Things are not always what they seem.

[DeLamar.J]

Here is something that happened to my friend. He was at the gas station and seen some guy get hit by a car, blood and brains everywhere. There was a little kid at the pump next to him looking at the dead body from a distance, so he turned the kid around and said dont look at that. Then the mother and father come flying out of the store and start to attack my friend because the think he is trying to kidnap their son. As he was explaining while trying to defend himself, they stopped attacking him, and apologized. He told them he would of reacted the same way and that there were no hard feelings from him.
Situations like this should teach people that fighting first and asking questions later is not always the best option, even when it envolves the safety of your children.
(I was trying to paste this in because I posted it somewhere else, but the forum wouldnt let me, so I used the insert link because I'm lazy and didnt want to type it again. How do you paste things?)

 

[fireman00]

The maternal/ paternal instinct to protect one's child will always win out as well it should. There are too many stories of children being abducted when a parent "just turned around for a second". I know that I'd be out the door looking like a bullet and put myself between child and a yet-to-be determined threating/ helping person.

 

[pstarr]

Yes, I wouldn't have outright attacked the fellow but I'd certainly want to know what the **** he's doing with my child-

 

[Touch Of Death]

I had a similar situation happen to me. I was at the Seattle zoo witnessing a child attempting a fully committed bludgeoning of another. The teacher or who ever wasn't paying the least bit of attention. It was only my approach that caused her to jump in between us that she happened to glance and notice the the child beating another with his back pack. I had no discussion with the lady.
Sean

 

[Rich Parsons]

Problem is that the child was outside by themselves in the first place.

The next problem was one of them should have taken the child and asked the child what happened, this limits the childs reaction to now think they are required to come up with a reason for their parents attacking someone.

Not last nor least, is that if someone swung on me, I may not hit them back, but they would not be swinging again, by being on the ground or checked and facing another direction, and if they were good enough to push and continued to attack I would be forced to take them out. What benefit does this give the child now if one of their parents is hurt or permanently hurt? They were reacting to their feelings and their fears and still not thinking of the safety of the child.

But then again, many believe I am wrong in this, so let them speak their point of view.

 

[Adept]

If I had believed someone to be abducting my child, I would most certainly attack first and ask questions later. It's easy to apologise when the attack is unwarranted, but it's a lot harder to get your kids back when the attack was warranted. It's not something I'd be taking a risk on, however slim.

 

[Drac]

Yes, I wouldn't have outright attacked the fellow but I'd certainly want to know what the **** he's doing with my child-

Couldn't have said it better...