Reply #13: I agree, and I think ABC has a moral obligation...

[CoffeeCat]

to make sure that the appropriate agencies are notified about this abuse. The tapes should be turned over to DHS. ABC made money off of showcasing this family's abuse. They can't just pack up the cameras and walk away.

That would be outrageous.

Child abusers are often insulated because society looks the other way, and is in complete denial about the epidemic of child abuse in this country. If a boss treated a co-worker like this; or if a man in a park beat up a stranger like this father did to Kyle--the boss and the man in the park would be locked up and charged with assault and battery. However, when a father does this to a child--it's just "parenting."

I don't think this is the end of the story. I imagine that ABC is receiving loads of emails about this heartbreaking tragedy. Let's hope that Kyle is helped by this in many ways.