Those of you who think that an angry parent couldn't stop this guy...get a clue. Have you ever heard of adrenaline??? It allows normal people to do extrodinary feats they would not normally be capable of so yes it is possible for anyone in this chat room who has use of their extremities to take this man down and i'll bet more than a few not only could have, but would have. I wish I could say what I'd do but I'd probably be more concerned with my child than him especially since the people around got him down and made him wait for the police. This may be a good guy who had a very bad day, that doesn't excuse what he did in any way, shape, or form! I'd love to know if this is just a violent a-hole or someone who had an especially bad day (maybe a death in the family, or foreclosure on his house) Still doesn't excuse his behavior or yours for thinking it is okay.
First of all, for anyone who is a child psychologist or knows anything about raising children, you are supposed to ignore a child having a temper tantrum. PERIOD! To do anything else just encourages them to continue or do it again.
Second of all, if the child was really sick of course she was crying and the mother had every right to bring her to a store and get medicine. If the child cried the whole time then she cried. Big deal. Put on your big boy pants and deal with it! If the child was not sick and they weren’t ready to check out yet, I agree that the parent should have tried to leave the store or go to a private area to help calm her down. I don't think anyone here knows how long this fit lasted. Maybe it was several minutes in which case, I don't think it was wrong of anyone around to POLITELY ask the mom to calm her child but in no way did he have a right to threaten the mother or child and certainly had no right to follow through!
Third: What did this idiot think would happen when you hit a crying child? I always get appalled when people think that hitting a child will make him quiet. Are you stupid or something? If someone hit you, you may not scream like a baby but I'll bet you don't shut up! IDIOTS!
And for screwyourkid and all the others who think this is justified in any way or that it would only happen at Wal*Mart or that it’s the mother and child who shouldn't be in society, GET A F**CKING LIFE! Children are part of society and so are you jackasses unfortunately. If you think this wouldn't have happened at any store in the world you are sorely mistaken. Children don’t just cry at a Wal*Mart. The only place they don’t cry is a store that won’t let them in to begin with. I’ve heard them cry anywhere from on the street to a 5 star restaurant so that comment is just plain ignorance.
My son is a teenager now and we both get extremely annoyed with screaming and crying children so I sympathize whole heartedly with anyone who has ever had to deal with a screaming child (parent or bystander) but this is ridiculous!
Second of all, if the child was really sick of course she was crying and the mother had every right to bring her to a store and get medicine. If the child cried the whole time then she cried. Big deal. Put on your big boy pants and deal with it! If the child was not sick and they weren’t ready to check out yet, I agree that the parent should have tried to leave the store or go to a private area to help calm her down. I don't think anyone here knows how long this fit lasted. Maybe it was several minutes in which case, I don't think it was wrong of anyone around to POLITELY ask the mom to calm her child but in no way did he have a right to threaten the mother or child and certainly had no right to follow through!
Third: What did this idiot think would happen when you hit a crying child? I always get appalled when people think that hitting a child will make him quiet. Are you stupid or something? If someone hit you, you may not scream like a baby but I'll bet you don't shut up! IDIOTS!
And for screwyourkid and all the others who think this is justified in any way or that it would only happen at Wal*Mart or that it’s the mother and child who shouldn't be in society, GET A F**CKING LIFE! Children are part of society and so are you jackasses unfortunately. If you think this wouldn't have happened at any store in the world you are sorely mistaken. Children don’t just cry at a Wal*Mart. The only place they don’t cry is a store that won’t let them in to begin with. I’ve heard them cry anywhere from on the street to a 5 star restaurant so that comment is just plain ignorance.
My son is a teenager now and we both get extremely annoyed with screaming and crying children so I sympathize whole heartedly with anyone who has ever had to deal with a screaming child (parent or bystander) but this is ridiculous!