Trigger: The Slap - Who's side are you on?

[Anonymous]

If you seem the show whos side are you on? I had his debate yesterday with some moms. I believe hitting someone elses child is wrong but that kid is a brat. If you don't reprimand and teach boundaries, who will? The show is okay by it hits on permissive and attachment parenting which we are going through right now.

Who was right?

[Anonymous]

If a child is putting other children in harm's way - and their parents are not stepping in - I think physical intervention is acceptable. Not a slap (per se), but grabbing/restraining/physically removing yes. For all the helicoptering going on, it sure seems like there's some absurd permissiveness on behalf of many parents out there.

[Anonymous]

You mean 'whose,' and I'm on Quinto's side.

[Anonymous]

Quinto's. Although I am not sure I would have smacked the feral brat. I would have definitely grabbed him and pushed him out of the way. The kid was swinging a bat at other children while his lazy irresponsible parents did nothing. I mistyped, daddy said something like, "Bobby that's not nice. Play nice and put the by down".

[Anonymous]

Quinto is not the hero type by any means.