Oh crap, I used to know this guy.

[Archae]

I used to work with him, he struck me as the controlling type.

Police: Sheboygan man shocks daughter with collar

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - Authorities have charged a Sheboygan man who they say used a dog's shock collar on his 7-year-old daughter.

Sheboygan Press Media reports (http://shebpr.es/1wlSNfo ) 28-year-old Zachary Kacmar was charged Thursday with felony physical abuse of a child. Police arrested him Wednesday after his wife called authorities.

She tells police he put the collar around their daughter's neck and shocked her on Aug. 30. She says she wasn't present at the time but her daughter told her about the incident and she took photo of a mark on her daughter's neck. She says she decided to report her husband after consulting her pastor.

http://www.wbay.com/story/26515516/police-sheboygan-man-shocks-daughter-with-collar

[elehhhhna]

1. Good job, Pastor & Mom. What a jackass.

Bet he gets a shocker in prison.

[Thinkingabout]

2. I know kids doesnt always perform according to the parents wishes but this is over the top.

I am wondering if mom has been abused and took action when it came to her children.

[ret5hd]

3. My only question...

and I mean ONLY...

is that if it is abuse of a child why is it not abuse of a dog/cat/any animal?

And, just to be absolutely clear, I believe it is abuse in any circumstance.

[MerryBlooms]

5. I've always thought shock collars should be outlawed, it's torture.

[MadrasT]

8. Yes, exactly, I *hate* those collars. n/t

[Cleita]

9. It is abuse of an animal.

I once took one of those collars off a dog in a resort I worked at and returned it to the owner and told him if I saw it on the dog again I would report him to animal control and any dog rescue organization in the area. Also, I would recommend to the management that he be asked to leave the resort. He didn't put it on again while he stayed there.

[Jamastiene]

10. Good point.

It should be considered abuse if used on any living thing. Those collars are not necessary and they are abusive.

[Doctor_J]

13. not the same, at all

We put our pets in a cage, make them sleep in the garage, tether them...any of those would rightfully be considered child abuse if administered to humans. We don't use shock collars but they are common and can be useful.

[Cleita]

17. I don't do any of those things to my pets.

The closest thing to a cage that they see is a pet carrier to transport them.

[shenmue]

4. Lord

[handmade34]

6. only question is...

why in hell did she have to consult the pastor?

[Cleita]

7. My thoughts too.

She should have gone directly to the police.

[Jamastiene]

11. If that is what it took to make her decide to turn him in,

I'm kind of glad she did. It is odd, though, isn't it? It looks like something a person wouldn't need advice on before turning him in.

[handmade34]

15. would hate to think

what would happen if the pastor advised against it? ...any rational mother would not have to even think- it would be instinct to protect her child, there should be no time to "talk" to someone and get their advice

[Jamastiene]

16. I agree, but

all too often, it doesn't work out that way. Far too many look the other way and allow it, sadly.

[kcr]

18. Makes me wonder if she isn't also a victim of abuse.

She may have needed the courage to turn him in.

[Arugula Latte]

12. Yeah, exactly.

Can't people think for themselves in dire situations like this?

[Liberal_in_LA]

14. +1

[BrotherIvan]

19. Seems as though neither of them should have reproduced

Why on earth did she need another man's advice in order to decide what was best for her child?