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[–]sabrefudge 118 points119 points ago

I saw the title of this post and thought to myself "I swear to God, if it's this GIF again...".

It was. But it's always an interesting GIF, and always more interesting to read people's comments (and opinions on the situation) below. As it seems to be rather controversial, and always causes quite a debate.

[–]NedryOS 244 points245 points ago

My thoughts: "I bet its that McDonald's gif." followed by "Every fucking time."
This has been posted and discussed so many times, I thought it was common knowledge by now.

  1. The 'asshole' is a moderate-function adult with Down Syndrome.
  2. The woman at the counter is his 'caretaker'
  3. The kid 'startled' the man, and he reacted 'defensively'
  4. The father reacted precisely as any person would, in the moment
  5. Did he 'deserve' to be punched? Nobody 'deserves' violence, but the father reacted just as the man did
  6. It was completely the caretaker's fault, however, a moment's distraction is not negligence, it is an accident
  7. The child was okay, and neither the father nor the man faced charges.

Source: Every. Fucking. Time.

edit: Video (not original probably)

[–]r0wo1 13 points14 points ago

Excellent, you should save this reply. Whenever this image is posted place it as a reply.

[–]bad_situation 580 points581 points ago

From what I have read about tthis, the guy is actually mentally handicapped.

edit: the guy, not they guy

edit 2: I'd like to clarify that I am not condoning his behaviour, just that I believe his mental state was a factor in why this happened. I worked with mentally/physically handicapped individuals and a lot of them are very aware of right/wrong just like "normal" human beings. And just like normal human beings they can choose between the two.

[–]2drunk24nik8 318 points319 points ago

Sometimes you just have to err on the side of blasting him in the face.

[–]The_Red_Link 18 points19 points ago

That must have been a very important call

[–]atleastitsnotaids 167 points168 points ago

And you just summed up the theories behind American foreign policy, homeland security and police tactics in one sentence.

[–]Wangchung265 103 points104 points ago

Also, porn.

[–]thisishow 31 points32 points ago

bro, he said blasting HIM in the face.

this is not how you wang chung.

[–]Shibboleeth 30 points31 points ago

Some folks are into that. No need to disrespect.

[–]thisishow 15 points16 points ago

no disrespect. that's just not how you wang chung.

[–]bonochromatic 63 points64 points ago

It is, however, exactly how you chug wang.

[–]ribo 4 points5 points ago

does that mean other countries are autistic?

[–]grinn3r 35 points36 points ago

There is no way to know that the guy has down syndrome all you know is some guys is assaulting your child. What would he have done after the kick? I would have intervened too.

[–]Tmbgkc 73 points74 points ago

And now he also has knocked down syndrome.

[–]xin_kuzi 10 points11 points ago

[–]AmantisAsoko 73 points74 points ago

"There is no way to know that the guy has down syndrome"

Have you seen someone with downs syndrome...ever? I can tell from this tiny grainy gif that he has it.

[–]babystyle 90 points91 points ago

Second. I noticed before reading the comments. Honestly, if someone with down syndrome kicked my kid, I would still blast'em.

[–]Net_Bastard 128 points129 points ago

Mash that potato.

[–]SWI7Z3R 22 points23 points ago

So offensive... so hilarious, it's, offlairious.

[–]DarlingDont 1 point2 points ago

I need... more upvotes to give you... I NEED THEM.

[–]mellotron 3 points4 points ago

Absolutely. I know several people with DS and people who work with them. I don't think I would have necesarrily punched the person, but I would have physically intervened. They often lash out at children. And they can really hurt them.
When I was about 10 I was with my older sister (13) and my baby sister (around 1) when a guy with DS attacked my little sister. It was terrifying. My older sister grabbed her and he pummeled her back while she covered my younger sister. If I were older and stronger, I would have hit him.

[–]bradwasheresoyeah 9 points10 points ago

He kicks my kid he is going to have knocked the fuck down syndrome.

[–]Tidus5005 18 points19 points ago

If someone kicked my kid, my first reaction would be to punch the guy in the face. I wouldn't think "Oh my! That dude just kicked my Son, I had better check to see if he's disabled first before I knock his teeth out!"

