Man arrested for hiting girl with pizza

kittenish said:

I don't know how I feel about this. On one hand I think I'd rather get a piece of pizza thrown at me than be spanked, or shot, or murdered (as we know many of the parents who end up on websleuths resort to). On the other hand, there's no excuse for abuse in any form against a child. Plus there's no excuse to waste a perfectly good slice of a mouth watering pepperoni with olives, onions, and peppers.... mmmm. This story makes me hungry.

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Sleuthster said:

Wow, no wonder my state is called the Redneck Riviera. It's people like this that gives us this honor and she definately has a red neck now lol. For Gosh sake aim for the hips that's where the pizza ends up anyways.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_PIZZA_THROWER_FLOL-?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Gainesville father has been arrested for hitting his daughter with a pizza slice.
The 38-year-old man was arrested early Friday on a charge of child abuse without great harm, a third-degree felony. The man's name was being withheld to protect the identity of the victim.
Deputy Nick Vickers says the man used racist and sexist terms when he asked his daughter to turn off her computer, and she fired back with some crude language of her own.
Vickers says the father "intentionally threw a slice of pizza at the victim, striking her in the back of the neck, against her will."
The girl, whose age was not available, called 911 and her father was arrested.
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Steely Dan said:

2. Striking her in the back of her neck against her will?? :waitasec:

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lyn1001 said:

as opposed to striking her in the back of her neck with a pizza when she wanted it?? I cannot imagine a scenario in which it wouldn't be against her will..... Hmmm, something to ponder.

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Boyz_Mum said:

I don't like that he resorted to throwing pizza at his daughter. Pretty stupid behavior. I do wonder though, if he had sent his daughter to her room without dinner, would he face charges for keeping her from eating?

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Steely Dan said:

He had a change of heart about that and was merely trying to throw the pizza in her mouth and she unexpectedly turned around. :crazy:

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Sleuthster said:

I think they should both have to work at the homeless shelter and see how people go hungry everyday while the two of them are acting childish while wasting good food.

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Boyz_Mum said:

That's an exceptional idea! Knowing how terrible teens can behave and it sounds like this dad may have just "snapped" (we've read of snapping at it's worst here), having each spend an hour or two a week in a shelter or soup kitchen, could be a wake up point for both.

Thanks Sleuthster, I'm not going to wait for the next time my "tween" acts up to try this method, I think I know a church soup kitchen that may just take some volunteers. :blowkiss:

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