Ginger,
I know plenty of grieving people who would not call babies a racial slur and slap them though. Clearly he was having a hard time, but couldn't he just ask the flight attendant to move him?
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le nubian - Mar 20, 2013 7:01:57 pm PDT #15490 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Consuela - Mar 20, 2013 7:09:12 pm PDT #15491 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
yeah. We'll see how that goes.
Oh, dear.
Ginger - Mar 20, 2013 7:16:36 pm PDT #15492 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I don't condone what he did, but I also know what it's like to be on my last nerve. The parents of the unhurt toddler want the maximum penalty for a man who has lost his son and his job.
§ ita § - Mar 20, 2013 7:21:04 pm PDT #15493 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He lost his job over this, right? I don't know, I've never been a mother, but if you slap my toddler and you do hurt them, then I get to hit back, right? If it's not hurt, then maybe we can resolve it ia court of law. Slapping crying kids is a gesture of anger, not discipline, and it's a stranger, and...nah, I'd be pissed.
le nubian - Mar 20, 2013 7:25:17 pm PDT #15494 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I thought he actually hurt the kid though, Ginger. I don't know I think i would feel sympathy, but oh well - you hit my kid.
meara - Mar 20, 2013 7:28:52 pm PDT #15495 of 30001
Wow, a year in prison and a $100k fine? I'm sure he won't get that, but that's more time than the Steubenville rapists. Eesh.
That said, I can much more easily forgive slapping the baby than the racial slur. There's no call for either, but one is "I'm at the end of my rope and behaving in a way I shouldn't" and one is "when I'm at the end of my rope I'm behaving in a way I shouldn't AND I'm a jackass!"
Vortex - Mar 20, 2013 7:34:38 pm PDT #15496 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I'm with Shana. You don't just start using racial slurs out of nowhere, you just forget to censor yourself.
Burrell - Mar 20, 2013 7:35:41 pm PDT #15497 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
This is the first time I've heard about the guy who slapped the kid. I guess I am way out of the loop these days.
The road head conversation is reminding me of the time, back in college, when I got into a fender bender with someone I am fairly sure was getting some. Mostly because after he hit us, his girlfriend sat up in surprise. Surprised us too, as you might imagine.
Consuela - Mar 20, 2013 7:39:06 pm PDT #15498 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
on a totally different and entirely shallow note, someone tell me NOT to buy these shoes: [link]
Because seriously. But oh! so pretty.
Ginger - Mar 20, 2013 7:47:07 pm PDT #15499 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I agree that if you default to a racial slur under stress, you're a racist. I really don't know how I feel, except that something that seemed black and white has turned into depressing shades of gray.