Baby slapping bystander debate
A baby flies high above the Pacific Ocean on his first airplane ride.
The Associated Press reports that America's latest folk-hero flight attendant might be Beverly McCurley, the Southwest Airlines employee who took a baby from her parents after the mother slapped the crying child across the face. The details are still murky, but the incident raises the question: did the flight attendant do the right thing? And when and how should bystanders intervene when a parent seems to be acting in an abusive way towards a child?
To report child abuse in Los Angeles County, call toll-free (800) 540-4000. In Orange County, call (800) 207-4464.
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