The dreadful case of Baby P is hopefully an extreme instance of such torrid abuse, but it does highlight the inexplicable way that some parents treat their children. On several occasions I have seen mothers (not fathers, although I don't include stepfathers here) threaten verbal or physical punishment on their young ones in the street, for seemingly the most innocuous of reasons. For the vast majority of these cases, the children grow up to be just as belligerent and ill-mannered as their parents.
The social services can only be responsible up to a point. I don't go as far as some people who are saying that the death penalty should be introduced for such offenders, although I can understand the strength of such feelings.
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