[–]grinn3r 4 points5 points ago

You might notice that I pointed out that I worked with adults with disabilities, including those wi down syndrome. I should appologize though, I didn't mean that there is no way at all to see that someone has down syndrome. I meant instead that when you see your fragile child, that you love more than anything, being assaulted its difficult to take in whether a person has down syndrome or they are just some psycho trying to harm your child. Obviously you can see the effects of down I did not mean to be insensitive. Try to understand that this father may not be familiar with down syndrome and so may not have noticed. Not saying that hitting is the go to defense but, as said before, I wasn't there and it wasn't my kid.

[–]nenapod1 11 points12 points ago

Intervening and punching in the face are different.

[–]Hydros01 60 points61 points ago

"Pardon me sir, but I believe you just tried to kick my child in the testicles... could you please stop with that tomfoolery?" No I probably would have punched him in the face as well if it were my child. I can't blame the father, protection instinct took over. It just sucks that the guy was handicapped. Hopefully apologies were said all around afterwards.

[–]flaccid_friend 44 points45 points ago

Why apologize? Down's Syndrome is not an excuse to be physically violent.

[–]feckyooworld 55 points56 points ago

Somebody hits my son, I'm not trying to find a peaceful solution.

[–]chkltcow 32 points33 points ago

Remember.... violence is NEVER the answer. Sometimes, though, it's the question... and the answer is "Yes".

[–]BigBuda 5 points6 points ago

If violence wasn't the answer, you didn't use enough violence

[–]32_Wabbits 26 points27 points ago

Same here. Regardless of the disability.

[–]feckyooworld 9 points10 points ago

Agreed. Who knows what he could have done after the kick?

[–]UNEification 141 points142 points ago

I am studying to be a special education teacher, trust me when I say that this is not an excuse. If he was independent enough to be standing alone at a restaurant then he is high-functioning enough to know right from wrong.

[–]BroadStreet_Bully 67 points68 points ago

He's not standing alone, the lady at the counter is his caretaker.

[–]UNEification 48 points49 points ago

Ah, I assumed she was just a passerby/witness. Well then I guess I feel kinda bad he got clocked because it could be a behavioral issue beyond his control.
That being said, I can understand the dad's actions. Anyone kicks your kid, one might hit first and ask questions later. It's an unfortunate situation.

[–]wcorissa 22 points23 points ago

Exactly... the caretaker is at major fault here. If there was a history of this behavior she should really watch him carefully in those public places. Father isn't necessarily out of line. I mean had he known he probably wouldn't have clocked a person with a disability in the face.

[–]Daroo425 11 points12 points ago

anyone should know that you can't watch somebody every second. is she supposed to have her back turned while ordering or just keep him by her side all of the time in public? it all happened very quickly

[–]bummer69a -1 points0 points ago

When did we start using "clocked" in this way again?

[–]terranq 17 points18 points ago

When did we stop?

[–]clemoh 21 points22 points ago

Chatting on his cell phone. It seems like the kid was being too noisy for him and he decided to do something about it. Well, bad decision.

If you can't be accountable for your actions in public, you shouldn't be in public.

[–]alaarch 5 points6 points ago

If you are talking on a cellphone in public, you cannot expect privacy.

[–]Shadow_Mir 11 points12 points ago

You'd fuck Hitler, dude. You have no say in this.

Also, why the fuck are you tagged as "Would fuck Hitler"?

[–]UNEification 30 points31 points ago

Sigh. Because I once said that Hitler without a mustache was not unattractive and like 100s of people tagged me as that.

[–]JJTheJetPlane5657 21 points22 points ago

Yup, I tagged you now

[–]dml180283 8 points9 points ago

me too

[–]Shit_Apple 4 points5 points ago

samesies

[–]aProductiveIntern 9 points10 points ago

everybody got to fuck a little hitler sometimes

[–]Shadow_Mir 0 points1 point ago

Ah, yes. I remember now.

Hehe.

[–]pseudorebel 22 points23 points ago

If he's capable enough to use a cell phone, he's probably capable enough to know that you shouldn't kick kids.

[–]revengetube 19 points20 points ago

Yo bro, hold on a sec, I got to kick this bouncing kid in the nuts. Call you back in a sec.

[–]TheTokenDarkness 98 points99 points ago

So when does it explain that if you have Down Syndrome, you can assult kids with no adult reprocusions? Down's or not, that shit wasn't cool, and now he definately knows that.

[–]bbbcc 42 points43 points ago

downs syndrome people typically know right from wrong and not kicking children is pretty basic shit. Elderly, handicapped, mentally challenged doesn't matter that was well deserved

[–]Zeylanema 132 points133 points ago

Kid should know not to interrupt a potato order potatoes.

