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Mother Charged After Posting Toddler Fight On Facebook

August 1, 2012 at 3:12 pm by Morbid

ST. LOUIS, MO – The woman who recorded a fight between two toddlers, then posted the video to her Facebook, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

Earlier this month, 21-year-old Latonya Davis recorded a video of her 2-year-old daughter fighting with a 3-year-old boy she was babysitting. In the video, Davis can be heard laughing while the children cry hysterically as they strike each other at Latonya Davis’ instructions.

“Got some action! Got some action!” Davis can be heard yelling as she records. “Y’all better ball up some fists!”

Obviously thinking that this was perfectly acceptable, Davis then posted the video to Facebook to share with birds of a feather. But she found out pretty quickly that while this may be hilarious in certain circles, not everyone found it amusing.

“It’s like she’s training her before she starts school or something,” said an acquaintance of Davis. “It’s sad because today’s society in the black community its really sickening that these kids are learning how to fight, get guns and stuff, and it shouldn’t be going on.”

In the probable cause statement, a law enforcement officer states:

“I believe that the defendant poses a danger to a crime victim, the community, or any other person because defendant took obvious pleasure and amusement in causing a three and a half year old child and a two and a half year old to engage each other in a physical fight. Each of the children appears to be in great distress and crying hysterically. While this is going on, defendant video taped the fight and can be heard encouraging the children to ball their fists and strike each other. Defendant was so proud of what she had done, that she then posted a video of the fight to her Facebook account.”

Here’s the original news report, along with the video. For what it’s worth, I’d have put money on the girl.

Tags: Child Abuse, Child Endangerment, Crime, facebook, fight, Latonya Davis, Missouri

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http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

lol. I wrote “earlier this month” because I didn’t realize it was August already. Time flies when you’re getting closer to the grave.
PlaysWithBalls

It really baffles me that people not only do shit as stupid as this, but also video document it and post it for the world to see. At least she got herself caught.
brain_bomb

I got this one scored 10-8 plaid shorts.
OutOfBubbleGum

Please, oh please, Ancestry.com tell me Latonya Davis is not related to Michael Vick. Facilitated through Match.com, they’d be the perfect couple. Oh god, how I can’t wait to see toddler pit-bull jousting on youtube!
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

Hate that it happened but glad the dumb bitch posted it since it did. Children are NOT supposed to be treated like this…fuckin’ idot.
CT

OK, I do not condone this sort of shit – I am big time into teaching my preschoolers why they don’t hit. (They’ ve learned to torture me in many other ways) but what a bunch of girly hysterics by the news reporter – “it’s hard to watch and even harder to believe.” And @DreaminDemon:disqus all of the cute chick reporters lately and you give the DD women, George Sells! WTF, I demand equality!
sugarpie

I guess she’ll be choosier when she accepts “friend requests”. High five to the acquaintence!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=534372011 Georgia Meyer

Class-ay.
kimbev69

Aww poor little ones
http://www.facebook.com/people/Anna-Hall-Grillot/100000054600337 Anna Hall Grillot

As a mother of twins, I know toddlers can beat each other up, so it isn’t hard to watch or believe. I never coached them, and broke it up as fast as I could, but I do think the couple punches they got in before I could break it up, we’re hilarious. No one got hurt.
Eliza Berntsen

I could not make out a single word of what she was saying.

Personally I find toddlers fighting quite funny, but only when they do it between themselves over some crappy toy and not through encouragement by their guardians. It did look in this video though as if the mother may have told them to start fighting just to film it “Cuz itz cuuut”.
http://www.facebook.com/Leashaness Alicia Lynee’

Were the children removed from her care? Please tell me she didn’t get her kid back..
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=583800787 Alecks May Goguen

Of course their black. What a shitty parent.
LuvsHorror

Then step away from the grave.
ShelbySP

I think you just invented my new favorite sport.
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

They’re
newstarshipsmell

Their you go again, correcting you’re racial superior, haven’t you learned you’re place?
bored_stiff

Got it. No fighting toddlers. Guess I’m going have to shut down the Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm playpen fight club. What ever happened to “what happens at the Flintstones, stays at the Flintstones”?
OutOfBubbleGum

Off topic:

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or

http://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/baltimoresun/guestbook.aspx?n=teressa-iovanna&pid=158703405

Fourteen year younger than me, we loved!
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

Sorry massa…
https://twitter.com/#!/AngelsMom0806 Angels Mom

Your girlfriend right? My condolences.
OutOfBubbleGum

I don’t remember how far, but there was
a time and a place where she and I went. We’re both poor (she the
unemployed. And, me, the father with one plus son with one year of
mega child support) She saw a dress. On that day, I would have
given my soul to buy it for her, but homeless and timely mortgages
play their part, too.

Time past. Payrole roled over.

I had the money. We, AGAIN WE, bought
her that dress on Saturday the 14th.

She died four days later.

She tried it on, but her swollen liver,
trumped her previous slim figure.

I love her and never thought anything
more than her words and her wrapping arms around me.

She had so many hopes of wearing that
dress.

She died.

I keep it. I can’t move forward.
http://www.dreamindemon.com Morbid

Why in the world would I want to do that?
OutOfBubbleGum

Sam Wright
Essex, Maryland
RachelAnnPrince

Either my kid is a big time wuss or a gentleman coz he wouldn’t have hit the little girl back. This bitch is a total jackass and I’m glad her friends however many she has left that is, turned her ass in.
JGo555

Wow. I HATE the sound of my 3 & 1 1/2y.o.’s fighting. I’m like GTF away from each other & stop with the screeching. Only an idiot would keep that type of noise going… or someone who’s deaf AND blind.
JGo555

*Waves* Hi you!

