Dad pleads guilty to injuring 2-month-old daughter; baby had fractured ribs, punctured lung (Burley, Idaho)

Dad SKYLER WADE GARNER basically gets probation and useless anger management/parenting classes for beating up on a newborn. (My gut feeling is that anybody who assaults babies is already lacking a few screws, and isn't going to really get how such actions are morally wrong in a classroom. It's a little bit late for that.) Notice that Daddy is getting the kid-glove treatment even though there is evidence that this wasn't the first time Daddy had abused the baby (evidence of older fractures). Though Mom is not accused of any wrongdoing (at least none that is reported here), she has lost the baby to foster care. Notice that the violent perpetrator (Dad) and the non-perpetrator (Mom) are treated virtually the same. This is typical of the double standard in these cases. We expect more from mothers, but then layer up the family courts with fathers rights/joint custody dogma so moms can't exercise any real authority over their children and their safety.

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Burley Father Pleads Guilty to Child Injury Charge
BY LAURIE WELCH Magicvalley.com
Posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:15 am

BURLEY • A Burley man pleaded guilty to an amended misdemeanor charge of injury to a child Tuesday after his infant daughter was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung in November.

Skyler Wade Garner, 27, also pleaded guilty to violating his probation for misdemeanor driving under the influence in 2011.

Cassia County 5th District Magistrate Judge Rick Bollar sentenced Garner to 365 days in jail on the child injury charge, with credit for three days that he already served in jail and the remaining 362 days suspended. Garner was placed on probation for two years, with another year of probation running concurrently for his probation violation.

“I’m not a child abuser,” Garner said when Bollar asked if he wanted to speak. “No, there’s nothing I’d like to say.”

Garner was also ordered to pay fines and court costs.

Bollar said he understands that the cause of the injuries Garner’s daughter suffered is still under investigation.

According to court records, the 2-month-old girl was hospitalized with broken ribs and a punctured lung. Further investigation revealed that the infant also had multiple older fractures including a fractured vertebra.

The baby’s mother allegedly told detectives they believed their 14-month-old son may have caused the infant’s injuries. The mother said the boy often jumped from couch to couch and sometimes landed in the infant’s bassinette, which sat on one of the couches. Garner also allegedly told investigators that the couple’s dog may have caused the child’s injuries.

The child has been placed in foster care, while Garner is currently enrolled in parenting and anger management classes.