It’s good for kids to learn to say ”May I please,” but not if it
involves slapping them in the face.
That was the teaching method allegedly utilized by Kenneth
Webb on his 3-year-old son, according to investigators in
Middletown, Ind.
Webb, 29, was charged Monday with neglect of a dependent,
and battery resulting in bodily injury to a person under the age
of 14, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Webb allegedly told investigators with the Henry County
sheriff’s department that he had slapped the boy “more than
once” because the youngster “wouldn’t look him in the eye as
he talked” during a conversation about “sentence structure.”
The suspect allegedly said he was trying to instill the
importance of beginning questions with “May I please…”
Twenty minutes after the misguided “teachable moment,”
Webb’s mother came home and noticed the slap marks on the
boy’s face.
She asked her son what happened and he admitted hitting the
boy, but didn’t realize that he hit him that hard, WISH-TV
reported.
The boy was treated at an area hospital and then released to
the custody of his grandparents, RawStory reported.
If convicted, Webb could spend at least 18 months behind
bars.
involves slapping them in the face.
That was the teaching method allegedly utilized by Kenneth
Webb on his 3-year-old son, according to investigators in
Middletown, Ind.
Webb, 29, was charged Monday with neglect of a dependent,
and battery resulting in bodily injury to a person under the age
of 14, according to the Indianapolis Star.
Webb allegedly told investigators with the Henry County
sheriff’s department that he had slapped the boy “more than
once” because the youngster “wouldn’t look him in the eye as
he talked” during a conversation about “sentence structure.”
The suspect allegedly said he was trying to instill the
importance of beginning questions with “May I please…”
Twenty minutes after the misguided “teachable moment,”
Webb’s mother came home and noticed the slap marks on the
boy’s face.
She asked her son what happened and he admitted hitting the
boy, but didn’t realize that he hit him that hard, WISH-TV
reported.
The boy was treated at an area hospital and then released to
the custody of his grandparents, RawStory reported.
If convicted, Webb could spend at least 18 months behind
bars.
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