European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday july 2, 1994 us. The stars and stripes Page 9 mom s Woodstock a. A when a police officer questioned Lynn Kivi at a grocery store she saw to reason to lie sure shed slapped her son. The boy had been fighting with his sister. Kivi was handcuffed and hauled off to  child abuse experts suggest police crossed the line. The police chief complains that officers can twin when it comes to dealing with suspected child abuse. And Kivits neighbors warn of sparing the Rod and spoiling the child. For sure Kivits arrest on charges of cruelty to children has people debating the difference Between old fashioned discipline and child abuse. An employee at a Winn Dixie called police May 23 after Kivi 35, slapped her 9-year-old son Chuck in the supermarket. The officer saw red Marks on the for slap fuels debate boys face and asked him whether head been slapped before. A i get smacked when i am bad a the boy said. Prosecutors Are waiting for police to finish their investigation before deciding whether to take the Case to Attiah Kiva could get up to 20 years in prison if convicted. She is free on $22,050 bail borrowed from her jus band a pension plan. A a jury of her Peers in Woodstock a town of 4,500 people North of Atlanta seems unlikely to find Kivi guilty. A a it a ridiculous a said Kelly Medlin who has two children and three stepchildren a a i think any Mother has the right to right and Here a what a wrong but you can to said Joy Byers a spokeswoman for the Chicago based National commit tee to prevent child abuse. Dale Kivi said he and his wife have never abused Chuck or his sister Sarah 12, he would not let a reporter speak to his wife. A this  happen to other parents a he said a the first couple of weeks after the arrest my son was waking up with nightmares saying a done to take my Mother  a a we never punish Dur kids in anger. If wet mad at the child we walk  Murray Strauss professor of sociology at the University of new Hampshire in discipline their kids to a certain  4jwrham, said the line Between Corporal to what extent is the Tough part. R punishment and abuse is fairly Clear if a if Only you could put the answer in the child needs medical attention or if Nice neat columns to say Here or what a the form of discipline poses a risk of in jury such As kicking a that a abuse. Police May have crossed the line in arresting Lynn Kivi Strauss said. A slapping a child spanking a child even hitting a child with a switch or pad die a that Slegal everywhere a Strauss said. If parents were arrested for that he said a a we a have at least 80 percent of parents in  the National committee to prevent child abuse  not have a strict definition of abuse but Byers offered some guidelines does the child appear to be in some physical danger does the Parent seem out of control a admittedly its a judgment Call a Byers said. A but we believe that if you re going to err err on the Side of the  police chief Jimmy Mercer said his de. Apartment does not want to interfere with parental discipline. In prison fort Worth Texas apr a teen Ager convicted of hiring her Boyfriend and another teen to kill her millionaire stepparents was sentenced thursday to life in prison. Kristi Koslow 19, was convicted of murder wednesday in the death of her Stepmother Oil heiress Caren  said she was motivated by inheritance Money. Jack Koslow who survived the 1992 attack had said Kristi Koslow deserved to die. He quickly left the courtroom without commenting after District judge Bob Gill approved the jury a recommendation. The teen could have been sentenced to death. Kristi Koslow was adopted As a baby by Jack Koslow and his former wife Paula. The teens former Boyfriend Brian Salter and Jeffrey Dillingham told authorities that they broke Down Jack and Caren Koslowf a bedroom door and attacked them with a Metal pry bar and a a knife. Both attackers were 19 at the time. Dillingham beat the couple unconscious then Salter Cut their throats they told police. Both were convicted in the Case. Dillingham was sentenced to death Salter received a life sentence in a plea agreement. Salter testified that Kristi Koslow plotted the murders supplied him with a map of the House and gave him the code to the burglar alarm. Zoo elephant hurls Man Louisville by. A an elephant that has Given tens of thousands of rides at the Louisville zoo escaped picked up a Man with her trunk and threw him to the ground. Troy Ramsey was injured wednesday evening after the 8,000-Pound elephant wandered off from her fenced in quarters. He was listed in fair condition thursday after surgery at the University of Louisville Hospital. A the was thrust up and Down by the strength of the elephant. About a Hal dozen times a said his attorney Michael Mcmahon. / Kenya a 21-year-old african elephant is one of two elephants that give rides at the Zdyb. She apparently unlatched the Gate to search for a Ball she had dropped while returning to her quarters said zoo spokeswoman Diana Devaughn. Devaughn said the elephant was Calm during and after the Accident. The animal has Given More than 100,000 rides and is docile Devaughn said. The elephant rides will be shut Down pending an investigation. Baby walkers under scrutiny Washington a the consumer product safety commission began an Effort thursday to set safety standards for baby walkers. The commission voted 2-1 to begin a Rule making action while directing its staff to continue working with manufacturers on voluntary guidelines. The commission estimates that injuries involving baby walkers result in 23,000 emergency room visits annually by children 15 months and younger. 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