It wasn't his kid, so yes, he should be charged.
Should a man be charged with a felony for slapping a loud kid in a movie theater?
05/23/2012
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Well said.
Originally posted by
P'Gell
Jeez. I misread it and thought it was the kid's father. It was a freakin' stranger!
Felony is even more appropriate now.
If someone hit MY kids, they'd be dealing with more than a felony charge. I hope the mother files a ... more
Felony is even more appropriate now.
If someone hit MY kids, they'd be dealing with more than a felony charge. I hope the mother files a ... more
Jeez. I misread it and thought it was the kid's father. It was a freakin' stranger!
Felony is even more appropriate now.
If someone hit MY kids, they'd be dealing with more than a felony charge. I hope the mother files a HUGE civil suit. What an asshole. Who hits little children? "annoying" or not, we share our lives with other people of all ages. As adults, we need to learn to silently deal with other people's annoying tendencies or never leave the fucking house.
Hitting is NOT OK.
Would it have made a difference if this guy hit an other grown man? I bet NO ONE would have a problem with a felony charge for the assault of an adult. WHY is it OK to harm children, when we give other adults the right to be protected by the law ? Adults can be "annoying" too. We can't just go around hitting them. less
Felony is even more appropriate now.
If someone hit MY kids, they'd be dealing with more than a felony charge. I hope the mother files a HUGE civil suit. What an asshole. Who hits little children? "annoying" or not, we share our lives with other people of all ages. As adults, we need to learn to silently deal with other people's annoying tendencies or never leave the fucking house.
Hitting is NOT OK.
Would it have made a difference if this guy hit an other grown man? I bet NO ONE would have a problem with a felony charge for the assault of an adult. WHY is it OK to harm children, when we give other adults the right to be protected by the law ? Adults can be "annoying" too. We can't just go around hitting them. less
05/23/2012
Never hit a kid
05/24/2012
No. A felony is a bit too harsh. He only slapped the kid. The guy (is he only 21?) only deserves about 6 - 9 months in prison, plus anger management.
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement, especially when the judicial system is involved. This is a misdemeanor.
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement, especially when the judicial system is involved. This is a misdemeanor.
05/24/2012
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This, exactly. If it were another adult, it would still be wrong, but it doesn't involve the same abuse of power. Besides, you can be fairly sure that slapping someone who's roughly the same size as you are won't do very much damage, but slapping a KID? It's just not the same action. It's the same principle that makes male on female domestic abuse so serious--women tend to be smaller, so the average man has the capacity to do a lot more arm even if he's only "a little" violent.
Originally posted by
P'Gell
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It's never OK to physically assault a child, just because they are physically smaller and weaker than we are.
NEVER OK.
I think a felony was the right charge. We need to continue to do this (charge child abusers with ... more
It's never OK to physically assault a child, just because they are physically smaller and weaker than we are.
NEVER OK.
I think a felony was the right charge. We need to continue to do this (charge child abusers with ... more
THIS/\
It's never OK to physically assault a child, just because they are physically smaller and weaker than we are.
NEVER OK.
I think a felony was the right charge. We need to continue to do this (charge child abusers with felonies) until people who can't deal with the way kids act simply STOP having them.
It's LAZY to hit children. A GOOD parent would have removed the child from the situation the first time it happened. He would have taken the child gently and gone into the lobby. If it happened a second time, he would have taken the child and left the thatre and gone home. Then maybe grounded the kid from the internet or video games for a day or three for not listening and then DROPPED IT.
It's never OK to hit a child. NEVER. less
It's never OK to physically assault a child, just because they are physically smaller and weaker than we are.
NEVER OK.
I think a felony was the right charge. We need to continue to do this (charge child abusers with felonies) until people who can't deal with the way kids act simply STOP having them.
