Dad charged with beating 18-month-old daughter (Columbus, Ohio)

How many times do we have to go over this point? If you "spank" a child so severely she has to be hospitalized, then it's not a "spanking." A spanking is a swat on the behind. If a child needs medical attention after a "spanking" it's an assault. Broken bones are definitely a sign of assault. Comprende? Dad JON-MICHAEL MURRAY is the latest to assault a helpless toddler, and yet minimize his violence as a mere "spanking."

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=11738

Columbus father charged with abuse of 18-month old
Ryan Poe
June 13, 2011 12:18:00 PM

A 25-year-old Columbus man has been charged with beating his toddler so severely she had to be taken to the hospital Saturday.

Officers charged Jon-Michael Murray, of 74 Azalea Drive, with child abuse after responding to his residence Friday at about 4 p.m. and finding his 18-month-old girl with a broken leg and arm, bruises and a cut on her cheek, said Police Public Information Officer Terrie Songer.

Murray, whose bond had not been set by 9 a.m., said the girl had been injured while he was spanking her.