Airtime&Gravity Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 SALEM — A Newmarket woman was arrested on Mother's Day on charges of beating her 9-year-old son at Canobie Lake Park, police said. She also allegedly kicked and elbowed two police officers when they tried to arrest her. Other park patrons witnessed Shannon Benedict, 27, put her son in a headlock, punch him in the back of the head, and then pull his head back by his hair and slap him in the face about 4 p.m. Sunday, police said. Park security called police and escorted Benedict to the main gate. She began yelling profanities and threatening the security guard as she left the park, police said. She allegedly shoved the security guard and told him she had "been to jail before and would (expletive) kill him," according to police Capt. Shawn Patten. When police arrived, Benedict swung and flailed wildly when officers tried to take her into custody, Patten said. She elbowed one officer in the stomach and kicked another officer. Benedict eventually was arrested without the use of a Taser or pepper spray, Patten said. She appeared to be extremely intoxicated, police said. The 9-year-old boy was taken from the park by other adults in the group he came with. The state's Division of Children, Youth and Families has been contacted, Patten said. Salem police credited the security officers at Canobie Lake Park for containing the situation until police could respond. "The security at Canobie is very well trained and does an excellent job," Patten said. "They are an asset to keeping the park a safe place to bring a family." Benedict faces single counts of disorderly conduct, criminal threatening and resisting arrest, and four counts of simple assault. She was booked and released on Sunday, with a scheduled court arraignment on June 24. Also, just for laughs, here is her mugshot: Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndCamSS Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 That reminds me of a situation at the Brookfield Zoo in the Chicago suburbs I saw about a month ago. Picture this....a big statue of a kangaroo where kids can crawl in the pouch on the front. This statue is surrounded by a bunch of kids playing and their parents standing nearby. Out of nowhere, a frustrated mother comes storming towards the statue and at the top of her lungs yells "I AM GOING TO BEAT YOUR ASS!!!!". Now, I never did see her actually beat her kid, but yelling that at the top of her lungs in a public place surrounded by children? Classy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Happy mothers day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy524 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 What a way to celebrate Mother's Day. Maybe she was unhappy with her gift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterfan99 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 She appeared to be extremely intoxicated, police said. Never would have guessed that. I also like the fact she treats being in jail as a badge of honor and somehow ties that into wanting to kill someone. What a way to spend mother's day, beating your son & hitting cops at an amusement park...while drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 You know it's never a good thing when they let you know that they're not worried because they've been to jail before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginzo Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's awesome that people like this are breeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster mindy Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Makes your wonder how she treats him at home if she does that in public, I feel bad for the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ghost Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's awesome that people like this are breeding. Good point... Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Dangers says it best. Been around the world and found That only stupid people are breeding The cretins cloning and feeding And I don't even own a TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's awesome that people like this are breeding. I wonder if the kid has a name from a character in a certain vampire movie?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbilly Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 The 9-year-old boy was taken from the park by other adults in the group he came with. Are you kidding me? So there were other people in the group that didn't try to stop her from doing this to her son or calming her down themselves? Some "other adults" they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jynx242 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 ^ Agreed. For some reason, this story has made me incredibly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 It's awesome that people like this are breeding. I wonder if the kid has a name from a character in a certain vampire movie?!?! Maybe, but in that case, wouldn't the article be about the kid beating up his mom? As others have said before on the site, prospective parents really need to take an IQ test. Seriously, if the boy did anything wrong(don't know he did), why couldn't she just give him "the look"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moinab Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Several years ago, we saw a woman pull a spatula out of a stroller and start whacking her kid with it in Magic Kingdom, right by the teacups. I hadn't thought of that in years, and then Todd just mentioned it, an hour ago, before I read this. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterfan99 Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 The 9-year-old boy was taken from the park by other adults in the group he came with. Are you kidding me? So there were other people in the group that didn't try to stop her from doing this to her son or calming her down themselves? Some "other adults" they are! To a lot of people, it's normal behavior to do that to a kid. I grew-up where it was accepted to slap the hell out of your kid for doing anything not perfect and other adults do nothing. It's seen as "you raise your kid this way, I'll do it my way" deal. It's not right, but it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatdaddy Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I seen alot of kids at amusement parks who need to be punched in back of the head, not that i condone that, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardCraze Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Oh she was drunk? I never would have guessed! "I swear to drunk I'm not god officer!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Sometimes, I begin to think that legally forced sterilization may not be such a bad idea........Oh well! -Gary T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesdillaman Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Smacking a child is one thing, but punching in the back of the head, no matter where you're from or how you're brought up that should raise some eyebrows... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) Well, you never know the circumstances... Maybe the mom was a really hardcore enthusiast. After getting off Canobie Corkscrew, the kid could have said something totally GP-ish, like, "Hey mommy, that ride was fun. Let's ride the loop-dee-loop coaster again." to which she may have responded, "Damn it little Billy! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, Canobie Corkscrew has a double corkscrew, not a 'loop-dee-loop'. I'll bet you don't even know that it's an Arrow coaster that was previously at 2 other parks before being installed here! Now get over here and take what you've got coming!" -Slap!- "Don't you..." -Headlock!- "EVER!..." -Head punch!- "publicly embarass me..." -Hair pull!- "with your pathetic lack of coaster knowledge again! You were raised better than that!" If you ask me, it's entirely possible that her poor GP-ish kid may have brought this all upon himself and has now learned his lesson and will never spout such embarassing, uninformed foolishness again. (Of course I'm kidding) Sad story, really. Edited May 12, 2010 by Mechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardCraze Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 ^Made my day. Thanks for that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennyweird Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 How is this newsworthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfot11girl Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Poor kid. Like somebody said before, just imagine how he is treated at home if they act like that in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArizonaGuy Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 I totally agree with the "forced sterilization" comment some posts back. I hope this isn't the kid who 10 years from now kills his parents for the way he was treated.....but then again...he just might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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