My Life in Argentina and Beyond

I am writing about the stepfather convicted of manslaughter in the beating of the 7 year-old girl.This case is one more reason why things have to change in NYC and other parts of the country. Sometimes stepfathers are just plain mean with their new spouse's children. To beat up a little girl because she took a yogurt out of the refrigerator is simply horrible. I was appaled when I read that she was tied to a chair with duct tape and made to use the litter box. This little girl was not a wild animal. She was a human being with rights and feelings. Her misbehavior from time to time is obviously no reason for her stepfather's violence. If he had problems, why take it out on the little girl? Now she's dead and he will spend most of the rest of his life in jail. A life sentence would have been better. Eugenia Renskoff