Stranger Slaps Crying Child at 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."

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[JamesStarkweather]

@chec367 watch out, we gotta badass over here.

[Kristyology]

Admit it nobody can stand hearing a BRATTY, ANNOYING child scream at the top of its lungs over NOTHING. I don't hate children I hate how parents can't handle their kids unruly actions in public.

[360seas2021]

@chec367 cold the kid was a maybe a brat things are different now back in the day your neighbor and teachers could discipline your child and the parents would agree.This is why America is screwed the way it is now. Dam it no one cares anymore I thank the man for what he did but.He could have did it more respectfully with respect to parent. Because sometimes kids need spankings. Some Children are out of control they cuss out they parents and go through hussy fits ? We lost our value.

[Chaz0851]

Lets look at the stats of this piece of shit.

[onetwocombo]

haha how fucking evil does that dude look?!

[jb4ever666]

im just staring at the 69 degrees

[Syafiqahboo]

Poor kid :(

[MsMiskie20]

I would of beat the shit out of that bastard if he ever touched one of my children!

[100thickalicwayz]

@RayeDrgn I can't stand it either. I sometimes want to go over and slap a child, but we all know that's not cool. I jst look over at mine and they already know, okay if we do anything out of pocket we may just get it for what we do and that other child too, right in the store. Where you act up is where you are dealt with. That crap is unessesary or the ones who just shop like they don't hear their kids crying. Really shut that little motherf up.

[chec367]

fair enough, I would do the same