BamaD
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ORIGINAL: BeautifulNotion Blackpool couple shot children as punishment for not doing chores A couple shot their children with a BB gun as a "bizarre and frankly barbaric chastisement" for not doing chores properly, a court has heard. The Blackpool pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, used the weapon on their five children for four months, Preston Crown Court heard. The "fairly trivial behaviour" punished included not changing a nappy, dropping items and failing to wash the dishes. Both parents pleaded guilty to five counts of child cruelty. The 50-year-old father was jailed for two years, while the mother, aged 33, was given a suspended sentence and ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work. Why wasn't she jailed? I would have been shocked if this had happened in a civilized country.
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