Stranger Slaps Screaming Child In Georgia Wal-Mart

[luminum]

Let's see, most parenting suggests that temper tantrums be left as they are so that a child doesn't expect coddling when they throw a fit. One reason why a mother may not do anything.

I think someone also mentioned that it could be as easy as "getting a babysitter," which I suppose would be true if not for the reality that some people don't make enough money to hire babysitters to do their parenting for them or may not live in areas where it's safe to trust someone they barely know with their child.

Kids cry. Deal with it. If parents started babying their kids every time they threw a fit, they'd wind up with spoiled children who throw tantrums in public to control their parents. Sometimes, not responding to a crying kid is the appropriate parenting technique. In other cases, when crying from a child is justified, it may be a matter of an overworked, overstressed parent trying to prioritize the task at hand and get out as quickly as possible and address the child's issue later in a more appropriate location or setting.

I'd say that I'm amazed by how quickly forum members here believed that the mother was ultimately to blame, that she was a "bad mother," and that physical violence against a two year old was in some way justified, but this is JUB and nothing surprises me...

 

[boiseboy]

Haha, I like all the internet tough guys in this thread.
"if it was my child i would punch the mother fucker"

No you wouldn't.

 

[boiseboy]

Oooh, you know it turns me on when you take yourself waaaay too seriously.



This is just pathetic, and embarrassing. This isn't a courthouse, it's a forum. If you don't like a little playful banter you oughta log off and get some fresh air.

In case you missed it both of us have adhered to the topic minus two comments.

Go get your faux police badge somewhere else.

No, you're really fucking annoying. You are not funny at all, I would hardly consider it playful banter.
More like gimmicky troll.

 

[blackbeltninja]

Well it's sad your brother is abusing his child. Let's hope the child is well adjusted as a teen. (well as well adjusted as a hormonal teen can be) You really loose the respect and trust of a kid if all they expect from you is to be hit.

Aw, guy, you need to distinguish between a little discouragement in the form of a smack and actual child abuse. They are chalk and cheese and you know it.

I'm sort of surprised that some people view slapping/smacking as an acceptable form of discipline for their own children or just the way in general it has been talked about so loosely as if the words or action carries such little weight. I firmly believe in disciplining your child and making them behave, such as spanking or swatting, but never smacking/hitting or any sort of contact on the face/head. I feel that is definitely in a whole other category on it's own and is not appropriate regardless of the child's age... for me it just crosses a line.... striking/smacking/slapping any child in the face. Curious to see what views others have regarding slapping/smacking?

I agree - you don't need to whack a kid in the face. But as far as the rest of it goes - you can only reason with a child for so long before you need to try a new language. For my sister and I, smacks were a deterrent - "you do that again, and you'll get a smack." If we did it again, we got a smack (NOT a beating, not a whipping, not a lashing with a belt or a switch, just the quick introduction of hand to backside through your clothes).

You can try to argue time and time again with a toddler, and still you will fail. At the end of the day, I believe using the threat as a deterrent works. The kid will understand why his actions are wrong later on when he can think more; for now he just needs to know that it's not acceptable and there will be repercussions. Remember, it's not just about behaving - we used to be told we'd get a smack if we played with matches, or didn't look both ways before crossing the street - it can be as much about safety as social aspects.

It worked quite quickly for us - we learned what we could and couldn't get away with and I can count on one hand the number of times I got a smack. And, Apollo, I turned out fine - haven't yet taken to the roof of my building with a sniper's gun or anything and hey, neither has my sister or anyone else in my family who I know also got the occasional smack as a kid. We're all decent and respectable members of society.

Of course, no two kids are the same and you do get some kids who won't respond to this sort of treatment in the desired way. But I reckon all the avenues should be explored.

-d-

 

[Paws]

I've been at public libraries when there's been kids crying, running around and screaming like they're at a playground, teenagers laughing and yelling, people talking full voice on cell phones.

The library in my area is like that. Kids screaming and chasing after each other, listening to loud music from their cell phones, even drinking coffee from the coffee dispenser (at age 12-14...).

 

[Apollo]

Wow.

It's a shame that no matter how serious the topic it can be reduced to a small handful of gay boys sniping at one another.

Girl please. Oh no you didn't....

That, in a nut shell, represents the sad decline of JUB from a serious place of discussion to a bad episode of the latest MTV reality nonsense.

I hate to see it go.

Should I pack your bags for you?

 

[Apollo]

Haha, I like all the internet tough guys in this thread.
"if it was my child i would punch the mother fucker"

No you wouldn't.

Yes I would. There are other situations I would just be bragging.

But sorry, my child is a different story. That'd bring up some anger I wouldn't be able to control.

