Lady to give out "you're too fat for candy" letters?

So GREAT! Lot's of folks have responded with threats of violence.

Is there a lesson for the children, as they watch parents become irate and hateful over this person's stepping out of bounds (most would agree the parents should do the parenting, most).

Yep....lets lead by example. Look back at what you've written and imagine impressionable minds (young kids) learning how you handle the problem (the worst I saw was threat of a shotgun!). So.......saying something in a mean way justifies murdering that person?

Nice lesson to teach the kids!

I'm all for protecting the kids. They are the most important thing the prior generation does. I'm not for teaching kids to solve all their problems with violence!

Again, look up hyperbole. Wait, I'll save you the trouble -

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hyperbole

People say stupid crap like this on the internet all the time. I guarantee that presented with the situation 99% of people would not follow through. 90% probably wouldn't even confront them verbally.

Wow! I never considered that 4-5 year old kids would understand that the irate, hateful words of the adults was just hyperbole.

Given that at the moment we aren't in front of said 4-5 year old kids, that's not an issue, now, is it?

Let people make their ridiculous claims of bravado all they want. People enjoy it. It blows off steam and is a graphic way of expressing displeasure. If they actually do it then by all means report them for assault - I'll be right next to you with the cell phone.

So GREAT! Lot's of folks have responded with threats of violence.

Is there a lesson for the children, as they watch parents become irate and hateful over this person's stepping out of bounds (most would agree the parents should do the parenting, most).

Yep....lets lead by example. Look back at what you've written and imagine impressionable minds (young kids) learning how you handle the problem (the worst I saw was threat of a shotgun!). So.......saying something in a mean way justifies murdering that person?

Nice lesson to teach the kids!

I'm all for protecting the kids. They are the most important thing the prior generation does. I'm not for teaching kids to solve all their problems with violence!

Again, look up hyperbole. Wait, I'll save you the trouble -

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hyperbole

People say stupid crap like this on the internet all the time. I guarantee that presented with the situation 99% of people would not follow through. 90% probably wouldn't even confront them verbally.

Wow! I never considered that 4-5 year old kids would understand that the irate, hateful words of the adults was just hyperbole.

Given that at the moment we aren't in front of said 4-5 year old kids, that's not an issue, now, is it?

Let people make their ridiculous claims of bravado all they want. People enjoy it. It blows off steam and is a graphic way of expressing displeasure. If they actually do it then by all means report them for assault - I'll be right next to you with the cell phone.

I see your point. Threats of assault are ok. Actual assault is not. And we all know that irate, hateful words don't lead to physical violence all the time. So let's teach our kids to be irate and hateful, but not actually break the law. Got it.

So.. a letter explaining that your child is a little overweight
=
getting your *kitten* kicked
Getting your tires slashed
getting your house egg'd
getting thretened to the point of needing to move.

And we wonder whats wrong with society today....

Don't be dense. It's not a letter "explaining that your child is a little overweight." It's an insulting, demeaning, humiliating slap in the face of a child. A child who may already be feeling crappy about being obese and is just out having some fun with his/her friends. Really. Don't be an *kitten*.

I am being an *kitten*?
People are saying that they would resort to physical violence for getting this note.
And I am the *kitten*?
I am not saying that this lady is right however; assuming that the kids are right there, punching this lady in the face is really the wrong message to pass to the kids.
What is going to happen when she decides to stand her ground and defend herself from the physical assauly with deadly force?
Won't that be a wonderful lesson for little Timmy?
"Look, Daddy got his heart blown out because he decided to punch a housewife."

No one should resort to violence.
But, yeah, if people blowing off steam after hearing about this horrible woman's plan gets your more rankled than the actual horrible thing she's going to do, then you are being an *kitten*.

There is a HUGE difference between blowing off steam and physically assaulting someone.
Unless we have an entire thread full of liars, the majority feels justified to punching this woman, kicking this woman, or burning down her house.
Awsome role models for the kids.

So GREAT! Lot's of folks have responded with threats of violence.

Is there a lesson for the children, as they watch parents become irate and hateful over this person's stepping out of bounds (most would agree the parents should do the parenting, most).

Yep....lets lead by example. Look back at what you've written and imagine impressionable minds (young kids) learning how you handle the problem (the worst I saw was threat of a shotgun!). So.......saying something in a mean way justifies murdering that person?

Nice lesson to teach the kids!

I'm all for protecting the kids. They are the most important thing the prior generation does. I'm not for teaching kids to solve all their problems with violence!

Again, look up hyperbole. Wait, I'll save you the trouble -

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hyperbole

People say stupid crap like this on the internet all the time. I guarantee that presented with the situation 99% of people would not follow through. 90% probably wouldn't even confront them verbally.

Wow! I never considered that 4-5 year old kids would understand that the irate, hateful words of the adults was just hyperbole.

Given that at the moment we aren't in front of said 4-5 year old kids, that's not an issue, now, is it?

Let people make their ridiculous claims of bravado all they want. People enjoy it. It blows off steam and is a graphic way of expressing displeasure. If they actually do it then by all means report them for assault - I'll be right next to you with the cell phone.

I see your point. Threats of assault are ok. Actual assault is not. And we all know that irate, hateful words don't lead to physical violence all the time. So let's teach our kids to be irate and hateful, but not actually break the law. Got it.