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In reply to the discussion: Sorry, but if you did your job as a parent, your kid would NOT be rioting in the streets!!! [View all]underahedgerow
(1,232 posts)even when raised by the very best parents!
FFS judging this woman on one minute in her life is despicable. We don't know her, we don't know her son or their circumstances. We know one minute out of their life where she took control and knocked that kid up side the head to save his life. If my kid made that kind of BIG mistake, you can sure as hell bet that I, who have never, ever raised a hand to my child or anyone else, ever, would knock my kid up side the head if I caught her doing such stupid, stupid shit like this.
People of all types, mentalities & cultures get caught up in the heat of mob mentality. Kids sneaking off to join the army when their country is at war, villagers with their pitchforks to chase down the witches, 'mob mentality' is a fever that can grip a person leaving them irrational and feeling all powerful.
Is she a bad person? Is her son a bad person? We don't know, but I do appreciate a desperate, angry and ashamed mother doing the best she can for her kid in one single moment, in the most horrific situation imaginable, so just leave it alone until you've been in her shoes. We have no right to judge her entire life on this one single incident.
Damn. Anyone criticizing her and judging her should be ashamed of themselves. Knock it off and find something more important to do with your time.