THE Zambia Police Service has summoned George Bester, a man seen in a video making rounds on social media slapping his son, for allegedly producing poor school results.
In the said video, Bester is seen slapping the boy, while complaining about the money he has spent on the boy for school books and tuition fees.
A voice of a woman, believed to be his wife, is heard pleading with Bester to stop beating the boy.
According to a call-out dated April 10, 2020, Bester was required to report to the Child Protection Unit offices at the Ministry of Community Development near Levy Junction yesterday, April 21, for purposes of inquiries.
Police, however, assured him that he would not be detained more than was necessary.
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The woman should go back to balagizi that man his the father he has a right to beat him infant he didn’t even beat him us we were beaten not that useless slap
We got beaten when we were young and because of that we learnt discipline. Spare the rod and spoil the child. Kids of these days are beyond hopeless. They have become lazy and entitled. Slap the kid and discipline him if you really care about him. If you dont then let him grow however he wants. Instead, someone needs to slap the woman who took the video as well.
The pain on how it feels to pay someone’s school fees who can’t appreciate the effort it is definately felt by the one who pays.Inflicting pain on the child as George did is better than withdrawing the support .Mind your own business and raise your children in a manner you will end up regret in future.Keep on sparing your rod now and your children will be misfits. George did well because money is not easy to come by.The wife also may think she is helping the child and yet she is raising a problem husband to someone’s daughter.
I have no full details of the results and the behaviour of the boy in school. But there are some instances, as a person, I can do the same or even worse. We have situations where a parent strains to raise school fees for a child to study in a prestigious institution but a child gets involved in some silly activities that result in poor grades. When you invest you expect returns. You cannot sell a cow only to realize that you are taking another cow to school.
As for the woman, she will have to look for the next available exit from my house to her mother’s home. It is the responsibility of a parent to discipline a child and that includes agitation for good grades. When the son fails later, it is the father who will largely take the blame. It will be argued that he was just paying school fees without making a follow up on the results. There is no sane person who will like to shoulder such a blame. That father is doing that which he is doing because of HIS LOVE FOR HIS SON and wants nothing but the best for him. If he was not caring, he won’t bother his results.
As such, it is my opinion that what the father is doing is right. The son should explain the reason for the poor grades and make an undertaking to improve them next time. The mother is brutally wrong, unreasonable, immature, clueless, and lacks the tenents of family and parenthood.
We were all brought up that that way,That’s very African.Working hard and smart.As long as a child is under the father’s roof must play to his song or man out
A good parent desciplines his children. Never spare a rode when your child goes wrong. It’s biblical bakalamba.
We need to discipline our children with love. He who loves his child does not spare his rode. Even God disciplines his children. Nothing wrong unless amenyela ku paya
There’s no story here. Came here to find the actual story, such as what school the boy went to, what has the father said or reacted to the story, what transpired at the police station, etc.
Alas, all we read is the same stuff making the rounds on social media. Very poor journalism.
This is Africa and at some point most of us have got a serious beating from our parents. It’s not that they don’t like us but only trying to show us the ryt way to do things. When a child start being absent and not sitting exams.. not just one exam but two or more. this child needs to put in line.. no debating about that… I personally wud prefer a dense but responsible child.. This child is dense and Iresponsible at the same time… Dear parent slap that one till he gets in line.
I think the father was just doing his duty, he loves his son so much Nd he want the best for him