say in a mall or store, and I'm not talking a "spank"... would you say something to the parent? What would you say? Would you report the incident?
2006-09-13 16:14:11 · 28 answers · asked by moejaymom 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
PLEASE READ THE WHOLE QUESTION... I SPECIFIED "NOT A SPANK"... the question is not subjective if you read past the yellow hightlighted words and aren't so anxious to just get your 2 points!
2006-09-13 16:21:39 · update #1
"A man has never stood so tall as when he stoops to help a small child" anon
Yes I would say something there is no reason to beat a child. spank yes beat no....
2006-09-13 16:19:52 · answer #1 · answered by here_comes_trouble_4_you 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. One good slap is fine but only if they have warned them a few times first or they did something dangerous.
It also depends where they hit them. A smack on the bum where it's fleshy as opposed to a shoulder/back.
It's their business really and not for the PC brigade to judge.
If they hit them repeatedly I would swear at them telling them to stop and threaten to report them although I don't think I actually would.
It's impossible to tell from a public smack who is beating their child at home and the police aren't going to rush over and investigate so lets not get too dramatic. The person would probably have left the scene by the time you reported it anyway.
I would instinctively go over and protect the child if they were getting a proper beating although I have serious doubts this would ever happen in public.
2006-09-13 16:29:25 · answer #2 · answered by Fluffy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The concept about loving and respecting all people unconditionally is quite a new and glorious one.
Instead of reporting, I think that I must consider myself first to see whether I have applied this civilised concept and have I heartily shared it to other people around me.
Finally, I see that I have not made real application, and much less about promoting this high ideal.
I tell myself that I should make greater effort about this and observe patience for perhaps a few more centuries before men become well educated that they will treat each other as their most beloved and respectful mothers.
2006-09-13 16:45:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I probably would not say anything to the parent because there is not much i could do and i hate confrontations.But i think it is wrong so i would find someone that could better handle it and let them know. Like an officer or something. If it meant i would have to call and report then yes i would.
2006-09-13 16:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by ty t 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say domething to the parent. I know it's not my business, per se, but that is child abuse, and I as a nurse have a professional and legal obligation to report child abuse. The parent should be reported, but that is difficult to do, unless you know personal details, like who the parent is or where he or she lives so that it can be followed up by child welfare authorities. Chances are that if the child is being hit in a public place, far worse things are going on in the privacy of the home.
2006-09-13 16:19:37 · answer #5 · answered by brendalyn 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I am a foster/adoptive parent. Trust me, if they hit or smack their child in public, can you imagine how it is at home? Abuse at home is worse, because it is a natural instinct to treat your children better in public(I'm referring to people who abuse their children.) If they did this in public, most likely the child gets it even worse at home. Sounds like someone needs some anger management. If you know who this is, you should report it immediately because the next time could really hurt the child physically. Trust me, I have seen first hand with our adopted kids that it ruins their life until they get rescued from this. This home deffinitely needs investigated... the child you saw is defensless, and needs rescued. Chances are thatr this child thinks this is ok, because that is what they have been taught. So, it is highly unlikely that he/she will ever say anything to anyone about it...do the right thing for the child...
2006-09-13 16:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by cjsipe24 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i'm not gonna spank my children yet i do not completely totally disagree with it. i imagine human beings prefer to come across effortless techniques to concepts their personal organization. children are abused for actual,i do not see human beings operating to the police or baby serveries then. Them children who're been abused are exceeded over. A be sure who as discipline their baby isn't something to do with each person else. by employing 5 or 6 a baby might want to recognize hitting isn't acceptable wheather been smacked as discipline. human beings prefer to study some fligging understand!
2016-11-26 22:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by ricaurte 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the "hit." Your question is way too subjective. if I thought it was an abusive act i might interfere in some way. I guess it would depend on a lot of variables contected to the incident.
2006-09-13 16:16:43 · answer #8 · answered by c.arsenault 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hell yes, I have done it before, and will do it again. I had a real big dude roughing up his little woman, and yelling and getting physical with her outside my store. I am not a big guy, in fact quite small, and went out and told him to move along and leave the lady alone. He was not too happy but did it.
2006-09-13 16:16:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would have to decide to see how the parent hit the kid. If forceable blow I believe I would have to step in and intervene with the parent and hopefully someone would call the cops or the security guard...
2006-09-13 16:28:02 · answer #10 · answered by Carol H 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