[–]aPerfectBacon 9 points10 points ago

I laughed way more than i needed to.

[–]TheTokenDarkness 12 points13 points ago

Touche, that is quite a point.

[–]SeaweedWater 2 points3 points ago

golf clap

[–]keyawno 12 points13 points ago

granted I know little on the topic, but I used to care after a few mentally challenged kids as a class in highschool and they knew how to find loop holes in the system and how to feign innocence pretty damn well.

[–]eXeKoKoRo 5 points6 points ago

I don't think it was down syndrome. Something to do with the noise from the kid startled or triggered something that made him go into aggressive mode. The kid doesn't even look hurt.

[–]xxxSnappyxxx 36 points37 points ago

it may have been downs, because as soon as he was hit he went down like a sack of potatoes.

[–]advancix 2 points3 points ago

[–]synicalx1 8 points9 points ago

And? If you kick a kid, you're fair game.

[–]omgbbq123 114 points115 points ago

I think it was down syndrome, but he still got what he deserved.

[–]jjdaybr 103 points104 points ago

video. Under the circumstances I would have probably KO'd the guy too, this is always going to be a big gray area when it comes to right or wrong.

[–]omgbbq123 311 points312 points ago

IMO, just because someone has down syndrome, does not mean they can kick my kid and get away with it.

[–]IHadACatOnce 48 points49 points ago

Agreed, when the father older brother saw his kid young brother kicked he probably didn't stop and think about it.

[–][deleted] 46 points47 points ago

ITT: Emotions

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE BUT I WOULD PUNCH EVERYTHING SO HARD IN A SITUATION I COULD PREMEDITATE WHERE I WAS CLEARLY THE GOOD GUY

[–]SubtleMockery 11 points12 points ago

That's what emotions are for. They keep you alive in situations where thinking is too slow.

[–]mundane1 9 points10 points ago

And put you in jail for assault.

[–]dickpills 3 points4 points ago

[–]neotheism 54 points55 points ago

If someone did that to one my kids...yeah..I'd beat the shit out of them.

[–]woofers02 6 points7 points ago

I would've done nearly the same thing, I probably would've apologized to him and his mother/caretaker after I realized the situation, but I wouldn't have regretted the lesson he learned.

EDIT: After watching a couple more times, the kid barely flinched from the kick, and had I known prior the guy was handicapped, I probably wouldn't have swung on him, but I definitely wouldn't have stood idly by either.

[–]superyay 2 points3 points ago

Yeah don't sit idly by, just shake your fist at him and call him a swine. That should teach em.

[–]triffid_boy 9 points10 points ago

I don't think of it as a grey area, someone attacked your kid and is still nearby. You're not just punishing them, you're stopping them from causing more damage to your kid.

[–]Iunchbox 10 points11 points ago

[–]Tron-Gorf 30 points31 points ago

What is the kid was potatoes?

[–]nyeholt 15 points16 points ago

What is the, kid was potatoes?

[–]GracefulxArcher 12 points13 points ago

What, is the kid was potatoes?

[–]fr3shoutthabox 29 points30 points ago

What is the kid? Was potatoes.

[–]drilkmops 7 points8 points ago

What is the kid was, potatoes?

[–]Bart_Dart 4 points5 points ago

What? Is the kid? Was potatoes?

[–]Sams_quanch 16 points17 points ago

Why downvote??? Kick a kid, punch in the face. Life lessons.

[–]notAnAI_NoSiree 5 points6 points ago

Well mentally handicapped men also need to not kick children. If by unfortunate accident they are slow learners, then they will just need to be punched more.

[–]AH17708 17 points18 points ago

Ok here we go..I see people defending this guy. As a father of a 16 month old son..I know for a fact that handicap or not if someone were to lay a finger on his defenseless little body that I would instantly commence to lay a vicious beating on them. Now I'm not justifying violence..but the same way this handicap guy was allegedly "triggered"..is the same way I'd be "triggered" as well. On another note I once had a mentally challenged teenager bang on my apartment door and then bust right in. Apparently he had a crush on my fiance and had been stalking her for some time. Things almost got ugly then I realized he wasn't right, and told him to leave. I still imagine what if I had not been home and she was there by herself. Not cool man.

[–]BIG_CARL_ 3 points4 points ago

I don't care if he has down syndrome. I'd still punch him in the face if he assaulted my kid. I have sympathy for mentally retarded people, but I draw the line somewhere.

