they are better left unsaid.

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

I'm from Jersey, and live in a pretty nice area, and I've seen my share of domestic abuse house calls, drug use house calls, etc. So to say it is in the south mainly I feel is not true.

 

[RitaZ.]

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.

I'd like to see proof of those stats. I'm not being facetious. Please provide links to the journals where these studies were published.

 

[Erik_in_TN]

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.

 

[momof1princess]

I'd like to see proof of those stats. I'm not being facetious. Please provide links to the journals where these studies were published.

yes, i'd LOVE to see these statistics as well. but i'm not going to hold my breath, because they don't exist. domestic violence is neither confined to, nor more prevalent, in the south, and obviously, based on bert's post, neither is ignorance and prejudice.

 

[AJ12345]

 

[wenrob]

See below.
And, this attitude is clearly shown between the line in several other posts as well.

How does that show the teen should go to jail? It says I would gladly got to jail for it. You can't twist that so how did you?

As far as my attitude, it will remain the same when my kids are forty. Tell you what my kids wouldn't even think about it so they've got nothing to worry about.

 

[sbell111]

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.

Really, If I felt that you were being disrespectful to me, would it be OK for me to haul off and hit you in the face? Of course not.

One adult hitting another is not 'corporal punishment', it's assault.