Larry said - "Show me a single case where a mother slaping a child and leaving no bruse leads to a felony charge, one instance, anywhere in the US."

Can you show us a case where it led to an aquittal? Again I go to the analogy of firing a gun and missing. You would still be charged with attempted murder.   When you have witnesses to a beating (in this case the tape) isn't the potential for harm the determining factor?

I agree with you Larry that every parent who slaps a child is not automatically headed for jail.   The disagreement, or rather question, that many of us have is this - did we see a slap or did we see a beating? I don't think any of us, including Larry, can honestly answer that.

She will have her day in court and then we will see what happens.

Ron