[–]mirthless_smirk 3 points4 points ago

Still deserves to be decked for kicking a kid

[–]tubcat 142 points143 points ago

I work with the intellectually disabled like this fellow supposedly is. Stuff like this scares me. It's not that he didn't deserve a swift punch, but that he should have been taught not to do so. Whether it be teachers, family, or close friends, you have to teach them to stay out of trouble like this. The world doesn't have kid gloves. All you can do with these individuals sometimes is teach them the right things to do and the wrong things NOT to do. There are many mentally challenged individuals that can do lots of things for themselves, but for the more functionally impaired, you just have to try your best every moment you have with them.

[–]BBQsauce18 31 points32 points ago

Do they learn their lesson from incidents like this? Do they understand it's wrong after they do it? Is it simply impulse controls?

[–]tubcat 68 points69 points ago

Yes, they can learn. People with intellectual impairments have a WIDE range of functioning. There are kids I've worked with that couldn't sort by color after a 1000 tries and there are others that can do enough math to balance a basic checkbook. The same goes with right and wrong, but it often really depends on how well they are taught. Just like any other kid.

The problem with this guy is that somehow he learned or was reinforced with the idea that hitting can solve a problem. The average adult may have had a similar startled-fight reaction, but stopped far short of popping a kid. in this case, someone may not have been very diligent on training him against violence and that combined with impulse control like you mentioned is not a great combo.

[–]fightinscot 26 points27 points ago

A bit of a rant, but I feel bad for someone in your position but at the same time glad there are people like you around. My neighbors son is 19 with with severe autism and something else which I can't remember. He can use sign language and can say yes or no just not in a perfect way, but can't bathe himself, go to the bathroom alone, just learned to zip a zipper and button a shirt and cannot tie his shoes. His mother expects the special classes he goes to, full of people like you to teach him. He comes over to my house sometimes to stare at our garage light and if I am in the garage he comes to see what I am working on. Within 10 minutes on several different occasions I have taught him how to use both a Phillip's head and flat head screw driver and how to use a socket set. The kid can learn if his parent's just took a few minutes to teach him. It is actually very sad because he understands what you are saying and will have a yes or no conversation with you, gives a thumbs up or down if cars are speeding or going the right speed down the street, so he is aware of his surroundings. He is home with his parents all day, both have degrees and both work from home so there is zero excuse for them not to pawn him off on some educator and make them do their job.

[–]delicious_relapse 5 points6 points ago

Ok now the thread got sad...

[–]fightinscot 1 point2 points ago

It's sad that they are so content with letting his potential go to waste. He will never be normal in the sense he could have a job or drive a car or carry on a real conversation, but he has a great capacity to learn and it is being squandered. Other than them being shit parents when it comes to his mental well being, all of their kids are very well cared for and their youngest son who is about 14 is one of the most polite kids you would want to meet. So they aren't complete failures for parents, except for their incredibly rude teen daughter.

[–]stophauntingme 5 points6 points ago

I'm sorry, but this bothers me.

I invite you to parent a child with severe autism for 19 years and then you can tell me what you think of their parenting style.

[–]ADINPA 4 points5 points ago

so, spending some time with the kid in your garage and you've got this whole autism thing figured out, huh?

[–]wigglepiggle 13 points14 points ago

In your opinion, was the punch necessary? A lot of people are saying, "Oh I would have knocked him out too", but I'm just wondering, did he even understand what he was doing wrong?

And would the punch have even helped him understand what he did wrong or would he have been completely blindsided?

[–]tubcat 26 points27 points ago

Wrong? I'd see it as no different than punching anyone else in this case. I totally understand the dad's reaction, but i'd like to think I would have surveyed the situation before letting fists fly.

Did the fellow that kicked the kid learn anything? He didn't learn anything other than hitting solves problems...which he's learned pretty well already. Hopefully his caretakers will talk this over with him and be more diligent in their behavior management. Teaching someone doesn't have to be hard. Hell, give him a short speech and next time he uses his words to solve a problem, praise him verbally and give a big pat on the back.

[–]omg_cornfields 5 points6 points ago

Well, not that this was necessarily the most correct way, the kid did learn by example to protect your family, and that it's not okay to let people push you around. So there's that valuable lesson.

