DavidSeven
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kidhawk":1a69r0fe said:DavidSeven":1a69r0fe said:kidhawk":1a69r0fe said:[urltargetblank]https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/ag_publications/txts/childabuse1.shtml[/urltargetblank]
Information on Texas Child Abuse Laws for those interested enough to read through. It does specifically say that laws allow for reasonable physical discipline
Looks like that exclusion only applies to parents/guardians of the child, though. AP would be held to a higher standard (assuming it wasn't his child).
Text: "The law specifically excludes “reasonable” discipline by the child’s parent, guardian, or conservator;"
The latest link I posted says it was his child and the child was 4. I'd previously read that it wasn't his child. Of course conflicting reports are to be expected this early in a case like this. I'm leaning towards believing the report that it was his child because the report with that includes images from the police report.
Either way though, if the child was in his care, I think that would count as guardianship, even if it was only temporary.
I would assume "guardian" in that text means "legal guardian" (i.e. someone appointed by the court to care for a minor). That's generally how it's interpreted in other statutes, and it's a term that carries specific legal significance when it's used.