Reporting abuse?

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Hi guys,

Just a quick ask for help, I like to keep my nose out of people's lives and business, but I saw what I assume is a mother really laying into a kid this morning. I understand discipline and I ignore crying as I don't always know the context for it, but what I saw this morning was horrible.

Is there a place I can report this anonymously? I had a look online and everything asks for details of myself or the person being abused. I don't want to get involved in this myself either but I hate thinking the kid has to go thru this.

I also don't want the kid to suffer due to me reporting it, ie arrests, being taken away, etc. It just feels wrong to leave it?

I didn't get involved coz I have temper issues myself and get emotional over kids/animals getting hurt
 
STS said:
Hi guys,

Just a quick ask for help, I like to keep my nose out of people's lives and business, but I saw what I assume is a mother really laying into a kid this morning. I understand discipline and I ignore crying as I don't always know the context for it, but what I saw this morning was horrible.

Is there a place I can report this anonymously? I had a look online and everything asks for details of myself or the person being abused. I don't want to get involved in this myself either but I hate thinking the kid has to go thru this.

I also don't want the kid to suffer due to me reporting it, ie arrests, being taken away, etc. It just feels wrong to leave it?

I didn't get involved coz I have temper issues myself and get emotional over kids/animals getting hurt
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Depending on the circumstances and what happened.
Can't comment on this due to lack of detail.
 
How would you report it tho - I'm assuming you saw an anonymous person in a store or something?
 
What's with all this "not your business" kak?

Did you see a scolding, or did you see a parent abusing a child? Those are two very different scenarios.

Corporal punishment is illegal in this country. I think there's a place for a decent hiding when necessary, but that doesn't constitute abuse in my books.

If there is an actual, legitimate case of abuse then it should be addressed.
 
It was a neighbour in our community, I wanted info more of the route to take rather than justifying my reason to report or excusing why i didn't intervene.

I would rather ignore it, but every time I hear the kid scream I simply don't want to reimagine this morning
 
STS said:
It was a neighbour in our community

I would rather ignore it, but every time I hear the kid scream I simply don't want to reimagine this morning
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STS said:
I saw what I assume is a mother
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It's a neighbor but you don't know if it's the mother? You then mention hearing screams - you've heard this kid screaming before and now just witnessed the physical act for the first time?
 
Exactly people ... don’t say it’s not your problem or business please this is why people loose there live because of this mentality
 
Yes please do report it at the Family Court / Family Care.They will do a full investigation to what the correct route is to take. They don't just easily take a child away unless there is hard evidence. But they will send a social worker.

If anything the mother is going to wake up and realise people are watching her..
 
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Just report it and don’t give your name ... thinking and two mindedness won’t help
 
saor said:
It's a neighbor but you don't know if it's the mother? You then mention hearing screams - you've heard this kid screaming before and now just witnessed the physical act for the first time?

Ja this might seem pedantic but the details you're giving could be clearer.
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I don't know everyone on my street.

I can assume an old woman beating kids is the mother, it could be an aunt or babysitter. I didn't want to write a story, I wanted ****ing advice.

I don't want to go formally introduce myself to anyone.
 
STS said:
I don't know everyone on my street.

I can assume an old woman beating kids is the mother, it could be an aunt or babysitter. I didn't want to write a story, I wanted ****ing advice.

I don't want to go formally introduce myself to anyone.
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You taking to long to report kid could be dead by now
 
Kiemo said:
Just report it and don’t give your name ... thinking and two mindedness won’t help
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Every where I look seems they WANT my details tho? I just don't want to get more involved in this
 
Kiemo said:
You taking to long to report kid could be dead by now
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I could also have an uncle at more door threatening my family, maybe if I had more free time or nothing to lose I would have done something differently
 
STS said:
I could also have an uncle at more door threatening my family, maybe if I had more free time or nothing to lose I would have done something differently
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Tough ... hey ... ok ignore move on ... let’s just not care ...
 
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