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I added the blogspot addresses because, even though they are blogs and not articles per se, a reader can read about the case through eyes of people who are on Malone's side, particularly Nate Livingston, who basically supported Malone, felt that the son needed more whippings than he received and that the aunt should have minded her own business. Nospank.net, while having the clip to the local news affilate's video concerning the incident (which further helps support the article), is obviously slanted AGAINST ANY corporal punishment. The blogs are slanted for Malone. Just fair balance. But the blogs are NOT needed to substantiate this article.
This article is neither slanderous or libelous. The incident is what catapulted Malone to national attention and helped derail his re-election campaign. And just so people don't think this is a one time incident of Malone going too far, another news article details the police responding to a domestic disturbance call concerning him and his then-fiancée, whom he struck and choked. Her son called the police. He was a violent teenager, involved in CONSTANT street fights, until a policeman mentored him to the right path. Then he trains in various forms of boxing. The guy has a history of violence dating from youth and a pattern of questionable behavior. He then told the judge he only struck the son twice when the boy resisted and he hit him elsewhere, despite pictures and hospital records to the contrary. 108.9.43.82 (talk) 14:21, 31 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
