Child Abuse 01 “for crying late at night”

Byjay

There have already been a lot of stories this year, but I’m just starting on this theme today… I think counting these things will help people realize how big the problem is. For the most part, I’m only counting the articles in English too. If I see a really significant one in Japanese that doesn’t show up in English, I’ll translate it and post it.

man nabbed after fatally abusing baby son for crying

I’m a father… and you know what… babies cry!! You get frustrated if you lack sleep, but it’s baby! Crying’s their job and only means of communicating!

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