Man Slaps Child in Walmart
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (Sept. 2) - Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a suburban Atlanta Walmart slapped the child several times after warning the toddler’s mother to keep her quiet.
A police report says after the stranger hit the girl at least four times, he said: “See, I told you I would shut her up.”
Roger Stephens of Stone Mountain is charged with felony cruelty to children. It was unclear if he had an attorney and a telephone call to his home Wednesday was unanswered.
Authorities say the girl and her mother were shopping Monday when the toddler began crying. The police report says Stephens approached the mother and said, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.”
Authorities say Stephens then grabbed the 2-year-old and slapped her. The child began screaming and Stephens was arrested. Police say an examination showed the girl’s face was slightly red.
A call to the girl’s mother, identified in the police report as Sonya Mathews of Grayson, was answered by a woman who identified herself as Sabrina Mathis, the victim’s aunt.
Mathis said Wednesday that the girl is doing fine.
“As of today, she has really forgotten about it,” Mathis said. “She’s been playing.”
Mathis said the girl’s mother was shaken up over the incident.
“She’s as well as to be expected,” Mathis said. “Right now she’s just trying to calm down.”
Sadly it seems like alot of people are applauding him, which is really appalling. While I understand there are truly unruly and crazy kids whose parents do not discipline them, this particular incident, and the way people are supporting him, are wrong on so many levels.
i would be shocked if i saw a man slap his OWN child four times just for crying, let alone slap someone ELSE's child
yes a parent must discipline their child and treat them to act properly, but two year's old is still a baby for me, the man had absolutely positively no right to act like such a monster over a few cries from a baby. he's lucky he didnt get punched in the face
i cant imagine how ANYONE could applaud the man for slapping someone else's baby
Its just more disgusting how people are saying "good job" etc, that he did a good thing! one person posted it on my fb, saying that he deserved a medal!
I CANNOT believe that people are applauding this monster!! I don't think they would be too quick to applaud him if it was their son/daughter/niece/nephew etc etc that got slapped!!
And I bet he would have thought twice about approaching the woman if her Husband/partner was with her.. because he would have been the next person to get slapped!!
What is the world coming too when people condone this type of barbaric behaviour!!!
