The most popular video on 11Alive.com yesterday was a report by Paul Crawley about a man who admitted to slapping a 2-year-old child in a Wal-Mart. But the story is getting very different reactions from different perspectives.
Gwinnett Man Admits Slapping Shopper’s Child
Gwinnett County Police said 61-year-old Roger P. Stephens admitted slapping a complete stranger’s child because she was crying.
According to the police report, Sonya Mathews of Grayson told them Stephens approached her and her 2-year-old daughter saying, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.”
She says a few moments later, on another aisle, he grabbed her daughter and slapped her across the face about four or five times until the child started screaming.
Parents reacted strongly against Stephens’ actions. But, the story was portrayed from a different perspective on the website ChristWire.org (thanks to Josh Roseman for passing this article along).
Older Gentleman Politely Slaps Stranger’s Crying Baby at Walmart
How many of you have ever had a long day of work and then gone grocery shopping, to only hear an undisciplined child throwing the worst tantrum near the check-out counter?
The ChristWire.org report concludes with the following statement:
“Take a firm hand and take charge of the direction of this country. Tomorrow for your children and grandchildren depend on it. God bless and let us remember Mr. Stephens for his heroic deed and braveness in the face of liberal adversity.”
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