Lucius Malfoy: Not Abusive (An argumentative essay)

Introduction

Heaps upon heaps of Harry Potter fans are busy wallowing in the assumption that Lucius Malfoy is an abusive father, despite there being zero solid, supporting evidence in both the books and movies. They've fallen so deep down the "I irrationally love Draco more than any other character" (also known as "the Boy Who Had No Choice") hole, that they choose to demonize Lucius in any way, shape or form to milk every ounce of sympathy out of the fandom for Draco.

Most of the "evidence" (I'm using this term VERY lightly) these people present are from the movies rather than the actual books. Unlike in the novels, the film counterparts depict Lucius carrying an elm and metal walking stick that doubles as a sheath for his wand. However, to these fans, the walking stick provides a perfect reason to make Lucius a scapegoat for abusing his son. In Lucius's first appearance in a deleted scene from Chamber of Secrets, we see Lucius swatting at Draco with his cane inside of Borgin and Burkes. Fans took note, falling over and bawling, "this is a clear sign of child abuse!" because any emphasis on that term is needed to protect their poor cinnamon roll. Or is it?