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[Kickz]

Skater knocks down kid; kid's mom steps in and punches him


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDUDFxZSn6k


Firm foot plant, perfect follow thru

 

[freenudemacusers]

Eh, it was an accident, no need to go hitting people. It's not like skater dude was being an ass about it.

 

[bishoptl]

What was she doing so far away from her kid in the first place?

 

[Dereck]

Accident tho

 

[Kickz]

What was she doing so far away from her kid in the first place?

She is definitely at fault

 

[SuperAndroid17]

Yeah just ignore your child and punch the guy!

Great parenting idiot

 

[Enkidu]

If anything it seems like the kid ran into him. I guess it's to be expected that the mom would be defensive of her kid but honestly she seems to be in the wrong here.

 

[Paper Fox]

Sometimes I really dislike mothers.

Spoiler

Not mine though, <3 you mum!

 

[freenudemacusers]

What was she doing so far away from her kid in the first place?

This is the second thing I noticed. They come running from a distance. GG.

 

[sirap]

The fuck? Clearly this is an accident. Good job letting your kid run around so far away from you.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I didn't seem like it was necessarily the skater guys fault.

 

[Dennis]

What a bitch.

How about you keep a closer watch on your kid instead of punching people in the face over an accident. Or maybe you were too far away to see what the fuck was happening.

Honestly, if I was the skater I would been so mad I would have punched the woman back.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

What was she doing so far away from her kid in the first place?

I hate parents like that! All the time at supermarkets and whatnot kids just running around parents not minding them. If anything there might have been a little guilt mixed in with all that anger in that punch.

That was a straight up accident too.

Edit: also, in the comments section someone pointed out that this happened at a skate park.

 

[Alcotholic]

The kid is fine. He was just confused by the events that occurred. The mother was just being defensive, but it was unnecessary for her to punch the skater.
With that being said, Who was the woman that picked up the kid?

 

[Maninthemirror]

Why did the video end at that point, where was the comeback?

 

[Paper Fox]

Honestly, if I was the skater I would been so mad I would have punched the woman back.

Which is why this video is a bit infuriating. Skater dude is obviously sorry the kid got hurt and is super chill, even after psycho-mum belts him.
She had no fucking reason to go apeshit. Don't care if its your kids birthday, keep a fucking eye on him.

 

[freenudemacusers]

Why did the video end at that point, where was the comeback?

There probably wasn't one. Dude wasn't knocked cold, woman probably took crying son to car while yelling insults. Everyone goes home ... happy?

 

[Devolution]

The kid ran into the skater. Not the other way around.

Watch it closely.

 

[bishoptl]

Let your kid run around unsupervised at a distance in a goddamn skate park.

Ye gods.

Hey, if it wasn't the little guy's birthday, maybe she would have let it slide.

 

[MattKeil]

Kid's running at an angle to the skater, who has just done a trick that takes his eyes off the direction he's heading. When he began the trick, it's extremely likely the kid was nowhere near his path and possibly not even heading in that direction. That woman is insane.

 

[BloodyJasonMask]

Smh at her for not attending to her son.

Edit: After watching the video again you can clearly see the boy running towards the skater.

 

[Data West]

Let your kid run around unsupervised at a distance in a goddamn skate park.

Ye gods.

Seen it all the time when I used to skate. Worst part was that the park was right next to some train tracks.

 

[watershed]

Mom's at fault and psycho.

 

[sappyday]

People are saying he should press charges. I don't really think that's necessary but at the same time he didn't deserved to be assaulted. There's also the argument that she let her kid wander so far away. He looked like he was by himself and looks to be no older than 3 so she's definitely at fault here.

However, the skater has some fault too. He isn't skating at a skate park. I understand it was accident and as someone who has purely skating friends, I know how focused they are and how focused the camera guy can be too, so it's understandable they didn't see the kid.

It should ultimately result in her apologizing and for the skater to be more careful. Unless of course we find out she's a terrible mother who doesn't deserve to be taking care of a child.

Edit: Is it a skate park? If so then yea she's completely at fault.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I can understand.

I have two girls 6 & 5 years old.

Grown adults walking down the street, not looking where they're going. Almost walking into them and knocking them over makes me furious. Furious, I say!

I've never hit somebody though because of it. Yet...

 

[freenudemacusers]

I can understand.

I have two girls 6 & 5 years old.

Grown adults walking down the street, not looking where they're going. Almost walking into them and knocking them over makes me furious. Furious, I say!

I've never hit somebody though because of it. Yet...

Yeah, but as a parent, you prevent random knockdowns by keeping close proximity. That kid barely looked three years old.

edit: this is a skate park? Welp.

 

[Arment]

Hope he filed assault charges.

Why end the video right after that? It ceases to amaze me..

 

[Soyongdori]

Pretty sure that skater can sue that idiot mom for all pennies worth.

 

[LordCanti]

Man...what do you even do in that situation? You can't fight back. You can't really do much of anything. What a nut.

 

[Alienous]

Should have knocked out the kids mother on his birthday, too.

