M. Ted: Y' know, you may be right about the issue, I didn't see the video and don't know all the facts. But unless I missed a lot of stuff, no one on this thread has been " sniping at Larry for his involvement." If an individual starts two political threads, identifies himself/herself as an expert, and expresses himself in very intemperate language about controversial issues relating to family relationships, he/she has to be prepared for criticism. I personally don't know how severely the child was beaten.

But I have known some individuals who did have abusive parents, and they all felt, very strongly, that the authorities should have intervened. And "counselling and anger management" is simply a cop-out. They don't work, and we all really know that.