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  • goldenryan
    coy member
    • Jul 13, 2007
    • 1467

    Stranger slapped crying child at store

    Mother Forgives Alleged Baby Slapper - Atlanta News Story - WGCL Atlanta

    Police: Wal-Mart Shopper Slaps Crying Child
    Roger Stephens Charged With Felony Cruelty To Children

    STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- A Wal-Mart shopper who became so angry about a crying child that he allegedly slapped the girl in the face is due in court Thursday morning, officials announced Wednesday.

    Investigators said the incident happened Monday at the Stone Mountain store on Rockbridge Road.

    A police report said the man, Roger Stephens, 61, of Stone Mountain, had warned the child’s mother, Sonya Mathews, that if she didn’t quiet down the child, he would do it for her.


    According to the report, after the mother failed to quiet the girl, Stephens came up to them and slapped the child several times in the face.

    The report then quotes Stephens as saying, “See, I told you I would shut her up.”

    Mathews then screamed at Stephens and called for security, the report said. Stephens was stopped by another shopper, according to the report.

    The girl, identified in the report as Paige Mathews, 2, was not injured, but did suffer some redness in the face. She was treated at the scene and released, the report said.

    Stephens was charged with cruelty with children in the first degree, which is a felony.

    what the hell is wrong with some people slapping a 2yr old child ..smh..
  • Zemo
    Still Smokin'
    • Feb 14, 2006
    • 3888

    #2
    Yea, should of slapped her mother.

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    • TEXASFETT
      #1 Bounty Hunter
      • Aug 29, 2008
      • 1473

      #3
      Well people are still in that old school way of life that was very strict.Its just the generation which he grow up in,and bet he got frustrated.Probably said to himself that the girl doesn't know how to control her daughter,and he showed her how it's done!!!!.But in the end he got in trouble for it.

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      • goldenryan
        coy member
        • Jul 13, 2007
        • 1467

        #4
        you just can't go around hitting other peoples kids. you don't see me drop kicking your kids for talking when i'm trying to watch a movie. even if i have thought about it.

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        • jessica
          fortune favors the bold
          • Nov 5, 2007
          • 4590

          #5
          Originally posted by goldenryan
          you just can't go around hitting other peoples kids. you don't see me drop kicking your kids for talking when i'm trying to watch a movie. even if i have thought about it.
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          • toysforlife
            Banned
            • Aug 17, 2009
            • 90

            #6
            My problem is with the mom for letting this happen at all. if someone approached or even said something like that to one of my three , I would have been all over them . Some older people are just grumpy , but he would have met his maker with me.

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            • The Bat
              Batman Fanatic
              • Jul 14, 2002
              • 13412

              #7
              Man, it's something we've always wanted to do...but most of us have that Filter that stops us.
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              • livnxxxl
                Megoholic RocketScientist
                • Oct 23, 2007
                • 3903

                #8
                Personally, I love the scene in one of Jim Carey's movies "Me Myself and Irene" when he is dunking that screaming little girl in the water fountain. Wrong answer F-face!!

                Some kids are smart enough to know exactly what they are doing and they also know that in most cases nothing will ever be done to them as a result. I bet it was a complete and total surprise to the kid that something actually did happen this time. Even know it was the wrong thing to do by todays standards. Perhaps the kid will think twice the next time it starts acting a fool in public.
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                • goldenryan
                  coy member
                  • Jul 13, 2007
                  • 1467

                  #9
                  Originally posted by livnxxxl

                  Some kids are smart enough to know exactly what they are doing and they also know that in most cases nothing will ever be done to them as a result. I bet it was a complete and total surprise to the kid that something actually did happen this time. Even know it was the wrong thing to do by todays standards. Perhaps the kid will think twice the next time it starts acting a fool in public.
                  the girl in the story was only 2.

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                  • Gorn Captain
                    Invincible Ironing Man
                    • Feb 28, 2008
                    • 10549

                    #10
                    Since I don't have any kids myself, I have to slap other people's.
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                    "When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."

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                    • huedell
                      Museum Ball Eater
                      • Dec 31, 2003
                      • 11069

                      #11
                      Originally posted by livnxxxl
                      ... Even know it was the wrong thing to do by
                      todays standards. Perhaps the kid will think twice the next time it starts
                      acting a fool in public....
                      It's never been "the standard" to hit other people's kids.

                      Personally when I see/hear this stuff going on, I emphasize
                      with the parent----I wouldn't even THINK of what that guy did
                      let alone DO it. Geesh.
                      "No. No no no no no no. You done got me talkin' politics. I didn't wanna'. Like I said y'all, I'm just happy to be alive. I think I'll scoot over here right by this winda', let this beautiful carriage rock me to sleep, and dream about how lucky I am." - Chris Mannix

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                      • rche
                        channeling Bob Wills
                        • Mar 26, 2008
                        • 7391

                        #12
                        Originally posted by livnxxxl
                        Personally, I love the scene in one of Jim Carey's movies "Me Myself and Irene" when he is dunking that screaming little girl in the water fountain. Wrong answer F-face!!

                        Some kids are smart enough to know exactly what they are doing and they also know that in most cases nothing will ever be done to them as a result. I bet it was a complete and total surprise to the kid that something actually did happen this time. Even know it was the wrong thing to do by todays standards. Perhaps the kid will think twice the next time it starts acting a fool in public.

                        Sure don't sound like you have any kids triple x. The world looks a bit different when you do.

                        If anyone was threatening my kids, no matter how off they were behaving, I would have told them to back off. If they had actually struck one of my children, you would be reading the story about the guy that punched the geezer out at Wal-Mart instead. Violence begets violence, you know.
                        Last edited by rche; Sep 5, '09, 1:46 PM.

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                        • livnxxxl
                          Megoholic RocketScientist
                          • Oct 23, 2007
                          • 3903

                          #13
                          Originally posted by rche
                          Sure don't sound like you have any kids triple x. The world looks a bit different when you do.

                          If anyone was threatening my kids, no matter how off they were behaving, I would have told them to back off. If they had actually struck one of my children, you would be reading the story about the guy that punched the geezer out at Wal-Mart instead.
                          You are absolutely right. I do not have any kids by choice. I really blame the parents for not teaching their kids better to begin with.
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                          • livnxxxl
                            Megoholic RocketScientist
                            • Oct 23, 2007
                            • 3903

                            #14
                            Originally posted by huedell
                            It's never been "the standard" to hit other people's kids.

                            Personally when I see/hear this stuff going on, I emphasize
                            with the parent----I wouldn't even THINK of what that guy did
                            let alone DO it. Geesh.
                            Was it a "hit" or was it just a slap? There is a BIG diference. If I hit you you would defiitely feel it. If I slapped you...you would live to tell about it. I am not for sure I was not there to witness what actually took place. I am just going by what the story read.
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                            • livnxxxl
                              Megoholic RocketScientist
                              • Oct 23, 2007
                              • 3903

                              #15
                              Even though I do not have any kids I get it. I realize that people that do have kids want to protect them and watch out for their best interests.
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