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- there's a lot of assumptions going on here. no where in this story does it say the baby was having discipline problems. it says, she began to cry, and the man approached them. how do we know the baby didn't hurt herself? pinch a finger, or bump her head on the handle fo the shopping cart? she's a baby, of course she would cry. you don't discipline a child for crying when hurt.....that's stupid. also, we don't know what the mom was actually doing. most moms would be attempting to comfort a hurt child. so with all this assumption that this child was a discipline problem and mom was useless, how come nobody is assuming she was just hurt or upset or feeling ill, and how come nobody is assuming the mom was doing the best she could to comfort the baby? you can't leave a full shopping cart of perishable food, grab your child, and leave a store every time they might cry. with a baby or toddler, they get hurt, they cry. the man on the other hand, who is a grown up, acted like a toddler. that is inexcusable. given more time and opportunity, he might have shaken her to death as well. i am pretty sure the slapping would not cease the crying, and his frustration would have risen, and he would have started shaking her. its abuse, and this man is abusive. the woman did nothing wrong. the child did nothing wrong. it's ok to cry in public, no matter who you are, if you are hurt or upset. we're human after all. but it is not ok to abuse anyone, ever.
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- I am absolutely mordified at this man's behavior.I don't care what is going on with a child(people do not know if something is wrong or not).Lots of kids get tired and whiney & I am one that thinks that mom should just leave the cart and take baby out! But, who goes up to a total stranger and says something and hauls off and hits a child.I hope this man(and I use that term loosely) pays dearly for this and he sits in jail for a very long time.He needs to be held accountable for this and be put away! I hate to see what he was like with his own children and what they are now like.It just goes on and on and repeats itself down the line! My thoughts are with this poor child and family.
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- Who does Roger Stevens think he is? The BOSS of the universe? Ok, so a child was crying. Children do that. Did he forget he was once 2 years old? There was absolutely NO EXCUSE for his over the top behavior. He had no right!!! Roger Stevens had better be damn glad it wasn't my child or my grandchild because he'd be hospitalized right now!
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- What was the momma doing while her child was being slapped? Glad the police got this guy. Had it been me, we'd still be rolling on the floor at WAlmart with me trying to stomp his head in--no doubt I would have been charged with assault to the elderly.....
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- Children cry for many reasons, they are tired, hungry, bored, want a toy and parents say no so they throw a temper tantrum. I was in Wal-Mart last night and there were alot of crying school aged children. One young child said she was tired and hungry and wanted to go home and play.
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- Shame on the mother for not disciplining her child, but even more shame on this jerk for slapping the kid. Its the parent's job to discipline their child, not a random person, so he had no business doing that. He looks like a really mean person anyway though...
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- I totally agree with WCU_Grad04 . I have a 3yr old boy who yes is very outgoing. My husband and I discapline him probually more then most parents these days and it still does not stop him from screaming in a store or restaurant. I used to say the same things about ppl needing to controlle there children untill I got one myself that is not easy to controlle. It is a way of life and if you can not deal with the noises around you then you need to either stay home and order your stuff online or go in a time that most children are in bed asleep. The man is lucky it wasnt my child cause ill tell ya what I would have ripped his face off with my bare hands
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- Some of these comments are very hateful. Screaming children in stores can be annoying, but that doesn't mean you can hit them. There are plenty of parents not controlling or watching over their children, but again...you do not just go and smack the child. A 2-year-old is very young. They will naturally cry when they are upset over anything and they will naturally go explore if able.
However, this news story says nothing of a child running loose in a store or that the mother was not paying attention. Those of you saying the child or mother deserved to be slapped are a bunch of judgmental jerks.
Just because a toddler is crying in a store does not mean the mother is lazy or on welfare. You people know absolutely nothing about this lady or her child and you think they deserve to be hit? Children are not robots and while their parents should teach them self-control, 2 years is still very young. Children do not always listen to what their parents say, I think we all know that.
My sister has 2 young boys who are generally well-behaved but have had breakdowns in public as ALL children do. If she is half-way through the grocery store, is she supposed to just leave b/c her child started crying and will not stop? It would take her just as much time to go back and put all of her items back on the shelves as it would for her to finish shopping. Oh, maybe she should just leave her cart in the middle of the store and leave immediately. Yeah, that would be nice....to let refridgerated foods have to be thrown out and an employee would have to re-shelf everything.
Everyone has done something to annoy others in public, so if you are annoyed, just deal with it. Finish up your shopping and move on. I'm sure you have bothered someone else in the past and you probably will again. - Reply to this comment
