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PrintableuPtoWnNY said: daPrettyman said: He looks crazy as hell! Like a LOT of Wal-Mart shoppers.  He's nothing but a bully - a bitter old, cowardly fucktard. Too bad the kid's father wasn't there. Old dude wouldn't have said shit. He'd better be glad the mother didn't curse his ass out and find something in the store and beat his ass. I know a few women that would have done that. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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daPrettyman said: uPtoWnNY said: He's nothing but a bully - a bitter old, cowardly fucktard. Too bad the kid's father wasn't there. Old dude wouldn't have said shit. He'd better be glad the mother didn't curse his ass out and find something in the store and beat his ass. I know a few women that would have done that.  RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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angelcat said:[quote] XxAxX said: imo the distinction should be made as follows: if you are in a store, a mall, the post office or any other public venue, the parents of a misbehaving child do not have a duty to remove their screaming, disruptive child.
BUT if you paid to get into a place, for example a movie, theater, plane, train, etc. and if 'atmosphere' is part of what you are paying for, the parents of any misbehaving child in this environment have a duty to remove the child ASAP so others are not disturbed.[/quote i agree, i have had trips to the cinema ruined by kids (not my own) i didn't really mean the bit about 'removing a child' in the case of trains and planes.   :toss: | |
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XxAxX said:[quote] angelcat said: XxAxX said: imo the distinction should be made as follows: if you are in a store, a mall, the post office or any other public venue, the parents of a misbehaving child do not have a duty to remove their screaming, disruptive child.
BUT if you paid to get into a place, for example a movie, theater, plane, train, etc. and if 'atmosphere' is part of what you are paying for, the parents of any misbehaving child in this environment have a duty to remove the child ASAP so others are not disturbed.[/quote i agree, i have had trips to the cinema ruined by kids (not my own) i didn't really mean the bit about 'removing a child' in the case of trains and planes. :toss: 
Yeah, choice factors into it. When my kids were infants I didn't take them to movies and restaurants, church, etc. If I couldn't get a sitter, I simply didn't go. But by the time my kids were two or three they knew how to behave...home training. Now, on a plane or train, everybody is pretty much stuck for the duration so you just have to try to endure the misery as best you can realizing that sometimes even usually well behaved kids can get overstimulated in some situations and act out. If it gets unbearable and the parent seems incompetent to deal with the kid I will usually call the stewardess or usher or whatever. Shopping is a necessity and not everyone has a support system or can afford a sitter, plus some parents are just plain clueless, but I agree that they do not have a duty to remove the kid in that situation. Screaming infants in stores don't bother me a lot...it's the older bratty kids who control their parents by acting out that really pisses me off. In those cases I'd like to smack the parent, not the kid. Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise. | |
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