Stranger Slaps Screaming Child In Georgia Wal-Mart

[fabulouslyghetto]

I don't see the harm in a small slap, some of those noisy, spoilt little fuckers need to be taught a lesson!

When I was younger, a slap was nothing!

This man should be given an award for carrying out a much needed public service!

Edit: Of course this depends on the circumstances, I don't condone violence to just ANY child...

Hey Samantha honey! Sorry about that whole sleeping-with-your-boyfriend thing, I was going through a little whore phase. We still meeting for cocktails tomorrow afternoon?

 

[blackbeltninja]

What I don't understand people saying is that in any way that this child was misbehaving or the mother was in the wrong because her child was crying.

I have a few colleagues whose kids are between the ages of 1 and 4 and they pretty much agree that kids at that age know exactly how to get what they want and do scream if they don't get their own way.

We don't know the full story; you can usually tell when a kid is grumpy/miserable and when it's just a tantrum. Tantrums need to be handled differently to a wet nappy or illness. If the kid was needing some manner of assistance, that's one thing. If it was just a temper tantrum or the child not getting her own way I am far less sympathetic.

Those of you who can, ask your parents if you were well-behaved when you were two or if you carried on like a screaming brat. Apparently my sister and I were both well behaved and did NOT perform like that. The few times we did try acting up, my mom or dad told us to stop and - gasp! - we did.

Good for the goose...

-d-

 

[Jersey Domino]

That was fucked up that man had NO right to touch someone else's child.

 

[Apollo]

For all you tough guys saying you would beat this guy if he did that to "your" child, here's a simple solution, one that the mother should have followed as well: it's called a fucking PACIFIER!!! Or don't go out in public when your baby is screaming, because it's annoying as hell! Just because you are narcissistic or fucking straight enough to reproduce doesn't mean the rest of us should have to endure the sounds of your little vermin.

Orrr heres a even better solution, don't touch the child, and you get to keep your life.

Simple

 

[justsimon]

Most toddlers act out because they're frustrated over their inability to effectively communicate their needs, due to still developing vocabularies and abilities. (Very young toddlers do this when they're first learning to walk.) This is exacerbated by inattentive parents/caretakers, which obviously can lead to tantrum throwing and demanding behavior. When you're two and lacking adequate attention, what else is there to do? Slapping a child will not teach them to communicate effectively or respectfully.

Of course, some kids are more difficult than others and some are nearly impossible (even to a baby/kid loving dad like myself). Generally, they're responding to the adults around them and their behavior. Whiny adults have whiny kids.

Only a weak person would hit a child.

 

[Samantha Jones]

Hey Samantha honey! Sorry about that whole sleeping-with-your-boyfriend thing, I was going through a little whore phase. We still meeting for cocktails tomorrow afternoon?

Oh Honey, that wasn't my boyfriend, that was Maud, the cleaning lady, I took your advice and hired a little help. You know you aren't a whore, your just sexually liberated and I'm looking forward to the cocktails!

 

[CudDULL]

Haha that is so fucked up.

I mean I hate kids and I wish they weren't so annoying but I have a six year old niece so I know how the whining and crying is like and whenever I'm in public it drives me crazy when I hear other kids screaming or crying and hate the fact that the parents don't do anything about it. I would never put hit a child especially when I have no business to when they have their parent.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

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

You're STILL pressed? Girl, let it go. You need to focus more on taking responsiblity for your own life, don't worry about what we do.

I mean what else can be said that hasn't already been said?

I think we've come to a concensus; it's ok to slap kids around if they do something you don't like.

 

[Apollo]

Most toddlers act out because they're frustrated over their inability to effectively communicate their needs, due to still developing vocabularies and abilities. (Very young toddlers do this when they're first learning to walk.) This is exacerbated by inattentive parents/caretakers, which obviously can lead to tantrum throwing and demanding behavior. When you're two and lacking adequate attention, what else is there to do? Slapping a child will not teach them to communicate effectively or respectfully.