"Punch his face". Why aren't you supervising your kid? The kid sprints DIRECTLY at the skateboarder, without so much as a yelp from the mother. Does she come sprinting over? Nope. Has to do the "you fucked up" walk.

And the kid didn't seem too badly knocked down. It didn't look like he hit his head. Doesn't matter to the mother though, have to exact revenge first.

 

[Devolution]

People are saying he should press charges. I don't really think that's necessary but at the same time he didn't deserved to be assaulted. There's also the argument that she let her kid wander so far away. He looked like he was by himself and looks to be no older than 3 so she's definitely at fault here.

However, the skater has some fault too. He isn't skating at a skate park. I understand it was accident and as someone who has purely skating friends, I know how focused they are and how focused the camera guy can be too, so it's understandable they didn't see the kid.

It should ultimately result in her apologizing and for the skater to be more careful. Unless of course we find out she's a terrible mother who doesn't deserve to be taking care of a child.

Edit: Is it a skate park? If so then yea she's completely at fault.

It's a skate park. There are some grinding rails in the background.

 

[Timedog]

Random lady, you probably shouldn't go around hitting people that are likely stronger than you.

edit: It's REALLY obvious that it's in a skate park, for anyone who's ever seen any type of skateboarding.

 

[MattKeil]

I can understand.

I have two girls 6 & 5 years old.

Grown adults walking down the street, not looking where they're going. Almost walking into them and knocking them over makes me furious. Furious, I say!

I've never hit somebody though because of it. Yet...

That's not what happened in this video, though. I'm 100% sure the kid was just running without paying attention to where he was going, like kids that age do, and his idiot mother wasn't keeping an eye on him to prevent exactly this kind of thing from occurring. The only way the skater was at fault is if you believe he is psychic.

 

[Dereck]

If you observe even more closely, look at the way the skater falls. He keeps his legs straight and falls on his hands to minimize as much harm on the kid as possible.

 

[LordCanti]

Random lady, you probably shouldn't go around hitting people that are likely stronger than you.

She probably assumed (correctly) that the proximity of her young (crying) child was enough to keep the very large man she just sucker punched from punting her across the skate park.

 

[Lamel]

Yes it's an accident, neither the kid nor the skater is to blame.

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

 

[Devolution]

Yes it's an accident, neither the kid nor the skater is to blame.

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

It's a skate park. He shouldn't be running around there at all.

 

[cheststrongwell]

Kid has a lot more to worry about than some skater knocking him down.

 

[Whitechocolatekrispies]

Press charges against that awful fucking woman and take that child away from her.

 

[Alienous]

Yes it's an accident, neither the kid nor the skater is to blame.

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

No but, if I got knocked down, they would want to make sure I was alright before confronting anyone. Heck, maybe even try to comfort me. Perhaps even come sprinting over.

She just generally doesn't seem to be doing her job as a parent very well. Her distance from the child is just part of it.

 

[freenudemacusers]

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

Well, I have a two year old who goes to playgrounds, and you bet your ass I'm not dozens of feet away from him, and when he gets hurt or knocked over by another kid (shit happens), I don't go marching up ready to throw down.

 

[Devolution]

Well, I have a two year old who goes to playgrounds, and you bet your ass I'm not dozens of feet away from him, and when he gets hurt or knocked over by another kid (shit happens), I don't go marching up ready to throw down.

Also a playground =/= skate park.

 

[Raiden]

Jezus. He should have just give her a good smack in the face when she hit him.

 

[watershed]

Yes it's an accident, neither the kid nor the skater is to blame.

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

It's a skate park. The kid should be doing only one of two things there: watching other skaters from a safe distance or skating himself. Running into the path of a skater is not one of them and if you have a young child you should definitely keep them out of the path of a skater.

 

[Lamel]

It's a skate park. He shouldn't be running around there at all.

Doesn't look like a skate park to me, at least not explicitly. There are plenty of people just walking around too.

Edit: I made the original post assuming it wasn't a skate park since I didn't see anything too clear about that, I thought it was just a park/pathway the skater was using.

 

[Salvor.Hardin]

Goddamn what a bitch.

 

[Devolution]

Doesn't look like a skate park to me, at least not explicitly. There are plenty of people just walking around too.

There are ramps and rails in the background.

 

[MattKeil]

Yes it's an accident, neither the kid nor the skater is to blame.

But to you guys saying "what is she doing so far away from her kid". How far do you think she actually was? Did you guys ever go to the park as kids? Were your parents always 2 feet away from you in the playground?

Look at how long it takes her to get there. You can hear her screaming at the skater long before she gets there. I'd guess she was 100 yards away, and just letting her kid run around in a space designated for people riding skateboards around. It's 100% her fault.

 

[Soyongdori]

It's a clear case, he can press charges on her. That was 100% physical assault. Plus that dumbass mom wasn't even around when the kid ran into the skater.

Cut and dry case.

 

[antonz]

Should press charges against her thats bullshit. The guy was obviously very sorry and there was no malicious intent in the accident

You can hear her yelling at the first woman to get to the kid to punch the guy in the face. Real world needs to take her down a few notches.