We don’t know the whole situation. The kid could have been mouthing off and the father was just swatting him on the rear. Still, I believe the kid was way too old for corporal punishment. You should only swat your kid between the ages of 2 to 4-when he does something like run into traffic or stick his finger in a wall socket. I think the neighbor was actually a bigger jerk. There had to be a much better way to handle that situation. He shoulda gone outside and calmly talk to the father and tell him to knock it off. Think about it. What did the neighbor teach both the kid and the father. He might of just as well said, “Hey, buddy, You know what? You’re right. Violence is the answer.”
“The kid could have been mouthing off and the father was just swatting him on the rear. Still, I believe the kid was way too old for corporal punishment.
Please keep in mind that Colonel Kangaroo outranks Corporal Punishment.
Sure we do...Listen to the video. The neighbor heard and watched the whole thing, and told the punk step dad to knock off beating on the kid for not playing catch right. Then told the step dad, "You want come up here and try that on me"?
If the kid simply "mouthed off" how is it the dad already had a belt in his hand?
Are we supposed to believe the kid told the dad to f-off and the dad continued playing catch with him?
Or are you suggesting the kid kept mouthing off after being whipped multiple times?
Come on.