Of course, some kids are more difficult than others and some are nearly impossible (even to a baby/kid loving dad like myself). Generally, they're responding to the adults around them and their behavior. Whiny adults have whiny kids.

Only a weak person would hit a child.

yours has been the best response so far.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

1. I'm not a girl, so don't call me it.

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

3. Not everyone wants to read your 'characters', save it for the threads you make.

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.

 

[TickTockMan]

Wow, that's literally assault. Esp. without the parent's permission

And that’s what I find funny about this entire story. This is only considered news because it was a stranger. If the mother did the same thing to the kid no one would care to call the cops or family services, etc.

I have been in many places where people beat a kid that was with them and people just go about their day or mumble under their breath that it wasn‘t right and then went about their day. Even on this site some of the same people bitching now said they would smack their kid for acting up. Its funny people only care about child abuse when it’s a stranger doing it, but don’t care when it is a known person.


This thread has become about measuring our dicks to see how manly we are and about how much we hate putting up with things that bother us, not the story.

 

[Bi-Angel]

No one should EVER hit a child!!




And the guy is that video is psycho! Those poor kids......the man was obviously taking out his anger on them and using his "badge" as a way of making okay.

 

[RobinGoodfellow]

Q: what if the poor little baby was tired
A: then baby and mommy need to stay home while baby takes a nap. That's what parents did before this generation when they cared what their childrens behavior caused others to think of them.

Yeah, right. I love when people think that previous generations were so much better than ours. As the guy was of an older generation does that excuse his actions, as his were of an older generation's?

The bottom here is that you had a two-year-old acting like two-year-olds have since the dawn of time; the kid was tired or hungry or just plain upset, and so started crying. The guy was lucky to get out of there without a beating; sure, we've all probably thought about it, but to act on it was definitely criminal.....

RG

 

[Joshua_me]

The bottom line here is that it is NEVER OK to hit anyone. Not another adult, and certainly not someone's child.

That's not to say that I don't understand the frustration that seems to be coming through in this thread. We have ALL been driven nuts by screaming children in public. Not so much the child themselves but rather the seemingly clueless parents that either, A) Don't give a damn that it's annoying everyone else, or B) Are so oblivious to their surroundings that they don't seem to realize their precious angel is pitching a fit for the ages.

Hell, some especially obnoxious parents seem to get a real hoot out of the fact their kids are running around screaming and actually encourage the behavior.

Exasperating as all of this can be, the fact remains that the first punch (slap) is thrown when the intelligence runs out.

Trust me, I've made many a parent know how inappropriate their kids are acting with just a dirty glare and a few choice words. I'm not talking about 2 year olds, but somewhat older kids that should have been taught how to behave in public by that stage in their life.

If anyone ever put a hand on my child there would be hell to pay, but that doesn't mean that we can ignore the ever-increasing problem of today's parents (some of them) that don't have the first degree of respect for their surroundings or the people unfortunate enough to be around them.

 

[Apollo]

And that’s what I find funny about this entire story. This is only considered news because it was a stranger. If the mother did the same thing to the kid no one would care to call the cops or family services, etc.

I have been in many places where people beat a kid that was with them and people just go about their day or mumble under their breath that it wasn‘t right and then went about their day. Even on this site some of the same people bitching now said they would smack their kid for acting up. Its funny people only care about child abuse when it’s a stranger doing it, but don’t care when it is a known person.


This thread has become about measuring our dicks to see how manly we are and about how much we hate putting up with things that bother us, not the story.

Notice how we are saying he had no right to touch someone elses child. Especially when he knew nothing about either of them?

And notice how people in your scenario are keeping to themselves even when they see someone hitting their child?

Of course, the man got arrested for beating the child, and if you want to be a good samaritan, you would call the cops on the parent or step in to prevent further hitting of the child if it looks exceptionally abusive and excessive.

 

[fabulouslyghetto]

I wasn't telling you what to do, I was just telling the truth. Your 'characters' are dumb, I mean I kind of understand making them since you hardly have a personality to sustain for yourself so you had to go take it from a mediocre TV show.