[–]pinjas 1 point2 points ago

Displace the emotional attachment you see towards the retard. If you saw a cinderblock falling towards anyone, especially a child or your child, you'd do everything in your power to stop the cinderblock. The retard was the cinderblock, it didn't matter what his point of view was, nor what he was going to learn. He had to be stopped and the child's father did it perfectly. The worst case scenario, the father draws a knife or a gun and destroys the retard for threatening or harming his child. In my mind, one solid punch was a generous gift to what he might of done.

[–]qwertyberty 2 points3 points ago

I agree. It's very rare for an adult with developmental disabilities to kick a child or behave in such a spontaneous, uncontrolled manner. He might be lacking the right kind of care if he is unable to understand what is right and what is wrong. He seemed high functioning enough in the video.

[–]KountChocula 2 points3 points ago

I'm fairly confident that day he learned it is not ok to kick little children in the groin.

[–]scottschism 103 points104 points ago

when i first read this i thought ... "this dad" kicking the little boy was giving "this asshole" what he deserved... lol

[–]PerfectlySeine 15 points16 points ago

Hey it's reddit, I don't blame you.

[–]BLAKTINO 140 points141 points ago

now he got Beat Down Syndrome

[–]thoughtfix 5 points6 points ago

I find it impossible to see that image and not laugh in the exact way. Hurr.

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[–]ZQMFGB 9 points10 points ago

There's a lot of apologism in this thread on behalf of the guy who tried to kick the child. If you're disabled enough that you can't be trusted to appear in public without kicking children you generally won't be in public without a caretaker if at all, if you're not disabled to that degree then you can suffer the consequences of your actions like anyone else.

tl;dr don't kick children

[–]DrSteakface 7 points8 points ago

I just want to say that it's not the downs kids fault. He has a problem, and has no clue what is going on. It's his caretakers. They should have taught him not to react with violence, but they obviously didn't do that very well. They failed as his caretaker, to keep him safe. Also, it's not the dad/brothers fault, that was just instinct and I'm sure most of us would have reacted similarly. If he had known the dude had problems, he, like any sane person, would obviously not have reacted like that. Not sayig hes necessarily justified, I just think almost anyone would have done the same

[–]sarrone28 5 points6 points ago

When I was in High School there was a mentally handicapped kid that was never given any sort of disciplinary purely because he was handicapped. He would get angry easy and start fights. Since the administration never did anything and most of the students would just laugh it off the behavior never changed.

I feel that learning impaired does not mean learning disabled and these types of kids should still be taught the same discipline as everyone else even if it has to happen a little slower. Being mentally handicapped is no excuse to not understand the big right from wrongs I.E. stealing, or fighting.

[–]isiah1979 37 points38 points ago

POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

[–]DirtyDrummer 11 points12 points ago

POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

[–]TheWhitestBaker 7 points8 points ago

POW!!! RIGHT IN THE KISSER!

[–]fapsterr 11 points12 points ago

Actually if you look close enough you can tell the guy who gets hit has downs.

[–]foilrare 4 points5 points ago

So I kinda beat up a retarded kid in high school.

It's winter in Chicago, I'm standing outside the school about to go home. I'm trying to get my flirt on with some chicks. Out of nowhere a huge snowball hits one of the girls in the back of the head, she instantly screams and falls saying that a rock just hit her. One of her friends picks up the snowball, it's actually a chunk of ice. I see this kid running away and someone nearby points at him, while looking at me. I start running after him. I catch up an kick his legs out from under him. He falls face first into the snow. I proceed to grab snow and mush his face into it and punch him in his side rib area. Suddenly I'm lifted what felt like 6 feet in the air. I turn and see that it's the special needs kids bodyguard, it's a big black ex Cincinnati bengals football player that the school uses as security and whatnot and he does the before school workout club. I'm yelling at him to put me down this kid deserves it and he's yelling at me and that's when the kid sits up and turns around and I see his face. My heart instantly sank. It was one of the derp's. By this time a crowd had gathered and people were realizing as I was that I was beating up a retard. Needless to say the explanation to the dean, my parents and his parents was pretty humiliating. Thank god the girl that got hit in the head needed stitches or else I don't think I could've proven that I was acting in someone else's defense.

[–]doyduhdoh 2 points3 points ago

The best thing you could have done is stood up and shouted "I did this for all of you. I did this for our genetic purety" yeah.

[–]Dmencha 15 points16 points ago

That was the slowest thing ever

[–]fistindantilis 46 points47 points ago

The kick doesn't even move or really even affect the kid

[–]laurensvo 50 points51 points ago

Parental instinct dude. You don't have to do anything to a bear cub to get mauled.

