Sadly, those "bad parents" were probably raised the same way and honestly didn't think they were doing anything wrong....this kind of thing is generational. They were never taught that the kids come first because they probably never came first when they were kids. I most certianly not excusing their behavior, but just pointing out that in all likelhood these very same children you witnessed being abuse today will grow up and do the very same thing to their own kids. Shame, isn't it?