Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 6:11:36 GMT -6
Louisiana officials praise mom accused of whipping sons who allegedly burglarized home
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana mother accused of whipping her sons for allegedly burglarizing a home is being lauded by state officials.
According to WBRZ, Schaquana Spears, 30, was arrested and charged Monday with two counts of felony child cruelty after deputies said she whipped her 10-, 12- and 13-year-old sons for allegedly breaking into a home. The 13-year-old, who had marks and cuts on his body, told deputies that she had hit him with an RCA cord.
"They're just being kids, being followers," Spears told WBRZ. "I thought I was showing them this is not what you do. You do not steal people's stuff, what they work hard for. I know how that feels; I've had my house broken into."
But Spears, who has since lost custody of the children, is getting support from the community and state officials after the incident made national headlines, The Associated Press reports.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/national/louisiana-officials-praise-mom-accused-whipping-so/nrnRc/
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana mother accused of whipping her sons for allegedly burglarizing a home is being lauded by state officials.
According to WBRZ, Schaquana Spears, 30, was arrested and charged Monday with two counts of felony child cruelty after deputies said she whipped her 10-, 12- and 13-year-old sons for allegedly breaking into a home. The 13-year-old, who had marks and cuts on his body, told deputies that she had hit him with an RCA cord.
"They're just being kids, being followers," Spears told WBRZ. "I thought I was showing them this is not what you do. You do not steal people's stuff, what they work hard for. I know how that feels; I've had my house broken into."
But Spears, who has since lost custody of the children, is getting support from the community and state officials after the incident made national headlines, The Associated Press reports.
Read more: www.statesman.com/news/news/national/louisiana-officials-praise-mom-accused-whipping-so/nrnRc/