My Cousin Slapped My Eight-Year-Old So Hard She Lost a Tooth—Then She Threatened to Call My Brother and Accidentally Exposed Why She Hated My Daughter’s Birthday
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Chapter 14 / 27
Chapter 14 - My slap
My own case followed.
Video showed:
Emmie already safe.
Bianca separated from her.
I approached.
Hit her.
No self-defense.
No defense-of-child necessity at that moment.
My attorney negotiated a pretrial diversion arrangement.
Requirements:
Conflict-management counseling.
Community service.
No contact with Bianca.
No new violent offense.
Successful completion:
Dismissal.
The counselor asked me:
“What would have protected Emmie better?”
I knew the answer.
“Calling security.”
“And?”
“Calling police.”
“And?”
“Staying beside my daughter.”
May you like
He nodded.
I hated that exercise because it was simple.
