Mothers accused of bizarre child abuse go unscathed
By A. Scott Walton
Mamas, don't let you babies grow up to be snitches. Or plaintiffs in lawsuits, either.
Sooner or later, some woman caught up in a high profile case of alleged child abuse is going to receive stiff punishment from a judge.
But not this week.
Exhibit A: An Alaskan mother of six who videotaped herself pouring hot sauce down one of her seven-year-old sons' throat in hopes of appearing on an "Angry Moms" episode of the Dr. Phil show recently escaped any fine, loss of custody of jail time. Jessica Beagley could have been sentenced to $10,000 in restitution and a year in jail for the child-endangering stunt. But Anchorage District Court Judge David Wallace dismissed the charges, saying: "You're not a danger to the public...I think you committed a one-time act to get on a TV show."
Exhibit B: A Chicago appeals court just ruled that there was nothing "extreme or outrageous" about the lack of affection Kimberly Garrity showed her estranged children during their formative years. The lawsuit filed by her son, Steven Miner (23), and daughter, Kathryn Miner (20), sought $50,000 in compensation for 'emotional distress'. They were represented in court by their father, Garrity's ex-husband, Steven.
What's next?
Who's running the asylum: the parents, the kids, the courts or the media?
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