Would You Allow a Stranger to Slap Your Toddler???

Oh, don't get me started! There has been more than one occassion when I have witnessed someone slapping a small child in public. In severe cases, I simply walk up to the adult doing the slapping, quietly ask them to stop or I will make them stop. They of course get rude, and as the child is still crying or fussing, turn to slap the child again at which point I grab the wrist of the hand ready to administer the slap and use my other hand to SLAP the offending adult across the face. They are so shocked, and so is the kid (!), that everything stops and you can hear a pin drop. I then let go of the wrist and walk away. I've never been arrested or charged, but I've sure gotten a lot of clapping and cheers by bystanders! LOL

Kill him. Look for something quick to grab in Walmart to beat his bloody dumb@ss head in! yeah yeah, I try not to react like a violent person but NO STRANGER EVER HAS THE RIGHT TO TOUCH MY CHILD. They probably shouldn't even be looking at my child. I haven't read the link, this is the second discussion about this I replied to. What did the parent do about it? I hope to GOD that he or she did something violent back to the jerk just on principle!! No wonder bond was denied, that's like child abuse! I hope he stays in jail, he deserves to rot there.

No I certainly would not and personally I would have slapped him back no matter the Outcome No one has any right to hit a Child that is a Stranger to them, I hate when I see the Mum's or Dad's smack them but as a Stranger to walk up to a Child and smack them is twerrible I am glad he has been locked up he certainly does deserve to go to Jail

I would not only not allow him to hit my child but if he did I would pick up the biggest thing I could find and hit him. That story made me sick. what kind of a creep would do that? What makes me angry is if the kids father came along and beat him down the father would be in trouble. I hope he winds up in jail and the inmate find out what he did.

If that man had hit MY child, odds are nobody would ever find his body...

I think if a stranger was to slap either of my children and I was there to see it, I would probably knock them to the ground. I'm not saying that I never slap my own children, because I do at times when they don't know how to behave. However, this person doesn't know me and doesn't know my kids. They don't know anything about my parenting style and they don't have any right to step in where it isn't their place. Trust me, I've been out places and seen a child misbehaving and will comment that if they were mine they would get a spanking, but I would never act on that thought.

What would I have done if a stranger slapped my child? I would have totally lost it right there in Walmart. I would immediately call the police but probably not until I bashed him verbally for touching my child. This man does deserve jail time and even a hefty fine. I don't behave very well when someone hurts one of our kids and they are grown. Am not overprotective but simply doing my job as a mom.

I'm not a fan of crying children, and I don't have any children of my own (at the moment), but I would never hit/slap a child for crying especially if it wasn't my own. If I had my own child and a stranger slapped them/hit them, I would be horrified... I'd be chasing the person down and slapping them/hitting them to see how they like it! I think time in jail would only make him more crazy, if anything he needs community service that involves children to punish him if he hates them so much. Obviously not leaving him alone with the children, but having a police officer around OR tying him to a chair, taping up his mouth, dressing him up as santa claus and letting little children sit on his lap and tell him what they want for christmas... I'm sure he'd like that :D :P

WHile I would have been tempted to slap him back id probably have resisted and taken great pleasure in having him arrested for child abuse what a disgusting man! Yes he deserves time in jail possibly some anger management theraphy because i think you truely have problems if a childs crying can anger you enough to make you hit out. NO ONE slaps my children i dont even like to do it myself so not a chance i would let anyone else!

Oh my. I wouldn't of had any regard for the law and would have done all I could to kick that old man's rear end. If he made the comment about shut that baby up to me I would have told him off right there and then and would probably make a huge scene which would likely cause him to feel embarrassed and leave. If for some reason it got as far for him to come up and slap my child I would give him the hardest blows I've ever thrown in my life. My children are not to be touched by ANYONE.

LadyMarissa The has man to be hand over to police and as per my view he is not a man. He is worst than a criminal. Can you imagine who can slap a little child. It is beyond my imagination.

That was terrible! Cant believe a grown up would behave so ridiculously. I think he needs psychiatric care. Even I thought he was nutz. Good question - what would I have done. Well, the child comes first. First step would be to console the child and take the baby away from the scene - it shouldnt remain as a traumatic memory. Rest of the people will do the needful as far as getting hold of the man. Of course, I would press charges. But only after my baby was feeling better.

I will kick his nuts!

Geeze. I wouldn't even let anyone hurt my pets! What more if I had kids? So heck no, I wouldn't let anyone hurt my "human child" if I had one. My kids are furry with 4 legs and cold noses. I have 3 Labrador retrievers, hehe. On a serious note, that old man must have some mental issues to be doing that. He should be put away in some sort of facility for inflicting harm on that little girl. While I am normally compassionate, especially with the elderly, I must say that age doesnt justify his actions.

I heard about this in a couple of other discussions recently. I also seen it announced on the local news channel too. I would not put up with something like that at all. I would more than like sue the man for doing it.

I would never and never did slap my own children or grandchildren and I for sure would NEVER let anyone get by with slapping them. I would not even allow a total stranger spank my child or grandchild. I would for sure have had him arrested and he needs to be treated as a child abuser. How dare anyone touch another person's child like that.

Slapped him back harder! There's a little part of me that fondly remembers being clipped round the ear by the local cop when he caught me stealing apples from a local orchard. What was worse, he took me home to my mother and she really did lay about me! But truthfully I cannot condone any such behaviour. This guy shouldn't be jailed, but he does need to have the error of his ways pointed out to him. Maybe a couple of weeks work sweeping up at a local nursery! Of course some of us love a good spanking! LOL.

Hi LadyM, So where waas the mother then while he was slapping the child, the mother should have been with her child at all time and this man must be nuts. Tamara

Yes, I think he is just plain crazy. Why would a stranger want to slap a mere toddler? He could have talked with the parent or whoever was with the toddler. He could also just walk away from the noise and go to another section in Walmart. What made things worse was that he slapped her 4 more times. Once is already horrible and shocking. Him being an old person is definitely not an excuse. He deserves a few days and maybe a week or so in a jail so that he would know the consequences of the shameless thing he did. But he should not be jailed for more than 2 weeks. Then he needs to apologize and make up for what he did. If it was my child, I would slap him back and maybe sue him. I'd never slap my own child, so what made him think he could slap my child?

I read that somewhere too and I have never been so disgusted!!! The guy deserves to be punished...bad! he is crazy... if he did that to my kid, he will be so sorry............... he should rot in jail!