[–]Jedditor 19 points20 points ago

He is actually the little dude's brother.

[–]Energy_Turtle 52 points53 points ago

I would destroy a bitch if I saw them kick my brother.

[–]DrSteakface 12 points13 points ago

Dude me too. Im the oldest and often find myself feeling, not like their father, but with a protective instinct. Of someone kicked one of my bros, I would demolish their face

[–]IHadACatOnce 6 points7 points ago

You say that like it changes things

[–]Jedditor 8 points9 points ago

Well, the post title is: "This dad gives this asshole what he deserves" so we can begin there. Then we could go to the comment I replied to that speaks about Parental instinct. How about those? Are those not things?

[–]IHadACatOnce 1 point2 points ago

Well met. I suppose I just meant I don't think him being an older brother should change the way he reacts.

[–]georgebullis 25 points26 points ago

Man, KingOfThePlayground double-dipped on the same subreddit at the same time, and it worked. Damn.

[–]AChildCalledClit 6 points7 points ago

We are foolish

[–]samsiteone 38 points39 points ago

How the fuck is the dad supposed to know that grown ass kid is handicapped, I see you grown motherfucker hit my kid and I'm going ape shit on him. Is just a fatherly instinct.

[–]mundane1 -2 points-1 points ago

1) Look at your kid, is he okay?

2) Look at the dude, even in this shitty gif you can tell he has downs.

3) Decide whether it's worth it for you to assault someone and potentially go to jail leaving your kid fatherless over some stupid bullshit where your kid didn't even get hurt.

[–]Frankeh 12 points13 points ago

To be fair to the guy, in life there's very few situations where you can hit a down syndrome bloke square in the face and get away with it.

[–]Bloviously 9 points10 points ago

Dear diary, today it finally happened...

[–]Jonofthed3ad 14 points15 points ago

1) BE CALM, check your child if he has been injured. If during the process of checking your child for injuries, your child is assaulted again.....be sure to check a second time to see if your child has been injured. Repeat as necessary.

2) After verifying that your child is either injured or not injured by an unknown assailant, calmly check if the assailant is mentally handicap. Bonus points if the assailant can be medically identified accurately. Is it Down syndrome? Is it mental retardation? Is it Drug Abuse? What type of drug abuse?

3) After taking the appropriate time to identify both steps 1 and 2, decide if a jury of your peers would side with you if you decided to defend yourself or your loved ones against further atacks. Keep in mind location, race, and of course steps 1 and 2. IF step 1 is still occurring as this time you may need to re-verify step 2 before defending yourself.

TL;DR you sir are a fucking moron, and so are the 16 other people that upvoted you.

[–]KountChocula 4 points5 points ago

Leave the kid fatherless really dude? In that situation the father saw someone kick their child in the groin and acted to protect their child. This doesnt constitute an assault. Perhaps if he savagely beat the man on the ground then yes but as it happened no.

[–]wretcheddawn 3 points4 points ago

No jury in the world is going to send a man to jail for punching someone who just kicked their child in the crotch.

[–]_CitizenSnips_ 5 points6 points ago

Wow this is the epitome of controversial.

A white guy with down syndrome kicks a small black boy in the nuts, only to be greeted with a haymaker from the black father, practically KO'ing the white retard. Who is in the wrong?! haha

[–]vivalataco 7 points8 points ago

If it was me... I would get very angry, but I wouldn't punch. I understand the man getting angry, seeing another man kick his brother/child, and reacting. Just like the "downs" man, for reacting as he wanted to, to whatever the kid was doing. I would most likely start yelling and if the man tried something else, then maybe using my fists. But I see both men being wrong in ways. The downs guy for kicking him out of nowhere and no one controlling him, and the other man for the irrational punch.

But it's like a mother bear and her cubs. You think the mother bear will think twice before trying to hurt you? Most likely not.

But oh well.

[–]Spartapug 1 point2 points ago

My assumption is that the mother bear is not doing much rational thinking at all. I hold humans more accountable for their actions than I do a wild animal.

[–]wretcheddawn 1 point2 points ago

If it was me... I would get very angry, but I wouldn't punch.

I haven't hit a single person in years; my brother and I used to fight and I can't bring myself to hit a person anymore. But, if it where my kid getting kicked in the crotch, I'd do exactly as the father did.

