Maine restaurant owner yells at child who was having a fit

day-day · Jul 22, 2015

Bama Reb said:
I think the diner owner was within her rights to do whatever was necessary to shut the kid up. It was plain the parents weren't going to do anything.

As a sidebar, does everyone who goes on Facebook find it necessary to use such foul language in their posts? I find that type of language on social media to be disgusting and irresponsible. To me it shows both a low education and a lacking vocabulary.

The use of the bad language on the Facebook posts was almost enough to make me side with the parents. It does not make a good "first impression".

cbi1972 · Jul 22, 2015

gamersfuel said:
but how does any of that make screaming at the 2 year old ok? what exactly did that accomplish? looks like a complete idiot to me.

According to the business owner, it accomplished the silence of the child and the appreciation of the other customers.
This bratty 2 year old wasn't harmed in any way.

stlimprov · Jul 22, 2015

Explain to me why we feel the need to take sides on stories like this?

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they do make a "news" story, which increasingly is little more than a retweet of a social media catfight.

Tidewater · Jul 22, 2015

selmaborntidefan said:
You're right about that, but if it were left up to the free market to determine then - as was proven both in the cases of Chick-fil-A and the Indiana pizza place - we know pretty much how it would turn out.

I wonder, how this would turn out.
Given the choice between eating a meal at a restaurant that has a kid screaming the entire time you are there but bans smoking, or one that allows smoking, but no screaming kids, which would you prefer?
Personally, I would rather eat in a restaurant that allows smoking than screaming children.

From person experience, the most stressful portion of my combat tour in Afghanistan, far and away, was the flight home. I took C-17s from K2 to Sigonella, and in Sigonells, picked up the rotator (charter 707 which moves military famnilies bacross the Atlantic). For 20 minutes, Child number 1 (one row in front of me) was screaming like someone had ripped his little arm off and was beating him with it. Exhausted, he fell asleep. Child #2 (two seats to my right) picked up the chorus and screamed blood murder for 20 minutes until worn out and fell asleep. Child #3 (two seats to my left) then started for 20 minutes, and fell asleep. Then child #4 (two rows behind me) screamed bloody murder for 20 minutes. By this time, Child #1 was rested enough for round 2. I hated that flight. I wanted to turn the plane around and go back to Afghanistan. It would have been more restful.

crimsonaudio · Jul 22, 2015

Tidewater said:
I wonder, how this would turn out.
Given the choice between eating a meal at a restaurant that has a kid screaming the entire time you are there but bans smoking, or one that allows smoking, but no screaming kids, which would you prefer?
Personally, I would rather eat in a restaurant that allows smoking than screaming children.

I'd order take out.

Tidewater · Jul 22, 2015

crimsonaudio said:
I'd order take out.

Yeah, me too.
But folks get up in arms about someone smoking in a restaurant, but get indignant when you suggest a screaming child is an equal/worse nuisance.

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