Stranger allegedly slaps crying child in store

Thoughts_Arrive

The guy looks like an asshole looking at his mug shot.
If that was my child he hit I would've torn him apart at the store.

Gary Carter

Thoughts_Arrive wrote:

The guy looks like an asshole looking at his mug shot.
If that was my child he hit I would've torn him apart at the store.

guy also looks like a child molester

just sayin

even if that wasn't my child i still would have beat the crap outta old creepy guy.

Phantom Pain

How would hitting the child help the kid from crying ?

If you beat the child the child would cry more...no ?

As far as removing a kid thats freaking in a store...you can do your best to keep the kid quiet but sometimes they're going to be loud and crying..it depends on the setting...if you're trying to watch a Movie in a theater and there is a screaming kid...yeah take the kid out of the theater...same in a resturant..but a supermarket or a dept store I would try and calm the kid down in the store...if I'm in a Target and there is a screaming kid I look for a second and continue shopping I'm not held captive in the store and I can continue on to another aisle

Ms. Haiku

I used to work at a child care, and I had a holier-than-thou attitude about parents. I didn't have children. However, since moving back near my twin, and watching her and her family, I realize I knew nothing. I think a lot of parents truly do the best they can, and I think a lot of times in a store a child is unhappy (usually for pretty obvious reasons: hunger, boredom, tired, hot, uncomfortable etc), and the parents just want to get the to-do list item done. I don't know if taking the child outside is the best approach. It's a lose-lose situation in the store, but hopefully later it will be win-win. I do wonder when parents do not acknowledge the discomfort, but then again, they already have a relationship with the child. They can already read each other's signs.

I'll agree it isn't pleasant to hear the screaming, but after I see that a child isn't being hit (yep, I would walk down that aisle), and is probably tired, hungry, bored etc, I just move away.

Anyway I hope that abusive man gets the justice he deserves.

MrMerkinball

There are moments as a parent when you just have to let that kid cry it out. You do your best as a parent to keep your kid happy/entertained etc.....but it's not always perfect.

I have three little ones and there are 1000 great moments for every melt down - but it happens and I bet all of you weren't perfect as kids either.

It doesn't change the fact that you still have to get the grocery shopping done, do your banking, etc and the kid won't always coorperate.

Lastly - for the non parents who are annoyed by the temporary inconvenience of a crying child...move on - at least you get to walk away. The parent has no escape from that situation.

pjhawks

MrMerkinball wrote:

There are moments as a parent when you just have to let that kid cry it out. You do your best as a parent to keep your kid happy/entertained etc.....but it's not always perfect.

I have three little ones and there are 1000 great moments for every melt down - but it happens and I bet all of you weren't perfect as kids either.

It doesn't change the fact that you still have to get the grocery shopping done, do your banking, etc and the kid won't always coorperate.

Lastly - for the non parents who are annoyed by the temporary inconvenience of a crying child...move on - at least you get to walk away. The parent has no escape from that situation.

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping. and why should I remove myself from the area when it is your responsibility for the disturbance?

dunkman

Vedderfan10 wrote:

Of course I'd never consider slapping somebody else's kid, but c'mon...

Tell me why it's so hard for a parent to remove their screaming child from the environment and sit in the car with him/her until he/she stops?

If I'm somewhere with my dog and he starts barking and is annoying to everyone, I leave the scene with him. I don't expect others to have to listen to him simply because it's just something dogs do - they bark. I respect others' right to noise-free situations...and that seems to be what's lacking with people who insist on letting their kids carry on shrieking and making a scene in public. I see so few people taking the responsiblity to remove the kid from the store/restaurant etc. to calm it down.

Take it outside. Not too hard.

i hate dogs. if i saw a dog crying in a shopping mall or if it barked at me in the park i'd embed its face into an anvil

dunkman

pjhawks wrote:

MrMerkinball wrote:

There are moments as a parent when you just have to let that kid cry it out. You do your best as a parent to keep your kid happy/entertained etc.....but it's not always perfect.

I have three little ones and there are 1000 great moments for every melt down - but it happens and I bet all of you weren't perfect as kids either.

It doesn't change the fact that you still have to get the grocery shopping done, do your banking, etc and the kid won't always coorperate.

Lastly - for the non parents who are annoyed by the temporary inconvenience of a crying child...move on - at least you get to walk away. The parent has no escape from that situation.

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping. and why should I remove myself from the area when it is your responsibility for the disturbance?

maybe the solution is you go grocery shopping and wear earphones. some people HAVE to take their kids shopping as ... wait for it... they have no-one else to help them care for them...

all children cry... fucking get on with it... unless you are shopping in a library for tinnitus remedies then a little 30 seconds burst of crying isnt that much of an inconvenience.

Jennytree

pjhawks wrote:

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping.

If there is nobody to mind the child, how do you expect the shopping get done?! Starve them to death?!

Phantom Pain

pjhawks wrote:

MrMerkinball wrote:

There are moments as a parent when you just have to let that kid cry it out. You do your best as a parent to keep your kid happy/entertained etc.....but it's not always perfect.

I have three little ones and there are 1000 great moments for every melt down - but it happens and I bet all of you weren't perfect as kids either.

It doesn't change the fact that you still have to get the grocery shopping done, do your banking, etc and the kid won't always coorperate.

Lastly - for the non parents who are annoyed by the temporary inconvenience of a crying child...move on - at least you get to walk away. The parent has no escape from that situation.

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping. and why should I remove myself from the area when it is your responsibility for the disturbance?

So if a parent is a single parent or has to run errands during the day by themselves they can't go food shopping with a baby ?

A supermarket is a huge place you can't just go on shopping after you see a screamig kid ? it's that big of a deal you can't continue and have to have the kid removed ?

