12/19/2022
Where do you draw the line between discipline and abuse?
Former New York Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire was arrested Saturday night at his Miami condo on a domestic violence charge after allegedly punching one of his daughters in the jaw and drawing blood. " I observed blood stains on the victim’s sweater and sweatpants,” the arrest report says.“The mother of the victim showed me the photo she received from her daughter, which shows the victim crying and blood running down her face.” Stoudemire and his ex-wife, Alexis, share four children, including two teenage daughters. Alexis reportedly went to Stoudemire’s home after their daughter made “a plea for help,”, and Stoudemire told his ex that their daughter was being “disrespectful.” The report said Stoudemire thought his daughter was “giving attitude” to her grandmother, and that he allegedly “continued slapping her” after punching her. Stoudemire told Officers his daughter “received a whooping from him for being disrespectful and a liar,”.The 40-year-old former athlete was booked at TGK and charged with battery. He was released on a $1,500.00 bond. The judge has ordered that he stay away from the victim.