My Husband Slapped Our Six-Year-Old for Saying He Switched the Babies—Then the Nurse Scanned the Newborn’s Band and Everything Turned Red
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Chapter 13 - My slap
I hit Aloysius after Noeline discovered the disturbed ID band.
He was not attacking me at that moment.
He was near the bassinet.
Noeline had already blocked him.
So my slap was not clean self-defense.
It was rage.
I admitted that.
Police had hospital video.
No point pretending.
I received a misdemeanor assault citation.
Later:
Pretrial diversion.
Conflict-management class.
Community service.
No new offense.
Successful completion:
Dismissal.
One class facilitator asked:
“What did the slap accomplish?”
I said:
“For about two seconds, it made me feel like I had done something.”
“And after?”
“My husband was still a liar.”
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Exactly.
Violence is remarkably bad at solving evidence problems.
