Woman Arrested for Spanking a Two-Year-Old (not hers - a stranger's!)

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  Posted by Super Abuelita Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:49am PDT

  This is getting wayyyyyyyyyyyy out of hand. A two year old, is still a BABY!!

  My children are adults, but I will stand up for them, even though they can handle their own situations.

  Anybody that dares to TOUCH my grandchildren in any way that will harm them, better hope I don't get my hands on them!!

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  Posted by nisajaie Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:51am PDT

  I am offended that these people think they have the audacity to touch another person's child. I am single and do not have any children but I know one thing if that was my child I would be so devastated and upset. I have looked after my friends' children and babysat my younger brother and I know how difficult it can be to reason with a baby/child sometimes and that is life but to have someone think they should lay a hand on someone else's child is WRONG. They deserve a beat down and charges against them and next time they will keep their hands to themselves.

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  Posted by ec Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:14am PDT

  That is so maddening. I can't believe people. I couldn't agree with you more - and the people that condon these actions should also be slapped across the face because they disgust me.

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  Posted by Carrie Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:24am PDT

  Time to call 911 and press charges!!

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  Posted by Cindy Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:26am PDT

  I've read the forum in the other column and the ones I read where people were saying the mother should control her baby, they weren't saying the blame is on the mother and that it was fine for the man to slap the child. Most of those were just saying that the mother should have had the common courtesy of handling the situation before it got out of hand. A lot of the people who commented did have children and they said that their own child would not have had a tantrum out in public. If it did, they would take the child out to a more private area until the child calmed down. It kinda sounds like the mother was carting the child around and completely ignoring the fact that it was crying. Nobody said that it was ok for anyone to abuse a child.

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  Posted by gothdoll1 Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:29am PDT

  I have a 2 yr old and she is wild sometimes and full of energy. Although, she behaves pretty good in public there have been one or two times where she was a brat and she threw a tantrum. Right away, I 1st try to re-direct her attention on something else (a child will forget why they’re upset when you do that) if that fails, I grab her and talk to her and tell her to calm down and to stop acting that way. If she continues I will spank her bottom one time just so she sees that mommy means it when she says calm down. It usually works. I know people may be against the whole spanking your child way, but it works with mine when I’ve had to do it and she doesn’t cry about it she just snaps out of her hissy fit. I love my daughter and that is why I am not afraid to discipline her, I address the issues as they happen. It’s all about finding a way that works whether it’s with words, time out, re-directing their attention or an occasional spanking. I know so many people who wait too long to correct their children’s issues, that when their kids grow older the parents can no longer control them because it’s too late. My nephew is one of those.

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  Posted by gothdoll1 Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:34am PDT

  I have been in places where kids throw nasty tantrums and the moms just tune them out, and I can understand how other people get upset. Regardless, it gives them no right to touch them. They need anger management. I hope that the two idiots who did this get to pay for it.

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  Posted by Kate Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:43am PDT

  Your headline says "strangers" where it should say "stranger's." It would be awesome if you could use correct grammar next time. Thanks

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  Posted by Jaclyn Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:05pm PDT

  Kate - it would be awesome if you had something useful to add. There is an apostrophe there - the edit must have come in late.

  Sophia - I agree that the parents are clearly doing something wrong if the person was even able to get close enough to the child to hit them - many factors are at play here. I'm just amazed that a complete stranger would hit a persons baby. Let me guess - you don't have any kids.

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  Posted by DeadlyPoison Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:05pm PDT

  I know there's times where I've felt like hitting a misbehaved child at a restaurant or store, of course I don't really do it, but it makes me think it's not the child who is responsible but their parents for not taking action and ignoring the child's tantrums. A few weeks ago I was at a restaurant and was sitting next to a party which seemed to be family members, but the kids were everywhere. They were running around in the dining area we were seated, and everytime a little kid came close to my table I felt like grabbing them and spanking them. But then when I looked where the adults were seated I saw that they were too busy talking that they didn't bother to do anything about their children running around creating a hazard for waiters with trays full of food. It bugged me so much that I wish I could spank the adults instead. lol.

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