According to Floyd County Jail records:
Melissa Catherine Smith-Means, 37, of Gaylesville, Ala., was arrested by Rome police around 12:30 p.m. She was charged with felony first-degree cruelty to children.
Police say she was observed by customers and employees at a store on Broad Street, dragging a small child around by a backpack leash. The child had visible marks on the neck from the incident.
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#31, Cleaning the floor is a union job. I don’t think Mom or child are union members… 🙂
I’m disgusted at the people who are blaming the kid in this situation. As a parent of 3 extremely active, anarchistic little boy furies, I can assure you that there is no tantrum or behavior my children could come up with that would make me act like this. She’s the grown-up here, kinda.
And those of you who suggest she’s doing this because the child has made her life difficult- WELCOME THE HELL TO PARENTHOOD. You figure this stuff out, you picked to have the little people. They aren’t sane, they have a partially-formed brain with no experience to give them reference points. They’re narcissists, and that’s OK, they learn by patience and example over years. An adult is supposed to be over all that. Anyone who says it’s deserved because the kid did -something- is a person I truly hope never has kids. I hope to god you’re all posting from study hall or something, and hopefully have a chance to grow up before you inflict your attitudes on a child that’s “inconveniencing” you.