Are these people insane or just stupid?
These folks from hicksville who seem to have taken over the city since the Giussolini era are some of the most clueless a--holes I have ever met. They think New York is a more congested version of the suburban and rural areas they left. Same goes for the Eurotrash who come to NYC and decide to raise children.
Both, I'd say.
I'm presuming you are referring to the parents, one of whom is a Brooklyn native. Well, they may be both insane and stupid.
However, these mistakes don't excuse the New York City Neanderthals who physically and verbally abused their children.