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19-year-old beat and padlocked to a bed for talking to boy

A 19-year-old was beat and padlocked to her bed because she was seen talking to a boy, which is against her family's beliefs. The girl's parents and teen sister, all of which took part in the ordeal, received two years of probation. Do you think this punishment was enough? Check out the story here: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/11/07/14984748-mom-gets-probat...

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