Can't Believe What I Just Witnesed

[DaisyMaisyMay]

Took the dog for a walk in the park earlier.
In the centre of the park is a fenced off play area for small children, tyre swings, climbing frame etc
There was what I presumed was a dad with a little boy, aged about 5.
Boy was on the tyre swing and the dad was swinging the little boy higher and higher and round and round. The little boy was screaming 'stop, get me off, stop, I don't like it' over and over again, really screaming
Eventually dad stopped the swing and then before the boy got off dad started to swing him really high again and twisting him round and round. Boy started screaming again. He wasn't laughing and screaming in fun, he sounded really upset.
I later saw them at the end of the park with a football, dad kicked the ball right to the other end of the park and told the boy he had to go and pick it up.
What's wrong with some people?!

*witnessed!

That's horrible, poor boy.

I would have said something. That's just cruel.

Why didn't you say anything?

Really doesn’t surprise me, abusive controlling arse of a man who thinks he is teaching his son how to be a man. He may have even told his son to stop acting like a girl.
Seen this behaviour before.
It’s disgraceful.

I didn't say anything as I was outside the play area with the dog, but I stood and glared at him for a bit and shook my head. He didn't seem to care. There was unfortunately nobody else in the play area but plenty of other dog walkers on the outside.

I was in a waiting room when a man came in with three children. One sat next to me and he told her off for kicking me. There was something about his tone I didn't like. I told her she hasn't kicked me and even if she had it was fine. She'd put her foot up on the chair as little ones often do so it would have been an accident. Soon after she moved saying so she wouldn't kick the lady. I told her she hasn't been anywhere near kicking me and she was fine. He then told her her teeth were black when discussing drinks and she looked straight at me. I told her her teeth were not black and she and they were lovely. He then told her to sit next to him and he put his arm around her with his hand on her bottom. He moved it when he saw me looking.

I felt for her. She was a lovely little girl, doing nothing wrong and he just gave me a really awful vibe. OP, in your scenario I would have spoken to the child and ignored the dickhead.

I saw something like that at the park once too. It’s always stuck with me.
The dad was drinking a tinny and kept pushing this little lad higher and higher until he eventually fell off and whacked on to the floor
It was horrible.

sunshine that's unnerving, poor wee girl.
There's no way I could speak to the lad, he was screaming so loudly he wouldn't have heard a thing.

Love all these stories of people seeing kids in trouble and doing sweet fuck all.

It's frightening what some parents do. The other weekend there was a young lad trying to learn to ride his bike, every time he stopped or fell off his dad (presumably) would give his helmet a massive thump.

Much to my daughters embarrassment I had to tell him what I thought of the situation. He didn't even really react, just called his son over and then went off.

At what point do we have to stop being bystanders and call the police? I understand they're underfunded but something like someone drinking and causing a child to get hurt should not be ignored. :( I don't blame anyone either, its the bystander effect, but given everything that's been happening recently when do we draw a line and do something?

There are men like this - unfortunately. Their relationship with their children is about control - it turns them on. It makes me sick. Very sick.

If you’re too frightened to step in or you’re afraid that the child will be punished because you step in, at least record the abuse/bullying and pass it to SS/police and tell them what you’ve witnessed. It’s better than doing nothing and they may be known to SS already.

What will SS do when you don’t have a clue who they are? Why would I ring the police because a dad is pushing his child on the swing? It’s not illegal to do that and by the time the child fell it was too late.

Blame bystanders all you like, I’d rather blame the piece of shit that abuses

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