Reply #45: I would also like to comment on the incredible courage of this young woman.

[Lyric]

It took an enormous amount of bravery to video-record this. Imagine what would have happened to her if he'd noticed the video camera pointed his way. Considering how violent this man is, he'd probably have beaten her nearly to death, if not outright killed her. It took an enormous amount of emotional strength to do this, too. What happens in that video is humiliating and damned hard to watch; it was infinitely worse to experience. Making and posting this video meant that she had to re-experience that abuse over and over again during the process. Many people would crumble at that thought, but she powered through it and gave child abuse a real face. More importantly, she proved to us that child abuse knows no socioeconomic boundaries. A presumably comfortable, successful middle-class white judge can be a child abuser just as easily as a poor parent living in a trailer park.

What a brave, strong girl. I hope she comes forward to the media. She deserves the chance to speak to a national audience about this. And I pray that she's found good, solid resources to help her cope.

:hug: :loveya: Hillary Adams