[–]Bigtoneism 15 points16 points ago

Mentally handicapped or not, if you kick a kid prepare your chin to get punched. The dad (or brother) just reacted to the kid being kicked. Maybe he should have taken a second to asses the situation, but then again that is an adult assaulting a child! If someone walks up and kicks my daughter, I don't think I will ask myself "is this guy mentally handicapped"? I would most likely react to the situation in the same manor!

[–]BarneyBear 5 points6 points ago

That punch was not defense, that was revenge.

[–]Jonofthed3ad 4 points5 points ago

You guys must lead some seriously sheltered lives.

[–]Dupshflayh 1 point2 points ago

Pre-emptive strike to deter further violence.

[–]Body_Carver 16 points17 points ago

Down syndrome or not I bet that's the last time he kicks someone's child.

[–]DrinkToTheDead 1 point2 points ago

He knocked that syndrome down alright

[–]Asshole_Patrol 2 points3 points ago

Why did he kick that kid out of the blue? The fact that he has downs doesn't automatically explain it guys. I want more context.

[–]KountChocula 1 point2 points ago

Who the fuck kicks a little kid like that?!

[–]SpaceMagician 4 points5 points ago

In the guy's defense, what are the chances that the kid had a dad?

[–]Stocaz 3 points4 points ago

Handicapped people don't get to kick little kids. If a person honestly cannot restrain himself from kicking a little kid, then he should be left at home.

[–]waawee123 5 points6 points ago

I don't think that acting with violence is a good lesson for a kid after someone has been violent towards them and has now stopped. Be the bigger man and don't succumb to violence.

I'm not saying he should have ignored it, spoken to him sternly but violence is definitely not the way forward.

[–]MrKibbles 3 points4 points ago

Wow, I am shocked at the number of people supporting the biblical eye for an eye approach. Wouldn't it be much better to focus on the safety of the child, rather than vengeance? The last time I checked self defence was legal but bloody vengeance still landed you in jail. You sound like a bunch of infantile jerks. Seriously reddit, I am disappoint.

[–]zaigun 7 points8 points ago

Maybe the father has a condition that is triggered when a full grown adult attacks his toddler son :P

[–]minglepeter 8 points9 points ago

i know it seems heroic, but as the child of a violent father, seeing your dad punch someone like that can really scar a kid. I get his instinct was to defend his kid, but it seems this was a tad excessive.

[–]Fizzy_J 2 points3 points ago

It was only one punch. Also, from what others have been saying, it was his brother.

[–]exzactly 6 points7 points ago

Weird my dad let me get my ass kicked by grown men which totally doesnt have any lasting effects

[–]minglepeter 6 points7 points ago

I'm sorry your dad would let anyone hurt you, seriously that is horrible. Getting your "ass kicked" is in another realm from what happened in this video. In this particular case, the boy's father was reallllly brutal when he could have simply shoved the guy to get him away from his kid.

[–]Conbz 6 points7 points ago

wooooosh

[–]cvframer 2 points3 points ago

"Slowest GIF ever!" -Jeff Albertson

[–]tommy2fingers 1 point2 points ago

I think he got off easy.

[–]Almostwonderful 2 points3 points ago

This discussion reminds me of an autism "training" video they showed us at work. Basically, it's this kid with autism running around a restaurant taking people's fries, putting his hands in people's food, etc. So then the horrible PREJUDICE people in the restaurant become angry and give the mother looks and one even voices their disapproval out loud(OH MY!). Then there was a discussion about how wrong it was for people to judge this lady and her son etc etc etc .. the whole group just sucking this shit up with a straw. I just kept thinking that maybe throughout the whole fiasco there was a hidden camera and someone observing us and taking notes on the dumbassery.

I agree with the viewpoint of if you have person with downs who cannot be controlled out in public then don't take them out in public where they can do things like kick kids and try to steal my goddamn french fries.

[–]delicious_relapse 2 points3 points ago

I have a special needs kid that at times is a TERROR in public. What an absurd scenario! It's not prejudice to expect a mother to control her child, if the child is uncontrollable then don't take them to restaurants. And this is coming from a parent who has had to leave places due to my special needs child.

[–]ryl0 0 points1 point ago

That Kid will remember that forever - Hell YEAH My Pops blasted this guy who came up and kicked me for no reason <3 <3 <3 LUV U DAD!

[–]stoshM 1 point2 points ago

old gif is old

[–]AlreadyDoneThat 1 point2 points ago

Way to karma whore a clip that was on Tosh.0 forever ago.

