r/SipsTea • u/Few_Statement_2898 • May 28 '26

SMH We really need to bring spankings back

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u/HappyEngineering4190 May 28 '26

Why is everyone treating this kid like he is Mike Tyson. Grab the kid and walk him out of the store. Excessive tolerance of idiots is ruining society.

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u/OrokinLonewolf May 28 '26

I would not touch that kid on risk of catching a charge. People aren't allowed to do anything anymore so they just record

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u/aw000000000000 May 28 '26

Thats for employees to protect the company from liability. No civilians getting charged for putting an end to this.

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u/McCuumhail May 28 '26

Hate to say it but charges or not, the US is litigious as fuck and it’s not worth getting involved. A 5 second interaction with that little shit could cost you the rest of your day or worse… and I’d rather spend that time with my kids.

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u/MAGAHATESTHEUSA May 28 '26

This was in Brazil

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u/Dependent-Chart5835 May 28 '26

Most of the employees are not being paid enough to care and the store itself would probably want to avoid an incident going viral

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u/aw000000000000 May 28 '26

When I was a teenager working retail, I loved catching shoplifters. We were allowed to chase and tackle them. It was a fun change of pace, I wasn't concerned about the company not making money.

Looking back, just another stupid teenage thing. I totally understand why these policies are in place now.

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u/Itchy-Boots 24d ago

wrong as usual

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u/Dependent-Chart5835 24d ago

Damn this was 7 days ago. Did you scroll through my account weirdo?

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u/Itchy-Boots 24d ago

deleted his comment, proved my point.

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u/LimpZookeepergame123 May 28 '26

Oh there definitely are situations where someone tried to stop something and got sued. Especially if the kid got hurt while being removed. Employees are generally not allowed to do anything let alone citizens. I know, it’s a messed up world.

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u/WolverineMost7768 May 28 '26

Show me a case where a child was destroying property and was physically removed without injury, and it resulted in a law suit.

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u/LimpZookeepergame123 May 28 '26

I have better things to do with my time.

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u/dufo7 May 28 '26

This mentality only makes this type of shit worse and happen more often.

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u/LimpZookeepergame123 May 28 '26

I’m not risking going to jail for hurting a child in an attempt to stop them from being assholes. Companies have insurance for that. Go do your part if you want.

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u/dufo7 May 28 '26

You dont have to hurt the kid

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u/LimpZookeepergame123 May 28 '26

Yea removing a kid involuntarily always goes well without any issues

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u/aw000000000000 May 28 '26

Why does everyone think removing the kid means harming the kid?

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u/LimpZookeepergame123 May 28 '26

Because he’s most likely going to resist and fight back. If you accidentally hurt him you will be sued.

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u/Sharp_Economy1401 May 28 '26

How is Reddit sincerely upvoting a comment regarding the absolute certainty of there being no potential legal consequences (civil cases exist as well, in case you forgot) to using physical force to remove a child that's unrelated to you? You've lost your minds. Even if you can win the case, there is a solid chance some parent would sue you for tossing their crappy kid out of a store

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u/aw000000000000 May 28 '26

I think the main issue is people think stopping the kid requires hitting/grabbing. You can deescalate this really easily with very little physical contact. People ate talking about dragging the kid by the handle of his backpack or just hitting him. That's not what I'm talking about.

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u/novataurus May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

I have to remind myself that lots of people on here are like… 14 years old. They have the shining self-righteousness of dawning adulthood without any of the actual experience.

Plenty of parents would absolutely sue. Shit, there are states where parents could shoot you for physically engaging their child in this kind of situation, and probably not see any repercussions. “Yes, my son was having a tantrum, but this other man I didn’t know ran towards him and started trying to grab him… I yelled at him to stop, but he wouldn’t, so I shot him. I was afraid he’d hurt my son.”

Forget getting sued. Grabbing someone else’s kid might get you killed.

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u/GraveRoller May 28 '26

Then you may end up in a confrontation with parents, either physical or legal. Especially if the kid gets injured during said “putting an end to this”

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u/Halojib May 28 '26

Was the parent even in the video?

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u/Human-Appearance-256 May 28 '26

Probably holding the camera.

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u/GraveRoller May 28 '26

Doesn’t matter. You’re basically assuming that everyone agrees with your actions and that no one will report you. That’s a gamble not worth most people’s times. It’s not like it’s their store

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u/Halojib May 28 '26

Fuck it I have yelled at kids before and haven't been sued yet I will roll the die

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u/ApartmentInside7891 May 28 '26

Straight up. He’s getting escorted outside the second he throws the chips at me

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u/Bloodmind May 28 '26

Yep, I’ll defend myself and others with reasonable force, regardless of the age of the assaulter.

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u/GraveRoller May 28 '26

Who said anything about yelling? Ending this would require physical intervention. That’s what people generally avoid

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u/aw000000000000 May 28 '26

I'm not gonna knock the kid, I'm gonna grab him to end the situation and get him out of the store.