Wahhh you're off topic! Wahhhh you're derailing the topic! Wahhhh wahhhh wahhhhh you're ruining my JUB experience!

Anywho, it'd be kinda ironic if the child was crying BECAUSE the mother had just spanked her, then this man comes around and smacks the shit out of her again. That poor thang ain't never gonna trust adults.

 

[TickTockMan]

Notice how we are saying he had no right to touch someone elses child. Especially when he knew nothing about either of them?

And notice how people in your scenario are keeping to themselves even when they see someone hitting their child?

Of course, the man got arrested for beating the child, and if you want to be a good samaritan, you would call the cops on the parent or step in to prevent further hitting of the child if it looks exceptionally abusive and excessive.

What is your point, its only child abuse if you feel it is? Most of you saying he had no right then go on about how you woud lay into him. That’s nothing more than dick measuring. You are basicly saying it is okay if the mother did the same thing, that you would mind your own business.

What does it matter who the hitter is? Child abuse is child abuse. Its funny I can see this since I don't like most kids, but "you" that think they are angels would "keep to your themselves" if it would have been the mother.

 

[TickTockMan]

I think there is a difference if the women slapped her child a couple times like this guy did in public, because that is beyond 'discipline'.

Smacking your kid for acting up is different then repeatedly smacking a kid. The most I've ever seen in public was a Mother smacking their child's hand for touching/reaching or continually doing something they weren't supposed to. And most of the time the kids stopped acting the way they did.

I'm pretty much against hitting a child, I think it instills fear more-so then discipline. But that's another topic.

I agree. I have seen a lot because of the line of work I use to do.

The most abusive I ever seen (and yes it was more than a few times) was just a parent telling their kid(s) they were going to beat the fuck out of them if they didn’t mind and watched the kids recoil. Sometimes the parent wouldn’t even say anything and just raise their hand and the kid would recoil in obvious fear. It doesn’t take much to understand the kids really were getting beat.

 

[TickTockMan]

You're making a lot of assumptions out of nothing. Nobody even discussed if it was right or wrong if the Mother did the same thing until this point.

No I'm not, I read the entire thread. I also see it when I go out. People hit their kids all the time in public and most just make jokes about it or ignore it.


I go to a lot of events with thousands of people there each day. I usually see at least two kids get hit a day and I don't mean a smack. I freely admit I don’t really like kids (more indifferent than anything) so I don’t do anything about it, but all of you and others like you that are also seeing the same thing in public are showing your true colors.

 

[Apollo]

What is your point, its only child abuse if you feel it is? Most of you saying he had no right then go on about how you woud lay into him. That’s nothing more than dick measuring. You are basicly saying it is okay if the mother did the same thing, that you would mind your own business.

What does it matter who the hitter is? Child abuse is child abuse. Its funny I can see this since I don't like most kids, but "you" that think they are angels would "keep to your themselves" if it would have been the mother.

It is child abuse when you hit a child period. Whether it worked in the past or not is up to interpretation or scientists. Obviously didn't work in the past for this man if he thinks he can hit a child acting it's age. We don't actually know if the mother wasn't trying to quiet the child or not. Let's hope he never had children because lord knows they probably are traumatized and in therapy over the lack of any fun in their house.

It would not been ok if she had done the same thing. It's wrong no matter what, and it wouldn't have worked. She would most likely know her child would only scream louder as it is HER CHILD! But either way, if this thread was a story about her abusing her child in Wal Mart, I would still be pissed she hit the child.

Whether you choose to ignore a parent hitting their own child or call the authorities is your decision, and if you do then good for you.

You dislike of children if your own sad little perogative. But a 2 year old is essentially a little angel who doesn't know better, hasn't been taught boundaries yet, or the appropriate level or way to talk or express their emotions. They can barely talk, and certainly can't read. They can't even use utensils properly.

So you know, if a walking 2 year old walks up to you, or into you. They aren't trying to be malicious, you're just in their walking path, or they find you interesting to look at.