This, just like in Zahra's case... was completely preventable.
Her own father knew she was being abused.
Countless other people knew she was being abused.
They witnessed this woman call her names, get right in her face and swear at her, saw her with two black eyes and a swollen head, saw her attack food as if she had not eaten in days.
These people should be charged as well.
I swear if I ever saw these things happening to a child and didn't report it, the only other option would be that I would have to be dead. Because living with that knowledge and the thoughts would kill me.
"I wonder if that child now has a fractured skull with those black eyes and swollen head."
"I wonder how many days it's been since she has eaten?"
"I wonder where she sleeps? Inside, outside, in the basement, in the closet?"
"I wonder if she has ever been held and loved like a baby should?"
"I wonder if she is dead yet?"
The thoughts would torture me so fast I would tell cops. The one time I have witnessed such extreme child abuse, that is exactly what it did. The thought of that 3 year old child going home and having another cigarette burn or being called worthless one more time made me sick. It took me all of 5 minutes to physically find a cop and bring them to the child so the abuser couldn't leave with them.
I am the LEAST confrontational, most passive person on the planet. I will not stand up for myself unless it's a matter of life or death. I get along with everyone because I just won't disagree with them. I will not correct the waitress if they bring the wrong food. I don't get road rage if someone cuts me off.
But the ONE time I will speak up is when I see a child being abused. I make up for all the other times I am quiet when that happens.
I simply cannot comprehend just sitting there and watching this woman LEAVE with a child who has two black eyes, a swollen head, hasn't eaten in days and has just been verbally abused in front of you.
I can't imagine the woman being able to WALK when she left in the first place... much less leaving WITH the child.
I don't understand. :banghead:
