Talk:Jacques Schnee/@comment-124.197.38.215-20180426021846/@comment-4010415-20180905004741

Physical abuse doesn't have to happen frequently for it to be considered physical abuse, SYUTK. The fact that it may have been a rare occurrence only means that he wasn't full-on physically abusive, but the incidents where he did strike his children in some way other than a spanking are still considered incidents of physical abuse. Normal parents don't slap their child across the face, even as a kneejerk reaction.

It seems, to me, that Jacques has a problem where he physically lashes out in some way or another when his anger peaks. He doesn't do it every time he's angry, just when his anger gets too high. The manner of lashing out isn't always hitting, it can also be throwing or breaking, such as during his second argument with Ironwood in Volume 4.