It's LAZY to hit children. A GOOD parent would have removed the child from the situation the first time it happened. He would have taken the child gently and gone into the lobby. If it happened a second time, he would have taken the child and left the thatre and gone home. Then maybe grounded the kid from the internet or video games for a day or three for not listening and then DROPPED IT.
It's never OK to hit a child. NEVER. less
05/24/2012
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Also, I'm sure this isn't what you meant, but I'd just like to point out that you don't just slap your OWN children like that either. I'm inclined to say it's MORE serious if it's your own child, since it's your responsibility to protect them and discipline them without hurting them.
Originally posted by
Alx
I'd probably have become aggressive myself with a brat like that, but I'd have told the mother to shut her devil spawn up, or gone to get some personel who would handle it or throw them out.
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just ... more
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just ... more
I'd probably have become aggressive myself with a brat like that, but I'd have told the mother to shut her devil spawn up, or gone to get some personel who would handle it or throw them out.
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just slap other people's children like that. Never. less
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just slap other people's children like that. Never. less
05/24/2012
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Also, I'm sure this isn't what you meant, but I'd just like to point out that you don't just slap your OWN children like that either. I'm inclined to say it's MORE serious if it's your own child, since it's your responsibility to protect them and discipline them without hurting them.
Originally posted by
Alx
I'd probably have become aggressive myself with a brat like that, but I'd have told the mother to shut her devil spawn up, or gone to get some personel who would handle it or throw them out.
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just ... more
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just ... more
I'd probably have become aggressive myself with a brat like that, but I'd have told the mother to shut her devil spawn up, or gone to get some personel who would handle it or throw them out.
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just slap other people's children like that. Never. less
The man deserves a charge cos you don't just slap other people's children like that. Never. less
05/24/2012
ya not cool hitting anyone for any reason. he should face some sort of consequence but a criminal record for a one time thing shouldn't be it.
05/24/2012
I think he should be charged with something,but not felony charges. Just because a kid is annoying doesn't mean you can hit them.
06/22/2012
Did he even ask the kid to stop talking/throwing popcorn? I'm not a talkative person myself, but I've seen a lot of people in theaters who comments on the movies as they go, talk together and throw pop corn during what they think is the climax, I just ask them to stop. Anyway, don't slap people, though I'm not sure whether "felony" is too hard or not since I don't know legal babble.
(I never understood why people think it is weird to go there alone and expect silence...)
(I never understood why people think it is weird to go there alone and expect silence...)
06/22/2012
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I change my mind, 6-9 months in prison sounds silly. a punishment is still necessary though, just not at a felony level.
Originally posted by
mmike
No. A felony is a bit too harsh. He only slapped the kid. The guy (is he only 21?) only deserves about 6 - 9 months in prison, plus anger management.
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your ... more
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your ... more
No. A felony is a bit too harsh. He only slapped the kid. The guy (is he only 21?) only deserves about 6 - 9 months in prison, plus anger management.
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement, especially when the judicial system is involved. This is a misdemeanor. less
I know that it's a tough call to make, but you can't let your emotions cloud your judgement, especially when the judicial system is involved. This is a misdemeanor. less
06/24/2012
As a parent, I definitely have to say this person deserves a felony charge. Assaulting a child isn't something you should get off lightly for. And if he honestly didn't know it was a child... then why was he hitting the person in the first place? Obviously if the kids were being that much trouble, he'd have... looked at them? Heard their voices, topics of conversation, and speech patterns? I don't really see how that's an easy mistake to make.
06/26/2012
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I completely agree with this answer. I would contact theater employees; might even get my money back for the lack of supervision and the disturbance.
Originally posted by
Rossie
He can ask the mother to shut the kid up, or complain to the theater employees, but should not exercise violence. But like Petite Valentine said, a misdemeanor charge might be more appropriate.
06/27/2012
The SOB is damn lucky that was not my child he hit....the felony would have been the least of his damn worries!!! I am worse than a mama grizzly when it comes to my child and family.....
