Reply #6: It is. Sadly it's happened just like that to more than one child. [View All]

[LeftyMom]

The Pearl family run a ministry called No Greater Joy that's all about beating children so they'll be submissive to the parents and thus submission to God will come naturally. One of their recommendations is to beat children with plumbing supply line, and to buy it in bulk so a piece can always be seen nearby as an incentive to good behavior. They also tell their followers to beat children until they stop crying. So what sometimes happens is that these prolonged beatings cause the muscles to break down (it's the same thing as tenderizing a steak) and the materials from the broken cells cause the kidneys to fail. Aside from torture it's a medical condition mostly associated with natural disasters and building collapses.