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61 year old Joyce Y. Beddell decided that the appropriate action after finding her granddaughter in bed with another girl, was to beat the poor child with a cane until it broke. Not satisfied with the pain and humiliation that she inflicted, she then proceeded to walk her granddaughter to her lovers house so that her parents could be informed that the pair were having sex. Apparently that was still not enough to quench her rage as when the pair returned home she began beating the child with a belt. The police were called to the house on charges of child abuse and the grand daughter received medical treatment for injuries. When questioned Beddell responded, "that she had done nothing wrong and said she should have been allowed to discipline her granddaughter as she saw fit."

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41 responses // Engage in lesbian sex, get beat with a cane

  • awful, awful woman.
    squidteeth
  • Maybe the womasn SHOULD be allowed to discipline her granddaughter as she saw fit, but what she did is NOT discipline. That is abuse, humiliation and torture all roled into one. This woman probably believes in the " eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth " dogma and therefore I think she should be given the shame puishment she gave her granddaughter.
    bluedonkeydem
  • what an ignorant woman. Way to raise a child with support and positivity.
    iOw
    • iOw
    • 3 months ago
  • Is it just me or more and more people are going crazy in the past few years
    kewal91
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  • Judging from her age, Joyce Y. Beddell is from a generation that was/is generally less tolerant than those that came after (which kinda holds true for all generations, but whatever), so this story doesn't totally surprise me. I'm sure the girl would have been punished to some extent for just having sex at her grandmother's house, but it probably went this far just because she was with another female. And Beddell, like many others from her generation, was probably taught that same sex relationships were/are wrong, immoral, and not something you'd want associated with your family so she handled the situation the best way she knew how.

    Do I find her reaction unnecessary, excessive, disgusting, and anything else along those lines? Of course, I do. But I can understand, only to some small extent, why she did it because I know of the mindset she probably has when it comes to things of this nature.
    Nyx
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    • 3 months ago
  • if u says so.....
    kewal91
  • Kewal91, A good percentage of people have always been cruel, the world is becomming a better place but madness is just better documented now.
    Purdey
  • Wow, this is pretty bad. Of course, homophobia is often tied to aggression, but there is something about a grandmother 'punishing' her own granddaughter so violently and in their shared home that makes it even more shocking. In saying that, I am sure these things happen all the time, but we just don't find out about them, so it is good that the police were informed and the whole story was brought to light.
    JanaPokana
  • Yup, that's sort of par for the course, no? I bet this kind, forgiving, loving woman is proud to call herself a Christian.

    Just disgusting.
    kristianbrodie
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  • Totally OTT from this woman/grandmother. As an adult you don't beat a child with any instrument - ever!! (or even without an instrument either it goes without saying!) It's wrong no matter what reason you use to justify it with and I hope this woman is charged with child abuse.

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    FreyaS
  • DISCIPLINE? What kind of 'right' is that. No one has the right to inflict misery on a child because they don't conform to their own views. That's just unnacceptable to any feeling human being, and I hope I'm not just being naive.

    I mean, it's not like millions of people tell their children that they will burn for an eternity if they don't believe what they tell them right? I mean that would be psycological abuse; I am just thankful that we live in a more civilsed and enlightened time.
    rwylie
  • odd that parents believe this 'discipline' is the right way to raise a child. i've never encountered anyone who was proud their parents beat them when they were younger.
    bishopobispo
  • That's not disipline. That's an assault. She should be charged so that she understands what she did was really wrong and the complete opposite of what she was trying to accomplish.
    lifestudentno83
  • ok i disaglee with bishop.... i think kids need to get spanked when they go out of line...... not doing so makes them think they can do whatever they want and choose stupid paths that lead to drugs and crime and what not....
    should u beat someone up based on their personal choices no.. infact if you keep trying to force down your own ideals into your kids... they will rebel and willl ultimately cause a lot more damage that what you were trying to prevent....
    kewal91
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  • The fact that this woman is raising her granddaughter raises the question of why her own daughter isn't raising the child....

    Betcha there's some weird religious crazyness that she uses to validate the fact that she tortured and humiliated her grandchild.
    WriterWriter
  • The woman is Old School. She did what they would have done to any of the poo-poo naysayers 20-30yrs ago. You would have gotten that tail thumped on! 1-for disrespecting your family's house, 2- for "immoral" behavior., Lets face it ppl, Im not downing being gay, but you definitely would not have been as open & free as you are today!, So stop it with bashing her, she is old & stuck in her time warp and did what would have been natural at THAT time. unfortunately in todays sickening "parents & child buddy-ing & time out & lets talk it over bull". Shes gonna get a legal thumping herself for not being up to date.
    FloridaBreeze
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  • She was literally trying to beat the devil out of her.
    Neghie
  • No one would argue that is child abuse, plain and simple. If she was in fact "trying to beat the devil out of her" as Neghie states, then cases like this (I fear not as rare as we might like to think) seriously test the respect we give to fervent religious belief, when it leads to simple mindedness like we see here.
    rwylie
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  • WriterWriter: Are you seriously suggesting that just because our views have changed in the last 30 years, that that makes any difference to what we should perceive as acceptable. If you condone the 'right' of a parent to abuse their child, just because they gave birth to them, then I accept your criticism, but detest your morals.
    rwylie
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  • I live in Massachusetts. Proud of it too! We raked in another first. New motto for our license plates, "Don't tell me what to do". Or "Leave me the F___ alone".
    This young woman needs to find a new home and fast. Look at the countries through out the world that make the love between two people illegal.
    macdontcare
  • What a stupid girl.

    It's like going into a lion's den and stealing their food. Do expect to be attacked if you do something you know is wrong to someone who is within proximity.
    J_Jammer
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  • oranges are not the only fruit
    troyka
  • Maybe if the rule for granny was: "hit your child, get hit yourself," granny might think twice, three times, maybe even think correctly before she acted.

    The world has changed since Dr Spock came out with his child rearing philosophies. Granny needs to catch up with the times, because the times are not going to change for granny.

    Question for J_Jammer: Umm. So it's OK to do something wrong if that someone isn't in your proximity? Just dont get caught? Is that really a functional philosophy?
    jahbini
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  • that's horrible. granny got what she deserved. and who uses a cane to disipline kids today? it's not 1921 anymore. i hope the girl is o.k.
    ThatGirlBrittni
  • grandma needs to get a clue. i hope her granddaughter gets to live with someone who can love her for who she is. g-ma needs to get some counseling and some compassion and some kind of punishment. maybe her granddaughter can handle that.
    owner1
  • This woman needs to sit in jail for awhile. Does anyone else think she looks like Wheezy from the Jefferson's?
    melberta
  • To me this is further evidence that the effects of slavery are still felt within the African-American community. How many "BET Comic-View" type comedians have bits that revolve around, "My momma beat me senseless when I was a child and I am better for it!"
    For some reason we still equate "discipline" with physical violence. It is ingrained into our collective consciousness.
    I hate to keep bringing up the past, but its not until we understand what is happening that we can TRULY begin to repair it.
    NewWorldMember
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  • My personal opinion is that corporal punishment on a child, will make that child prone to using violence as they get older. I was spanked/whipped as a boy and all it did for me was to internalise a form of rage, that is still ready to strike out at the most unexpected times. I never struck, spanked, or whipped my daughters or step-son, because I wanted them to be free of this anger. They were disciplined, but never beaten. They have all grown to be outstanding adults. Children are very sensitive to violence and should never have to suffer it from the ones they love most.
    MoonLoon
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