Georgia Teen Tosses Baby On YouTube Video
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A video has been removed from YouTube, but it’s fair to say it shows a stupid teenager doing something potentially harmful to an 8-month-old infant -- tossing him.
The South Georgia teen from Lee County has now been charged with child cruelty for putting the baby on a large, inflatable pillow on the floor, and jumping on the pillow so the baby would fly in the air a few feet away, land on his little body, and start crying.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with a felony count of cruelty to a child, as well as a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to children. The first count is for violence to a child under the age of 18. The second count is for allowing a teenage friend to see and tape the violence. Too bad there is no charge for stupidity.
A Lee County teacher was alerted to the YouTube video and brought it to the attention of the Sheriff's office. The boy shooting the video, another 16-year-old has not been charged. His family was allegedly watching the infant.
No word on the condition of the child, but doctors warn that shock to a little body can lead to bleeding inside the brain, as well as fractures. Not to mention extreme fright of a defenseless child who is at the mercy of such cruelty.
A good judge will not buy any "boys will be boys" excuses here but should let the seriousness of a felony charge shake a little reality into this 16-year-old, his friend, and the adults in their lives. Child cruelty is not funny and should never be tolerated. Even if done by a stupid 16-year-old.