Will she blame Walmart, her child, or herself, I wonder?

[Ppufi]

I think it's the mom's fault in this case. Yes, the kid shouldn't have been riding around, but the mom should've been watching her. But of course, these types of people think their special snowflake can do no wrong.

 

[Disney Doll]

I blame the child and the mother.

Frankly, a 10 year old is old enough to know she hsouldn't be riding a bike or scooter around the store. I knew that at 10.

The mother wasn't watching her kid. You told the kid not to do it, she ignored you.

The mother was clearly setting up her lawsuit with the "why don't you people keep the aisles clean" comment.

I'd go one step further and offer Wal-Mart my services as a witness for this one, excpet for if the lady sues I know that they'll just pay out because it won't be worth their while to pursue.

Meanwhile, she'll continue along with her sense of entitlement and her kid will continue to be a brat.

The upcoming generations scare me, because they will be the ones running the country when I get old.

 

[olena]

Most people here know I am no fan of Walmart, but I will shop there on rare occasion. Tonight I stand in Walmart's corner on what I saw happen.

My family was in the toy area, and this girl was riding a bicycle - alone - around and around one aisle. Must have done it 6 or 7x that I saw. My daughter was looking at a scooter when the girl - about10 years old - comes up to my daughter and asks if she can see the scooter. My daughter doesn't say anything. but just hands the scooter over to this girl.

The girls asks, "want to see me ride this scooter"? I looked at her and said "Not really, and you shouldn't be riding a scooter in a store". The girl says nothing and takes off on the scooter.

I don't see her for a few minutes when all of the sudden I see her zipping down the end of an aisle. She goes to make a fast turn and she runs over this little plastic piece, and the scooter slides out from under her, and she falls face first into a TV in a cardboard box. She has a fairly nasty scratch on her face and forehead and is bleeding just a little.

At this moment two women come running over. One is a Walmart employee, the other is the girl's mom... The mom is comforting her daughter and asking her what happened. The girl tells her, and mentions the piece of plastic that she ran over. The mom looks at the employee and starts saying stuff like "Don't you people ever keep the aisles, clean?"

The Walmart employee actually said, I'm sorry, but your daughter should not have been riding a scooter through the store".... I totally agree.

I left before I saw or heard anything else....

I wonder who the mom was blaming 10 minutes after the "accident"?

Wow...that sounds like one of the scenarios DH dealt with in law school. If Mom sues, Wal-Mart has plenty of video footage.

 

[browneyes106]

I would blame the mom mostly. I have kids riding bikes and scooters for a long time in stores like Wal-Mart. I think maybe they should put some kind of band on tires or do something to keep kids from riding stuff in the stores.

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

You can't be serious? It is a store. Where should they keep things, locked up in a cage so no one can buy anything?

In my house the blame would have been 100% on the CHILD because my kids KNOW better then to be this stupid. In this situation I would put 100% of the blame on the parents for not teaching their children how to act in public.

Yes I am 100% serious. Now we can be logical about this, they could put the BOXES which the scooters come in on display, but they are a temptation for children and a hazard if they are left out of the box.
I am sure the floor model is the last to be bought.

 

[I Am What I Am]

The parent and child.

At 10 the child is should be old enough to know that you aren't supposed to do that.
An her mother should have supervised her.

 

[luvsJack]

Yes I am 100% serious. Now we can be logical about this, they could put the BOXES which the scooters come in on display, but they are a temptation for children and a hazard if they are left out of the box.
I am sure the floor model is the last to be bought.

So, you are saying that all the bikes and scooters in Wal-Mart should be in boxes? What about the smaller toys that kids can act a fool with and get hurt? There are some that don't come in boxes. Do you not think that the mother is ultimately responsible for her child's behavior?

If a child cannot be taught that temptation can be resisted in Wal-Mart, how the heck is he/she going to learn that when temptation comes in the form of more dangerous things in places without adults around?

I just don't believe I understand your thinking on this.

 

[Imzadi]

Whenever I see kids climbing aroundm riding on, or playing on things they shouldn't be in a store, I have a habit of saying something in a sweet voice, such as, "Oh those poor children don't have any parents. Perhaps we should take them to the service desk since their parents are no where around." or "What a shame no one is supervising those children. That one almost fell and broke his arm a while ago." Usually the parent (who is standing their watching the little heathen misbehave) will claim the child at that point, stopping the misbehavior.

Yes, I'm rude, but so are the parents who don't supervise their kids.

I always think, "What an invitation for a pedofile to try & snatch the kid."

Sometimes, I have actually looked around and asked, "Where is the adult with you?"

