Took my dc for tea in McDonalds today .
Heard loud shouting and looked up in time to see a large man grab hold of a young boy (probably around 9 or 10, pick him up by the front of his clothes, throw him back down in his seat and then throw the childs food over him . I think instinct took over because I shouted "Hey, what are you doing and ran over to try to get between the man and the child. The man shouted that the child had thrown something at his daughter and hurt her - she was small about 4, she wasnt crying or anything. Now this may have been true but is there any excuse or reason to physically attack a small boy when you are a massive man over it? I told him he couldn't do that, that the child was just a little boy and he had assaulted him. If the police were called then he would be arrested. He started yelling at me and told me he would call the police himself. He didnt. The kids left and the man sat glaring at me and my dc until he and his daughter finished and left.
I am glad I got involved but aibu to think that seeing as the place was absolutely full to the seams with loads of staff knocking about and it all went deadly quiet when the incident took place, that perhaps, someone else, perhaps a member of staff or some of the "men" eating there should have intervened or helped me out? I suppose these kids maybe were being obnoxious as kids can be, personally I didn't see anything but what he did was awful.
Please no posts telling me this is what I get for eating in McDonalds, I already know that .