I just saw a video clip from cnn.com showing an unknown woman using a carwash sprayer to hose down a three year old girl who was screaming and trying to get away. The car wash attendant overheard the woman doing the spraying that she was her mother and demanded respect or something like that.

The authorities are looking for this woman - the officer thinks the child might have wet her pants and was being punished. They are concerned that if this is how the woman treats this child in public, what is happening behind closed doors.

I am sad that a parent feels the need to brutally discipline a child in this manner. Besides the obvious physical sting of having a powerful water spray applied to your face and body - the emotional pain of having someone who is supposed to love and protect you actually shaming you like that. I hope they find the little girl and get her into protection.