alice-from-nowhere:

 I was watching a baby in the park today and her mother saw her pick up a piece of grass and put it in her mouth. Instead of just removing it and going on with her day, the mother smacked the litte girl (had to be about 2) on the head and screamed at her. I was horrified. I stood up to say something, or to hit the mother, something. Then I realized if I did that, I’d be sinking to her level.  I left feeling so powerless to help that child. Why is a cruel person like that allowed to have children to torment?