Is This Mom’s Fake Arrest Of 5-Year Old Boy Cruel and Heartless?
A Florida mom is facing criticism after she arranged for a Lee County, Florida police deputy to handcuff her 5-year-old son and throw him in the back of a cruiser during a fake arrest in order to teach him a lesson about playing with matches and setting fires outside the family’s home.
The mother was defiant about the act of tough love but child welfare specialists said it went too far. The Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the incident because it is not police procedure to handcuff anyone who is not about to be arrested.
So what do you think this situation?
A Florida mom is facing criticism after she arranged for a Lee County, Florida police deputy to handcuff her 5-year-old son and throw him in the back of a cruiser during a fake arrest in order to teach him a lesson about playing with matches and setting fires outside the family’s home.
The mother was defiant about the act of tough love but child welfare specialists said it went too far. The Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the incident because it is not police procedure to handcuff anyone who is not about to be arrested.
So what do you think this situation?