"Life is lived forward, but understood backward. It is not until we are down the road and we stand on the mountain looking back through the valley that we can appreciate the terrain God has allowed us to scale.” Jill Savage

Thursday, September 03, 2009

This man - no hero - how do people get so mad? Now this is a grumpy old man. Can't you just feel and see his anger?


Stranger accused of slapping crying child at store

AP – This undated booking photo provided Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009 by the Gwinnett County Sheriff in STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – Police say a 61-year-old man annoyed with a crying 2-year-old girl at a 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 after Stephens slapped the girl, she began screaming.

2 comments:

ClassyChassy said...

Reminds me of my X-husband!!! ZOWIE!

Chatty Crone said...

I have had these type people in my life too. I wonder if everyone has or just an 'elite club' no one wants to believe to.