Footage of Parent Hitting Kid in MRT Gone Viral: Is it Abuse or Discipline?

The Chinese have a saying: “Spare the rod, and spoil the child.”

And judging by how certain Generation Z individuals turned out, you can kinda tell: the rod hasn’t been used much in recent times.

Now, I’m not calling for the cops to bring out the rod. Not really. I, for one, firmly believe that there are more civilized methods to get the point across.

However, you can’t deny that the rod… is a pretty powerful weapon.

And while it could definitely be used for the greater good, it could also be used for more questionable… purposes.

What happened?

On 8 Dec, Facebook user Tyronne Tong uploaded a video on the social media site.

Now I know, nothing particularly unusual there. After all, everyone uploads videos in their spare time. Heck, even Donald Trump uploads questionable tapes of himself and his duckling in his spare time. Just look up www.questionablevideosoftheushahyoufellforithahahaha.com to find out more.

Anyways, back to the topic at hand.

In the video, a woman can be seen “forcefully covering the mouth of a child”, and “pushing his head against the seats on an MRT train”.

“There’s a difference between disciplining your child and abusing at such a young age,” Tyronne said.

“Furthermore in public.

“P.s this was going on for more than 10 minutes and I only managed to get two clips of it.

“Throughout the 10 minutes, she was literally sending (a) barrage of punches to the kid.

“Let me enforce, PUNCHES NOT SLAPS.”

You might be wondering: is no one bothering to intervene?

According to Tyronne, many passengers actually tried to intervene during the process. In fact, some passengers “warned and even scolded the woman”.

But she ignored them pointedly and continued “disciplining” her child.

You can watch the full video here:

Mixed reactions

One Netizen was quick to voice out his concerns:

“True enough. But there’s always other ways to discipline a child no matter how hard it is.

“But never ever ever ever do it in public. It will affect the child mentally. It might not be now but when he grows up, it might cause a trauma even small little things like shouting at them in public.

“Get help. In Singapore, there are courses and specialist to help deal with difficult children.”

And he wasn’t the only one.

However, it seems that not all are on the same boat.

“You call this abuse?” a Netizen replied.

“You have no idea what my mum did to me back then. Chairs and things nearby were thrown at me and my sisters, got pinched till blue-black.. slapped our faces.. without all that, I won’t be who I am right now.

“I gotta thank her for all that. I am a mother myself.. my children are like small monsters. No matter how soft and nice you speak to them, they won’t obey or listen. It’s tiring and frustrating for mothers like us.

“Which mothers don’t love their own child? We went through labour to give birth to them.. why would we wanna see them hurt? Yes, we are angry at that point in time. you may never know when she’s home when the kid is sleeping.. she would say to him.. sorry for treating you that way but you gotta learn.

“It’s for his own good.

“Once you’re a mother.. kids are your priorities. You want the best for them. Don’t expect everyone to be the same in disciplining their children.”

Some stood in the grey area.

While some expected the son to follow her mother’s ‘example’.

Is it right or wrong?

As someone who faced the rod before, I can attest that it hurts. Real bad.

But it’s not without reason and purpose.

Every time I get caned, I remember my mistake. Forever. And as much as it irks me to say it, it helps me become a better person.

BUT, there’s a fine line between ‘disciplining your child’ and ‘abusing your child’.

And if what Tyronne said was true…

“Throughout the 10 minutes, she was literally sending (a) barrage of punches to the kid.

“Let me enforce, PUNCHES NOT SLAPS.”

Then I’m sorry, lady.

That’s plain abuse, no matter the circumstances.

So before you get handcuffed by the men in blue, I strongly advise that you stop such acts altogether.

After all, you’re technically qualified to discipline your child.

But you’re not qualified to treat your child as a human sand bag.

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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com

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