Cheerleader is forced into the splits while crying in pain and begging to stop

Thomas O`Malley • When you feel the last bit of breath leaving their body, you're looking into their eyes. A person in that situation is God! Hunt for the sake of hurting - hurt to understand. When mosquitos bite me, they fly away singing "There is power in the blood!"

I've seen a bit of a divide on this on Reddit. Some people say that although it looks bad, they went through that as well as a competitive gymnast/cheerleader, and they think it's okay since "no pain, no gain". Others say it is completely unacceptable and hard to watch and that they would sue if they were her parents.

What are your thoughts? Should people be disciplined or charged in this? if so, how? What would you do if this was your child's situation? Do you think it's justifiable by any means?