JiMGa Goes Nuts on Crying Baby
 

Man slaps stranger’s crying kid

By KATIE LESLIE

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Gwinnett County man is in custody accused of slapping a stranger’s crying toddler in a Stone Mountain Wal-Mart on Monday.

The mother of the 2-year-old child told police that both were walking in the aisles of the Rockbridge Road store when Roger Stephens, 61, approached and said “if you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you,” according to a police report.

A few moments later, in another aisle, Stephens grabbed the 2-year-old and slapped her across the face four or five times, according to the report.

Stephens then told the mom, “See, I told you I would shut her up,” according to the report.

A bystander held Stephens until store security came to assist, according to a WSB-TV report.

When police arrived, Stephens said that he slapped the child and that he apologized to the mother, according to the report.

Stephens was charged with felony cruelty to children and is being held at the Gwinnett County Detention Center without bond.

The 2-year-old victim sustained slight redness to the face, according to the report. There was no video footage in the area the incident took place, according to the report.

JIM!

Just as I lost all respect for Dean Houston after...

Wow...

It shows how much our expectations have changed over just a few years that the article felt a need to include this.

Man Slaps Baby?! Where's the cell phone camera, people?!?!?

I hope the father finds that guy and beats the fuck out of him.

They never said if the kid stopped crying. Inquiring minds want to know.

that's too old to be Jon. Also, c'mon guys...he wouldn't slap a baby. He has a kid of his own. Willing to bet he'd just cuss out the mother and then come on here and rant if anything.

I would assume that the kid stopped crying, but probably out of shock...

Happened at Walmart. Wow. I am surprised.

If someone did that to my kid there is no measure as to how much I would overreact in response.

This is what people do when their star dies....

Well, if the child isn't getting proper discipline at home... :)

That lady better be careful around buses.

How soon before race comes to the forefront on this one?

I don't know... I think that picture is a surpisingly accurate representation of what I always thought Jon would look like. All that coffee, all those cigarettes and all that rage would age the man prematurely.

Apparently now? Was the race of the mother/child even mentioned?

I was wondering the same thing. Couldn't find anything about race in the article. Without the picture of the "slapper", I would not have even know his race.

I didn't see it mentioned either, but I can see why Ben thinks it's something that could come out:


The slapper was almost certainly the minority in that Wal-mart.

Not being all that familiar with the Atlanta area (actually, Georgia in general), I will take your word for it. I wouldn't see race as an issue here in any case, it looks more like Luther is still pissed that his show was canceled in 1997.

95% of FOFC isn't going to know that so why does it even have to be brought up (the race side) when it isn't mentioned at all in the article?

Well, I'm not saying it's an issue. I'm just trying to show where Ben may have been coming from. In fact, I'd be surprised if the person was of a different race and the article didn't reference it. There's not many journalists these days that would pass up a chance to inflame racial tensions.

I think he should have minded his own business to be honest.

That's quite the understatement.

I'm amused that you say this as if it's a controversial opinion.

Way to go Ben.

Is there a reason for separate categories for race and ethnicity?

B/W/Latino/Hispanic?

No, I mean, why have both race -and- ethnicity there? Wouldn't one of those categories suffice?

Izulde, I was thinking Black and Hispanic versus White and Hispanic. That seems to be the most obvious one...

No, because they could be Hispanic Black or Hispanic White, which is what Ben was getting at.

What larry said. ;)

Yes, that's my take as well. I deal with data at a college, and we have both Black and White ethnicities with Hispanic or non-Hispanic as sub values.

Fair point. I hadn't thought of that. :) Thanks.

All I can say if you're a forgiving person.

And I thought it was this guy

Jiminy f'n Christmas, that may be about the most offensive thing anybody has said to me here in my whole tenure. My disposition resembles his physical appearance often enough but at least to this point my looks haven't gone downhill that far. Then again he's also 19 years old than me so with so more time & mileage on me who knows.

edit to add: I'd have had to do a helluva lot of aging in 5 years to get to that picture from me in the back row left of the picture in this post

Well now we know it was cloudy, and not gang-related.

Man, I was totally expecting something like "And I would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those meddling...cops?"

:D

I am amused you think, I think that.

I kid! I kid! *please don't slap me*

I bet none of those kids in that pic ever cry in front of JiMGa again. Or the coaches either.

:D

I'd like to point out that I had your back in this thread.

Why couldn't I stop laughing while reading the article? Does this make me a bad person?

Suck up.

zoinks - not at all how i pictured you.

nah. we're just..."getting along" more and more now (if that term applies) and so idk...guess i find it amusing and worthy of being pointed out.

:D

SI

Just a quick clarification: you're more mad about the disposition/smoking/etc comment and not that H_B said you look old, right? ;)

SI

Me either. But that was 5 years ago. All that smokin' and staying up all night might have taken it's toll. ;)

LOL


:lol:

Interesting news, sounds like (judging from the .tv sites hosting malicious content that it says I own ... which I've never heard of) I've been hacked.

Nah, it was the age thing. I cop to the disposition pretty readily ;)

And while I'm posting, yes DT I did notice that.

That was my first reaction too, then I thought if someone did that to my kid I'd go ballistic.

I laughed for exactly this reason. I just told my wife and the fire in her eyes brought on another chuckle:D

Man sentenced to year in jail for slapping stranger's child in Wal-Mart *| ajc.com

Brief bench trial, one year including time served (4 months already to date).

We think alike!

Sounds fair I guess, although giving the Father some time alone in a room with him would be a much better sentence.

I remember this thread, but must have missed this post.

It cracks me up. :)