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The Ypsilanti Daily Press
Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan
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In Detroit, an irate father spanked his son at police headquarters after the boy's arrest with others for automobile theft, inspired by Inspector Jack Harvill's belief in corporal punishment. The father lamented that his son could have used his car anytime.
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Detroit. May 26-INS-An irate father, angered at his son who had been arrested with five other boys on a charge of automobile theft, ripped off his belt in police headquarters, spanked his errant offspring and sauntered from the place with tears in his eyes. "What am I going to do?" the puzzled father asked today. "My son could have had my car anytime he wanted it." The spanking was inspired by Inspector Jack Harvill, a firm believer in the axiom "spare the rod and spoil the child".
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Detroit
Event Date
May 26
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son spanked by father; no further arrests or charges detailed.
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An irate father, upset over his son's arrest with five other boys for automobile theft, removed his belt and spanked the boy at police headquarters before leaving in tears. The father expressed confusion, noting the son could have used his own car. The act was encouraged by Inspector Jack Harvill, who supports the proverb 'spare the rod and spoil the child.'