 

[Jayden]

Should I pack your bags for you?

lol




.........

 

[NedNickerson]

Mad TV was cancelled!

Aw, I didn't know that...!

I can imagine a skit with Michael McDonald and Mo Collins as Lorraine and Stuart and Will Sasso as the Slapper.

 

[teadrinker]

I suggest that EVERY ONE OF YOU, before condemning the mother, spend two to three years with a young child from birth onwards: the exhaustion, the illnesses, the constant worries, the trying to do the right thing, and still being condemned by some folk. Have a heart guys.

Oh, as for the fellow who slapped the child? Bad bad bad. I've known plenty of screaming kids in my time (friends, and kids in public places), and you know what? - part of living in a civilised society is taking such behaviour on the chin, and ignoring it as best you can.

-T.

 

[Samantha Jones]

I wasn't telling you what to do

Some of your other posts were a good but unsuccessful attempt!

Can you take your fake name non-sense somewhere else?

I apologise for this off topic post, BUT some people really need stop taking things so god damned seriously! I know FUN is a rarerity around here but NOT everyone is a depressed, anti-social, psychologically damaged airhead.

Cheer up, it'll make you feel a whole lot better!

If that isn't possible, I'm sure Ms. Walker can prescribe you something!

 

[hungrybrownbear]

OK. Sheesh guys!

1) What the Guy did was very very wrong
2) Mother needs to think about others before bringing a kid she can't control into public
3) Kid needs to stop being spoiled cuz I sure as hell did not scream in public places when I was two or I would face the wrath of my very asian/strict parents. I did that when I was like an year old or a few months old.
4) NO ONE DESERVES A MEDAL.

the end.

 

[Ram]

Everyone knows slapping won't stop the kid from crying.

You need time, patience, you need hang the kid upside down, a drop kick to the head, boiling water to scald...

Kidding, guys; normally, I just push kids off buildings. I call it Peek-A-Push.

I love my niece and nephews. My PS2 is older than them and yet I find it weird that I treated my PS2 better than them when they first arrived crying. That was my "Oh my God, Ram, you are an asshole!" moment.

Fuck, they are human beings. Okay, I know at least one of them is. But the point here is that I don't beat up adults that irritated me. If I can be all mature and understanding with grown ups, I don't understand why I can't do that with the little humans fresh out of the vag, the real noobs of the world.

I love them to death. According to them, I am the world's best Uncle.

Hitting a two year old kid -- a big no from me. It's just wrong, you know. Even if it was a crying adult, it's still wrong. I can't even bring myself to hit an animal, let alone a human. And since I don't beat animals and humans, I guess I can hit Perez.

If I was there, and if I was bothered by the kid, I would try to intervene: maybe initiate a game of peek-a-boo. If that doesn't shut the little shit up and the mom starts to think you're some kind of perv, I'll walk away. It's a shopping mall, it's not my house. I will just be faster with my purchase.

A kid's smile is so heavenly. I do the peek-a-boo nonsense with kids and grandmas. Of course, only with the good looking kids. The ugly ones -- well it's peek-a-push.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

No, you're really fucking annoying. You are not funny at all, I would hardly consider it playful banter.
More like gimmicky troll.

Girl boom, with that thirsty ass default of yours you got no business try'na come for anybody about anything.

Anywho, I'm satisfied that the law got involved and the man will pay for his ASSAULT. I hope the mother and the child recover from his ASSAULT. Both are probably going to experience anxiety anytime they go out anywhere, all because some guy didn't like hearing a child do what children do.

There's a special seat in hell for all the folks calling this woman a bad mother.

<send memo to sister who just had a boy in March, if the boy EVER cries in public it means she's a bad mom>

 

[Joshua_me]

Should I pack your bags for you?

Why not. I'm sure you're an experienced packer.

 

[Apollo]

Why not. I'm sure you're an experienced packer.

Mmm usually something else though.

 

[Jayden]

I dont have children so I have no idea what it must be like. All I can say here is that there seems to be a lack of parenting taking over this country.
More parents just ignore their child and let them go nuts.
Thats never a reason to smack someones child. But I think its time parents once again started acting like parents and not friends of the child.

 

[NedNickerson]

 

[miketlow]

If you do not get your child in line before five yrs old you they never will respect you!!... I have seen this happen to many times in my family..The child does not respect them or anybody else!!...So some of the blame is on the mom in this case...

 

[DeMazy]

Parents can raise their children however the fuck they want, but when you're in public you should have respect for other people who choose not to bring screeching animals with them.

There was a time where parents were embarassed by such behaviour and disciplined their children to behave accordingly in public. I know my parents would simply drag me out of the store if i threw such a fit, i learned pretty quickly not to.