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Stranger accused of slapping crying child at store
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Posted on 09/03/2009 9:02:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) -- Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler's mother to keep her quiet.

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KEYWORDS: assault; childabuse; obamasfault; obamavoter; smokeybackroom; walmart
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This undated booking photo provided Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 by the Gwinnett County Sheriff in Stone Mountain, Ga. shows Roger Stephens. Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a Wal-Mart slapped the toddler in the face several times. (AP Photo/Gwinnett County Sheriff)


1 posted on 09/03/2009 9:02:44 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

It could have been a reflex action. Did the kid shut up?


2 posted on 09/03/2009 9:04:13 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: JoeProBono

Silly man; doesn’t he realize that only elected officials get to tell people to shut up?


3 posted on 09/03/2009 9:05:40 AM PDT by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: JoeProBono

A stranger slaps my kid in a store is going to be very lucky to get a second swipe and shame on me if he is alive to swing the third time.


4 posted on 09/03/2009 9:06:31 AM PDT by taxcontrol
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To: JoeProBono

They would have to identify this guy’s remains from dental records if he’d laid a hand on my child.


5 posted on 09/03/2009 9:07:40 AM PDT by IronJack (=)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
Reflex? He grabbed the child.
If he had hit my child the store would have been calling the coroner.
The man is a nut.
6 posted on 09/03/2009 9:08:13 AM PDT by svcw (Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
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To: JoeProBono
Meh, too many spoiled brats out there these days.

Mr. Stephens is clearly of the same mentality as General George S. Patton, but it is the damn democrats and other wimps that are creating such a weak society for America.

No, I don't applaud the police for arresting Mr. Stephens. Many kids (NOTE I DID NOT SAY ALL OF THEM) are totally wild and undisciplined today, and need a spanking every now and again.

7 posted on 09/03/2009 9:08:24 AM PDT by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Looks like he might have been slapped a few times himself.


8 posted on 09/03/2009 9:08:27 AM PDT by Firecracker74
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To: GI Joe Fan

You’re a creep.


9 posted on 09/03/2009 9:09:52 AM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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To: GI Joe Fan
Spankings by the parent are not the same thing as a stranger slapping the child in the face.
Two years old cry and throw fits, its part of their job description.
10 posted on 09/03/2009 9:10:48 AM PDT by svcw (Legalism reinforces self-righteousness - it communicates to you the good news of your own goodness)
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To: JoeProBono
Hey Joe...lotsa stuff on this subject already...check it out
11 posted on 09/03/2009 9:11:26 AM PDT by Pharmboy ("When I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself..." Prof. G. Thorogood, Univ. of Delaware)
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To: IronJack
I suspect that you are capable of disciplining your children without outside support.

There is a HUGE difference between good folks like you and the majority of idiots out there posing as parents these days.

Most parents these days would rather be "friends" with their kids rather than be PARENTS.

Mr. Stephens has probably had just about enough of these "friend" parents, and just had a reactionary snap.

I don't blame him at all.

12 posted on 09/03/2009 9:11:28 AM PDT by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: Firecracker74

The increase in the price of Depends finally sent him over the top!


13 posted on 09/03/2009 9:11:51 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

“Get off my lawn!!”


14 posted on 09/03/2009 9:12:35 AM PDT by ErnBatavia (It's not an Obama "Administration"....it's a "Regime")
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To: vbmoneyspender
That's why General Patton's detractors said.

Am I supposed to be afraid of your comment given the lack of discipline in many children today?

Since I was not there, I cannot comment on the behavior of the mother.

However, I suspect that there is a lot more to the story than what this article is suggesting.

See the above post about "friend" parents these days as opposed to real parents.

15 posted on 09/03/2009 9:13:15 AM PDT by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: Hodar

You have that right. Good post.


16 posted on 09/03/2009 9:13:18 AM PDT by 2001convSVT ("Only Property Owners that pay taxes should have the right to Vote")
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To: GI Joe Fan

That’s why General Patton’s detractors said. = That’s what General Patton’s detractors said.


17 posted on 09/03/2009 9:14:01 AM PDT by GI Joe Fan (GI Joe represents Real American Heroes, not a bunch of globalist drones.)
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To: GI Joe Fan
I'm betting you're not a pre-school teacher...

And I agree with the poster above: creepy is a good word.

18 posted on 09/03/2009 9:14:16 AM PDT by Pharmboy ("When I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself..." Prof. G. Thorogood, Univ. of Delaware)
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To: GI Joe Fan

If someone like you touched my kid, I would cave your face in.


19 posted on 09/03/2009 9:14:20 AM PDT by vbmoneyspender
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To: GI Joe Fan
Meh, too many spoiled brats out there these days.

2 year-olds?

20 posted on 09/03/2009 9:15:11 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass (Happiness is a choice!)
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