California man arrested for punching toddler in face at Bakersfield market
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JoanMcWench
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I'm actually somewhat saddened that this video does not exist. I instantly thought to myself: 'There's video of this? No way.' So, I was sad that I ended up being correct.
Rainman
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The man is an idiot. No sane person should punch toddlers in the face. A few years back another idiot who posted a video on Facebook [kicking a toddler "like a football"] was also arrested and I hope he's serving a really long jail term. Much as it's wrong to wish it, if excessive force was used during the arrest of such a savage and a few ribs were broken, it'd make me feel better. Two wrongs don't make a right but they'd balance the scales.
Josie
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That poor child 
Children are the most defenceless of us all, yet most abused. I can't believe people actually think they should have the right to hit a child, for any reason. This, yes, is beyond a spanking.. but hitting of any kind should not be tolerated. Children deserve more respect from us than any other human being.. yet we give all our respect to those who absolutely do not deserve it and treat our children like disobedient property. Maybe had this person been treated like a little human being growing up, he wouldn't have ended up the type of person that would punch a toddler.
Children are the most defenceless of us all, yet most abused. I can't believe people actually think they should have the right to hit a child, for any reason. This, yes, is beyond a spanking.. but hitting of any kind should not be tolerated. Children deserve more respect from us than any other human being.. yet we give all our respect to those who absolutely do not deserve it and treat our children like disobedient property. Maybe had this person been treated like a little human being growing up, he wouldn't have ended up the type of person that would punch a toddler.
Philosophydaddy
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My god. If this were my little girl I would have put that guy's head through a wall. I am angry just looking at this. I really hope this guy gets caught and goes to jail for a really, really long time. This is disgusting and unjustified in every way.
Here's an article with all the details plus video. It seems as though he was the childs father. The mother was present at the time and didn't appear to do anything to stop this from happening.
Justin Whittington 'punches his son in the face' in Vest Market, California | Daily Mail Online
Justin Whittington 'punches his son in the face' in Vest Market, California | Daily Mail Online
RingoBerry
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Did the little boy even cry after getting a shot like that on the face by his dad? I'm kind of worried that he probably gets slap around too often that it doesn't even bother him anymore. And yes, the mother is a real piece of work too.
katherine25
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I couldn't watch the video even if it did exist. The thought of this happening makes me sick to my stomach and if it is true I hope the guy got what he deserves.
Diane Lane
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I also couldn't watch a video of this. There are so many rage-filled and out of control people in this world it's really ridiculous. I can't imagine any circumstances where this behavior would be acceptable, and that the mother stood by and allowed it says a lot about her.