Where have YOU been?!
OutOfBubbleGum

God, somehow blessed me. As my father was dying, I asked/instructed my mother to place my phone to his ear. Country music was never my song, but that night, I played all for him.

I love you, my dad.
JGo555

BEST.COMEBACK. EVER!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Cindy-Crawford/13964421 Cindy Crawford

I am thinking this will be added to http://www.hotghettomess.com under “Just Sad”.
Meme Bee

i guess you have never seen a shitty parent of any race other than black on this site. Ur an asshole.
pikeman

“And in the left corner, wearing the beige pamper, weighing in at a scrappy 27 and a half pounds we have Tate “the toddler” Tatum! ladies and gentleman, he’s looking mean and lean!…and in the right corner, wearing the blue snuggee, weighing in at a chubby 32 pounds we have Bobby “Baby Face” Magee! This looks to be quite the match, ladies and gentlemen..”
pikeman

With that comment, it surprises me you would have a black cat on your avie.
pikeman

Well, that sucks. Toddler boxing could be kind of entertaining.
pikeman

Obviously, she hasn’t read the articles.
The_Yeti_Knows

Oh that’s hilarious, hope they’re smart enough to exploit that soft spot on top of the head…… get a thumb in there and its diapers filled… and tapped out!
The_Yeti_Knows

Says the dude still has his dino doll———-
I usually thought of Betty when I was with Wilma… then this one time………. at quarry camp…………..
The_Yeti_Knows

Graduated from playing with balls…… now masterfully beats them like they owe him money.
The_Yeti_Knows

You is kind…… You is smart…. You is impoetant…….. You is funny…(looking )
pikeman

Diapers filled and tapped out… This is great. I’m laughing my ass off at the whole thing, and that’s just wrong. I could imagine toddler boxing and mma wrestling complete with the loud announcer with the old school accent.

” THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE QUITE THE FIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! WOW, LOOK AT THAT PUNCH BY THE TODDLER! BABY FACE GOES DOWN HARD! OH, MY! PHEW! THEY’LL BE CHANGING HIS DIAPERS FOR SURE AFTER THAT BLOW!”
The_Yeti_Knows

It’s just so wrong on every level… my grandparents would be rolling around in their graves at the state of society… that and the magic talking box that sends messages and pictures n shit too… witchcraft I say… witchcraft.
Snickering x Hydra

The underground world of toddler fighting is…not that interesting to watch. Seems like it’s just a lot of diaper wetting, crying, and parents yelling at their children from the sidelines – like many juvenile sports.

In any case, I’m glad this mother is getting busted for trying to prizefight her kids now, she would’ve made a terrible sports mom in later years.
CT

I’m sorry to hear this news. I hope you will be able to move on someday. I have no idea how you feel so I won’t post any stupid shit to try to make you feel better. Just be well. CT
CT

Assuming she wasn’t she wasn’t naked on bath salts dancing in the streets.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

Damn it – I can’t get the video to work … had my popcorn ready too …
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

This lady is obviously mentally challenged.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

Man this was sad OutOfBubbleGum- condolences.
http://twitter.com/Bigcced Cedric

You appear to be an overly ignorant dick.
EveryVillainIsLemons

I’m sorry for your loss.
EveryVillainIsLemons

Give yourself time to grieve. She was a very important part of your life. The pain will never fully go away, but in time, it will be tempered with the warmth of the love you shared and the joy of your best memories.
CT

So I went home last night and tried to get my preschoolers to engage into mortal combat with each other. They beat the hell out of me instead.
Sam

And you’re still here, so they didn’t even get the “mortal” part right, either. Kids these days, they just won’t listen will they?
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wyrosjr

I can see lots of things wrong here. 1. She should be modeling how to resolve conflicts with need for fighting 2. If she sees a fight she should stop it 3. She is enjoying it, which kind of indicates a sick attitude.
However, I would think removing them from the home to be much too drastic. Those kids might even need to know how to fight where they live. Give her some parenting and culture education and call it a day.
bored_stiff

Was it Fred or Barney that nailed you at quarry camp? In fact, didn’t they trade you for cigarettes with the rest of the quarry crew?
The_Yeti_Knows

It was dino… that hot breath and giant slobbery tongue were more than I could ever hope for… It was after a case of cactus cola though, so who can blame me… and I beat the living shit out of Mr Slate, dude tried to grope me during rock insertion training.
CT

I see now. Jumping over from the other thread. But I also still see Superman and a dumbass above you and Angel up there.
http://www.facebook.com/dangerousdennyjones Denny Jones

thats fucked up! im a self defense instructor teaching people the real deal on how to survive. i love boxing and MMA but that shit is rediculous. those two parents should be put in a cage with some of the moms i train! those stupid bitched wouldnt last a second with a real loving and protective mother.!!!!!!!
http://www.facebook.com/dangerousdennyjones Denny Jones

i would love to get this motherfucker in my ring and treat him like he did that kid! he a bully and a bitch along with his kid! if you dont want to fight dont fight! daddy should not have provoked the situation!!! 12 year old with tatoo very intimidating but but dont mean shit! if u make ur son fight he better be able to throw down otherwise leave him alone and find an adult to punch on! sorry ass bitch punching a kid deserves to be locked in my garage with me!!!!!!!!
eric ellers

A real in depth analisis by the good doctor there … I could have told you that!?? Plus I think this is just two babies trying to vie for their mothers love in a surrounding filled with violence …Shit I gotta get this spell check fixed?