If a child cannot be taught that temptation can be resisted in Wal-Mart, how the heck is he/she going to learn that when temptation comes in the form of more dangerous things in places without adults around?

What happened to teaching them not to touch things that do not belong to them?

 

[disneyworldluvr349]

So, you are saying that all the bikes and scooters in Wal-Mart should be in boxes? What about the smaller toys that kids can act a fool with and get hurt? There are some that don't come in boxes. Do you not think that the mother is ultimately responsible for her child's behavior?

If a child cannot be taught that temptation can be resisted in Wal-Mart, how the heck is he/she going to learn that when temptation comes in the form of more dangerous things in places without adults around?

I just don't believe I understand your thinking on this.

Of course the mother is ultimately responsible. She should have been watching her child more carefully, and scolding her child for misbehavior.
I also don't think that children should be (if in a similar situation) able to ride around on the scooters. It's human nature for them to play on them, and by giving them an opportunity to get hurt I have to put partial blame on the store itself.
I don't understand how I am hinting at "locking everything up in cages." I just think that the more dangerous objects that require supervision at all times should be kept in a more secure place.

 

[lillygator]

I wonder who the mom was blaming 10 minutes after the "accident"?

you should have stuck around!

I blame you, your child gave her the scooter.

Did you find out if the TV was Okay?

I blame God .

He must love idiots and fools, he created so many of them.

 

[Papa Deuce]

One can only imagine the shock I feel when my personal stalker thinks it was my fault..... see the post directly above this one.... I can hardly believe it myself.

 

[luvsJack]

I always think, "What an invitation for a pedofile to try & snatch the kid."

Sometimes, I have actually looked around and asked, "Where is the adult with you?"




What happened to teaching them not to touch things that do not belong to them? :sad2:

Exactly!! Kids have to be taught right from wrong, even when it comes to playing with the toys in Wal-Mart!!

 

[Imzadi]

One can only imagine the shock I feel when my personal stalker thinks it was my fault..... see the post directly above this one.... I can hardly believe it myself.

I think lillygator was kidding. I think it would have been great if you could have had your poll then told us later what DID happen 10 minutes later. Like, was she scolding the kid by then while they were leaving, (having gotten over the intitila shock,) or still complaining to the cashier that stuff was left on the floor ... did Walmart threaten to charge her for the broken TV...

 

[sunnydoozer]

One can only imagine the shock I feel when my personal stalker thinks it was my fault..... see the post directly above this one.... I can hardly believe it myself.

I'm the only one who said it was your fault and I was clearly being rediculous.

I barely even post at all, nevermind on your posts, but I'm a stalker? Wow, buddy, just Wow.

 

[PixieDust32]

Typical mom's that turn their kids loose in the stores like if it was a playground and then blame the store for their own stupidity.

About the cameras, they aren't there to 'nanny' kids, I think us parents are responsable for our children, at home and everywhere we take them.

The toys, scooters, bikes, balls etc aren't there to play with them or ride them around the store, and parents should watch their kids or leave them at home.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I lived in Florida when Adam Walsh was kidnapped and murdered. I NEVER left my children unattended. While, children may "slip off", this child was gone long enough to go joy riding through the toy department.

I blame the mother. She allowed this behavior from her child and had the audacity to blame the store.

Personal responsiblity is quickly becoming a thing of the past. It's always someone else's fault.

 

[~Kik-Kik~]

I hate to blame the mom, for this, because the girl need to obviously take responsibilty, but she should be watching her.

Wal Mart did nothing wrong, and it's silly to blame them (I still hate the store though).

 

[JoShan1719]

I voted that the child was at fault. When I was ten I was allowed to walk to the toy section by myself. I knew not to ride bikes, scooters, etc. through the store or I wouldn't be allowed to go to the toys anymore. Ten is more than old enough to know not to ride bikes and such through the aisles. That temptation stuff wouldn't have worked with my mom.

 

[TLSnell1981]

I voted that the child was at fault. When I was ten I was allowed to walk to the toy section by myself. I knew not to ride bikes, scooters, etc. through the store or I wouldn't be allowed to go to the toys anymore. Ten is more than old enough to know not to ride bikes and such through the aisles. That temptation stuff wouldn't have worked with my mom.

You were taught how to behave. I don't think this child has the same guidance. At least, not from the mother's first reaction...which was to blame someone else. She obviously thought her child had done nothing improper.

 

[actionvaughn]

Another case of poor parenting, though I wouldn't say that child was completely innocent either. I'm pretty curious as to what might have happened, but being so jaded from working years of customer service, I'm guessing she probably threw a fit, taking no blame at all what so ever.