> They can beat their kids or feed them candy all day, and nobody will know for a decade. If they disappear into the forest, never to be seen by society again,

> They can beat their kids or feed them candy all day, and nobody will know for a decade. If they disappear into the forest, never to be seen by society again, sure. But for the families that have some community engagement, you soon find out. People notice, people talk. Of course, knowing and doing something about it are very different things.