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In reply to the discussion: kid won't play ball "right" with dad, so dad beats him with a belt (video) [View all]No one is defending the dad. Your assumptions about threatening him are yours, not everyone's.
"Once again, the asshole is a bully, if he received a simple "I'm watching you", he most likely would have simply taken the abuse indoors."
Possibly. Wonder if he knew he was being taped?
This is a good point for there to be Authorities available for enforcement. Dad's kickin each other's ass in the cul de sac aren't really a long range solution
"That's what this man did. You don't play nice with sociopathic assholes like that, you put the fear of god in them."
Actullay, that's how they got to be like thiat in the first place. Some sociopathic asshole did it to them. Like this kid, potentially. Which is why neighbors, family, authorities need to be involved as witnesses and help, to break the cycle.
"You act as if simply telling the man to stop is likely to have been more effective, that's simply ludicrous. Like assholes like this are in the least bit rational.
"I'm not looking for a fight, simply pointing out the utter stupidity of suggesting that one needs to watch their words when confronting a monster committing a criminal act against a child."
No. I'm not. THis is more of your bullshit. Just stop putting words in others mouths. My point is, someone can do what he did and be effective, WITHOUT threatening more violence, that potentially escalates, doesn't help, and may further piss off the "irrational" abuser you pointed out may just "take it inside." God knows the rear nieghbor could be half and mile away on the street. While the kids getting the shit beat out of him.
Have a great day.