hani_backup | Horrific parenting...

I read this article, Sheriff: Georgia mom forced son to kill hamster: 12-year-old told his teacher it was punishment for bad grades, police say, a few days ago. It's quite horrific. I can't imagine how the son felt. What kind of lesson is the mother trying to teach the son?

Sheriff: Ga. mom forced son to kill hamster

12-year-old told his teacher it was punishment for bad grades, police say

The Associated Press

updated 10:46 a.m. CT, Fri., Jan. 22, 2010

WARM SPRINGS, Ga. - A Georgia woman is in jail after being accused of forcing her son to kill his pet hamster with a hammer as punishment for bad grades.

The sheriff of rural Meriwether County told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday that the 12-year-old boy told his teacher about the killing. The teacher reported it to the Division of Family and Child Services, who contacted police.

Sheriff Steve Whitlock said 38-year-old Lynn Middlebrooks Geter of Warm Springs faces one charge each of animal cruelty, child cruelty and battery.

The sheriff's office said she remained in the Meriwether County jail early Friday. It was not immediately known if she had a lawyer.

Meriwether County is about 90 minutes southwest of Atlanta.

It is possible the son lied, it is possible he told the truth.

Here's an updated article from truecrimereport.com but I seriously dislike the typo I found. It seems unprofessional... "The kid, naturally, was quit upset." And the tone did not seem objective. But it states the boy had scratches on his neck, so that would explain the battery charge, as well. I was wondering about that from the MSNBC article.