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Originally Posted by mixedmedia
My point is (and I didn't direct my comment only to yours because this thread has been full of such statements) there is no justifying a violent reaction to someone hitting your child, including this case.
It's one thing to say it, lots of people would say it (i'd kick his ass!) and find themselves more rational when it actually happens to them. But to believe that it is a preferred course of action - in front of your child - is just ridiculous.
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I've cracked another person for hitting his own kid (and I mean he knocked a tooth loose and drew blood from the boy). I'd do at least as much (and likely more) to someone hurting my kids (or wife). I'd hope that most people would.
Responding with a reasonable level of force against a previous (and illegal) forceful action is entirely justified - certainly in law and in generally accepted morals.