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Man Charged With Striking Stranger's Child

Annoyed by crying, Ga. shopper pledged to 'shut her up for you'

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(Newser) – A Georgia man is being held on charges of felony cruelty to children after he slapped a stranger’s crying child in Wal-Mart, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Roger Stephens, 61, approached the mother and said, “If you don’t shut that baby up, I will shut her up for you.” When the 2-year-old didn't desist, he found them in another aisle, picked up the child, and slapped her across the face multiple times. “See, I told you I would shut her up,” he said.

Shoppers move through the check-out line after a shopping trip to Wal-Mart.
Shoppers move through the check-out line after a shopping trip to Wal-Mart.   (AP Photo)
Roger Stephens.
Roger Stephens.   (AP Photo)
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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 3, 09 1:27 PM CDT
That's showing them! Reply
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Reader64481089
Sep 3, 09 1:56 PM CDT
Only time a cop came to arrest me, a guy slapped his own child across the face multiple times because she asked for a box of cereal. I told him to leave her along once and the 4th time he clapped he he hit the floor....multiple times....Cop thought I struck the child at first, then a-hole began to yell at cop and told him it was his "kid"...cop apologized to me and cuffed the jerk took his sorry ass to jail and I was in court for his trial.....Anger Management did him wonders...that was 15 years ago, I should celibrate
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Robert_Dada
Sep 3, 09 3:00 PM CDT
He sounds like he could be married to MrsK.
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Doctor_Zaius
Sep 3, 09 7:34 PM CDT
Married to Mrs K? No wonder he's slapping toddlers.
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2-bits
Sep 3, 09 1:27 PM CDT
Rural wal-marts = the worst. Reply
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