Stranger allegedly slaps crying child in store - CNN.com
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(CNN) -- A Georgia man allegedly slapped a toddler at a Walmart store because she wouldn't stop crying, authorities said.
Roger Stephens, 61, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree cruelty to children. An incident report obtained from police in Gwinnett County indicated Stephens did not know the 2-year-old girl he stands accused of hitting.
The confrontation happened shortly before noon at the Walmart in Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta.
According to the arresting officer, the child's mother said her daughter was crying as they walked down one of the aisles.
The mother said a stranger later identified as Stephens approached them and said, "If you don't shut the baby up, I will shut her up for you." Video Watch what the stranger said »
A few moments later, while the mother and the crying child were in another aisle, Stephens allegedly grabbed the girl and slapped her across the face.
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Police said he hit her four or five times. "See, I told you I would shut her up," the suspect allegedly told the mother.
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Authorities described "slight redness" to the toddler's face. Before he was arrested, Stephens apologized to the mother for striking the girl, the incident report said.
Stephens, a Stone Mountain resident, is being held by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department.
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Just as a side note, this walmart is about 5 minutes from my house
I may get branded the worst person in the world lol but the tiniest evilist part of me just says "yay you" to this guy
One of the my biggest pet peeves are parents that do not take their crying child out of the area where everyone is.
I would never have any child slapped in the face, though I dont have a problem with spanking. And if another person so much much as laid pinky on my child they'd be in some serious hurt. But then I was the kind of mother that took Amanda out when she did stuff like that.
I feel really guilty that when I read that article my first thought was "yay you" not, "oh thats horrible"
Is anyone else out there like that would be willing to admit it?