How should this have been handled? Talk to the parent! Then talk to theater employees. DO NOT hit another person for interfering with your movie--maybe he should have moved seats??
How should this have been handled? Talk to the parent! Then talk to theater employees. DO NOT hit another person for interfering with your movie--maybe he should have moved seats??
06/27/2012
yea i've totally wanted to do that before LOL should have slapped the mother for not controlling her kid really.... but its no ok to hit someone else kid felony is way to harsh a misdemeanor at best
06/27/2012
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Violence is never the answer though I have been tempted several times in my life. The child and his mother should have been asked to leave the theater and escorted out for the bad behavior but the child should NOT have been touched by another adult. A slap is one thing but knocking a tooth loose is another...possibly the child had a loose tooth that simply fell out at that opportune moment but still, it's not right.
Originally posted by
Petite Valentine
The full story is here: Man charged with slapping loud kid in Kent theater
To make a long story short, a man slapped a 10-year-old because the child was talking and throwing popcorn during a movie, and as a result of the slap the kid lost a ... more
To make a long story short, a man slapped a 10-year-old because the child was talking and throwing popcorn during a movie, and as a result of the slap the kid lost a ... more
The full story is here: Man charged with slapping loud kid in Kent theater
To make a long story short, a man slapped a 10-year-old because the child was talking and throwing popcorn during a movie, and as a result of the slap the kid lost a tooth.
Nothing annoys me worse than people talking in a movie theater, and I can completely understand this man's annoyance. I doubt he intended to hit him that hard, and I can't help but feel none of it would not have happened had the kid's mother told him to SHUT UP and STOP THROWING POPCORN.
Do you think the man should face felony charges for slapping the noisy kid? less
To make a long story short, a man slapped a 10-year-old because the child was talking and throwing popcorn during a movie, and as a result of the slap the kid lost a tooth.
Nothing annoys me worse than people talking in a movie theater, and I can completely understand this man's annoyance. I doubt he intended to hit him that hard, and I can't help but feel none of it would not have happened had the kid's mother told him to SHUT UP and STOP THROWING POPCORN.
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Should he be charged with a felony? That's a bit harsh since no permanent harm was done to the child. Still if it were my child that got hit the perpetrator would not have walked out of the theater without medical attention...and I'd be facing charges, gladly.
The good news for my community is I don't tolerate misbehavior from my children and leave them at home if they cannot sit through a movie properly. We don't throw popcorn at home and I see no reason it should be allowed elsewhere...besides the stuff is a bit expensive to be throwing around! LOL
My girls get compliments on their behavior and my two year old isn't allowed the opportunity to act up, we know what he can tolerate and push his boundaries gently so he grows and learns proper behavior easily and without the need for spanking or harsh treatment...just like we did the girls. He's more of a handful but he will learn without the need to have teeth knocked out by strangers!
06/27/2012
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Except she had to know something was going on...her child was acting up and throwing popcorn. At the very least it says she showed poor judgement. Like you said earlier I have left movies I paid good money for and wanted to see so that my children wouldn't create a hostile environment for other viewers. These types of parents are why places are instituting bans against children. For my part I never wanted my children to ever feel unwelcome in a public setting...and I succeeded because I pay attention and nip it in the bud early. Clearly this parent did not and that can very well be construed as irresponsible.
Originally posted by
P'Gell
You are sure the mother is "very irresponsible" from reading a news article?
Please....
Please....
06/27/2012
The little shit deserved it, but he could have handled it a better way ... like running the fuck away after doing it
07/07/2012
I voted yes. I'm a mother to two and I would freak out if someone slapped my kid and knocked his tooth out. However, my kids would not be screaming and throwing popcorn in a movie theater either
07/22/2012
As much as I can understand the guy's anger, I also understand that you don't assault people if it can be at all avoided.
07/25/2012
I would be annoyed with kid too but would never hit a child.
07/25/2012
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