Life goes on even when people have kids...you're gonna have moments when kids will be irritating you as the adult should be able to deal with it for a few seconds and shake your head and make a disgusted face and move on...If a parent is trying to calm the kid down and not ignoring the kid shit happens...if you run the kid out of the store each time kids are smart they know how to get what they want

dunkman

can i just add that there are far too many dog avatars on this thread!

can you not at least make them animated avatars and have them all chasing their own tails like the idiot animals they are... a 3 year old doesnt chase its own tail... nor does it slide down grass slopes because it has an itchy arse.

Phantom Pain

dunkman wrote:

can i just add that there are far too many dog avatars on this thread!

can you not at least make them animated avatars and have them all chasing their own tails like the idiot animals they are... a 3 year old doesnt chase its own tail... nor does it slide down grass slopes because it has an itchy arse.

I hear most serial killers dont like dogs

dunkman

Phantom Pain wrote:

dunkman wrote:

can i just add that there are far too many dog avatars on this thread!

can you not at least make them animated avatars and have them all chasing their own tails like the idiot animals they are... a 3 year old doesnt chase its own tail... nor does it slide down grass slopes because it has an itchy arse.

I hear most serial killers dont like dogs

well most serial killers do have a higher than average IQ :twisted:

Phantom Pain

dunkman wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

dunkman wrote:

can i just add that there are far too many dog avatars on this thread!

can you not at least make them animated avatars and have them all chasing their own tails like the idiot animals they are... a 3 year old doesnt chase its own tail... nor does it slide down grass slopes because it has an itchy arse.

I hear most serial killers dont like dogs

well most serial killers do have a higher than average IQ :twisted:

Touche !

Key word "Most"

pjhawks

Jennytree wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping.

If there is nobody to mind the child, how do you expect the shopping get done?! Starve them to death?!

typical reply of today's parents - 'not my fault'. look i understand that people often don't have anyone else to watch their kids and need to take them places but that doesn't give you the right to allow your children to act out and carry on in public. Because you have no other alternatives don't blame me because I don't want to deal with a child running around carrying on - show some respect for the other adults in the situation and take responsibility for their behavior. the notion of letting a child act out because 'that is what children do' should not be acceptable. if your children don't know how to act in public then teach them how to. you are the parent, act like one. in no way am i condoning the actions of this ahole but there has to be a better solution from parents than telling others to deal with it.

blackredyellow

Wow... people get that worked up about a crying child in a store? Some people are wound a bit too tight.And if someone tried to do that to my kid, I'm not a violent person, but people would probably have to pull me off of him.

And I agree about not taking the kid outside if he/she cries... Yes, sometimes shopping trips have to be cut short, but teaching a kid that if they cry you will take them home is going to cause a lot more screaming shopping trips.

These stores are ginormous, if you are around a screaming kid, an annoying old lady blocking the aisle, or whatever, it's not that hard to maybe do the shopping that you need to do in other aisles first.

blackredyellow

pjhawks wrote:

if your children don't know how to act in public then teach them how to.

ok... and exactly how does one do that without letting a kid throw a fit an ignoring it once in a while?

MrMerkinball

pjhawks wrote:

Jennytree wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping.

If there is nobody to mind the child, how do you expect the shopping get done?! Starve them to death?!

typical reply of today's parents - 'not my fault'. look i understand that people often don't have anyone else to watch their kids and need to take them places but that doesn't give you the right to allow your children to act out and carry on in public. Because you have no other alternatives don't blame me because I don't want to deal with a child running around carrying on - show some respect for the other adults in the situation and take responsibility for their behavior. the notion of letting a child act out because 'that is what children do' should not be acceptable. if your children don't know how to act in public then teach them how to. you are the parent, act like one. in no way am i condoning the actions of this ahole but there has to be a better solution from parents than telling others to deal with it.

Wow... Complete ignorance. Your either not a parent - or your kids are perfect.

I really don't feel that you should engage in a debate unless you can comprehend both sides.

Raising young children is all about scheduling and opportunity. You have only so many hours to get everything done and make your appointments etc., and you don't have a choice. You have to get them done.

If I have been at the grocery store for an hour and my cart is full - I'm not going to just leave if the little one starts crying. You hurry up and get out of there.

This is not about teaching your kids how to behave in public. When you are teaching your kids, it takes time for them to learn and it's never perfect. There are going to be tough moments, and I am sorry that you have to witness them.

Kids cry.....dogs bark.......It's annoying but it is never going to change

Your entire life is centered around keeping your child happy and even if you are a perfect parent, you might still have kids upset 20% of the time.

dunkman

pjhawks wrote:

Jennytree wrote:

pjhawks wrote:

maybe the solution is not taking your child grocery shopping.

If there is nobody to mind the child, how do you expect the shopping get done?! Starve them to death?!

typical reply of today's parents - 'not my fault'. look i understand that people often don't have anyone else to watch their kids and need to take them places but that doesn't give you the right to allow your children to act out and carry on in public. Because you have no other alternatives don't blame me because I don't want to deal with a child running around carrying on - show some respect for the other adults in the situation and take responsibility for their behavior. the notion of letting a child act out because 'that is what children do' should not be acceptable. if your children don't know how to act in public then teach them how to. you are the parent, act like one. in no way am i condoning the actions of this ahole but there has to be a better solution from parents than telling others to deal with it.

you either need to really lighten up a bit or contemplate 3am grocery shopping trips.

most sensible parents dont want their kids to act up when they are out, but sometimes they do, just as sometimes non-parents get all pious about their right to 37 seconds of silence when buying single person microwave meals... but thats life.

rival.

wow, that guy looks like a miserable bastard.

imagine living next to that guy?