[–]Apathetic_Superhero 1 point2 points ago

Re-re-re-re-re-re-re-post

[–]roosternutsac 1 point2 points ago

A grown man kicked me in the balls when I was 13 and laughed in my face when I was on the ground. My friend hit him across the face with a random girls longboard.

[–]steelbender0 2 points3 points ago

Down syndrome or not, I would have peeled his cap back too.

[–]coastgmeskip 2 points3 points ago

I think the dad handled it very well. A friend of mine has a brother with down syndrome, and he still knows the difference between right and wrong. No excuses. If he is able to even be out and about like that in the first place, he really SHOULD be able to control impulses such as this.

[–]HarlequinNight 2 points3 points ago

Terrible title. Guy was mentally handicapped functioning at a level not much different that the little child. Sensational headlines, glorifying retaliation violence is never the answer. Downvote.

[–]theRuns1 2 points3 points ago

I thought they were supposed to be have super strength.

[–]joeynana 4 points5 points ago

One punch can kill. Just saying.

[–]soitis 1 point2 points ago

Way to go. Knocking someone down for shooing a kid. It was not a kick, it did no harm. It was the dad's responsibility to react, but he blew it out of proportion. I would get angry, possibly even grab the guy and tell him off.

But this guy's "revenge" was very uncalled for.

[–]self_commentary 2 points3 points ago

I'm sure the guy doing the punching didn't know he had a mental disorder. He did the same thing every other father would do, protect their child.

[–]SkySilver 0 points1 point ago

You know kids, violence is always the best answer, always.

[–]zero_to_hero 3 points4 points ago

Has anyone considered that maybe the dad (older brother someone said?) probably had no idea if this man was handicapped or not? I wouldn't go through a checklist on whether or not I can hit a guy after he assaults my son personally.

[–]Davepen 4 points5 points ago

Doesn't actually look like he hurt the kid at all, I don't think coming in all fists was the appropriate response.

[–]SatansBarber 3 points4 points ago

Even if that dude is handicapped, how is the father going to know that in the moment. Someone hit my child and I'm ripping him up. Fatherly duty

[–]Clb82 0 points1 point ago

I don't give two shit who kick my kid... Mentally handicapped or not, they will get it !

[–]moltenrock 0 points1 point ago

Here's the deal: it's never okay to use violence unless you are defending against further injury. You are not allowed to be punitive - you can punch a guy to stop him kicking your kid - you can't punch him because he kicked your kid. Only if he's a further threat and you have no other resort.

[–]apocalypsebrad 3 points4 points ago

Is it just me or are the topic titles in r/wtf getting dumber and more ignorant?

[–]wrenchfucker 2 points3 points ago

even though this guy is mentally handicapped, having a parent get violent when someone or something attacks a child is not even instinct its practically just a reflex like sneezing.

[–]CamCamJenkins -1 points0 points ago

I watched this loop 32 times, and my grin got bigger each loop.

[–]robothouserock -1 points0 points ago

That kid has balls of steel!

[–]gustercc 0 points1 point ago

At first, I thought the asshole was the kid. Then I saw the rest. I'm a bad person.

[–]Ffunny_frends -1 points0 points ago

Did he just kick a kid in the balls?

[–]locust911 1 point2 points ago

Saw that on the news. It was a guy with the downs

[–]theunderjungle 0 points1 point ago

From the title i assumed your dad was the one on the phone.

[–]elmatto 0 points1 point ago

well lets put it this way. Down syndrome guy learned a lesson. I would imagine he has enough mental faculties to understand action and reaction.

[–]Sir_Sexy 0 points1 point ago

Why the fuck is this so damn slow.

[–]WhitePagez 1 point2 points ago

you just got knocked the f**k out

[–]exzactly 0 points1 point ago

Ktfod...any backstory?

[–]maraedits 0 points1 point ago

Can I get a play-by-play?

[–]things_left_unsaid 0 points1 point ago

What kind of karma whore posts a video of something that happened 4 years ago?

[–]themightychuck 1 point2 points ago

100 bucks says the father got charged

[–]rcfresh 1 point2 points ago

falcon punch

[–]zathras227 0 points1 point ago

FATALITY!!!

[–]Tentomb 0 points1 point ago

This gif gets reposted every week...

[–]daredwil 0 points1 point ago

FALCON PUNCH!

[–]lxKurupt 0 points1 point ago

Pow!! Right in the kisser!