What Happened When My Son Wore A Pink Headband To Walmart

[Joelene9]

What Happened When My Son Wore A Pink Headband To Walmart
Katie Vyktoriah, 08/02/2013 12:40 pm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-vyktoriah/what-happened-when-my-son-wore-a-pink-headband-to-walmart_b_3696113.html

This is Dexter. He is 2 years old. He loves to be Batman and Superman and Spiderman. He's a real boys' boy. He pretends he is flying, and he captures the baddies who threaten us.

His favorite color is pink. He loves Dora the Explorer. He has been known to wear my skirt as a dress, and he delights in cuddling with his mama...

Last night, I took my two boys out to pick up a couple of things from Walmart...

The fact that he was wearing a cute girly headband made him feel good...

Soon enough, we were done with our shop and were making our way toward the front. As we passed through the produce section, two teenage girls began giggling and one of them asked, "Is that a boy or a girl?" I smiled and said, "He's a boy." I looked on at him adoringly as they continued to giggle.

Out of nowhere a big booming voice rang out. "THAT'S a BOY?!"...

With no notice, the man stepped forward, grabbed the headband off of Dexter's head and threw it to the bottom of our shopping cart. He then cuffed Dexter around the side of his head...

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  Another possible idiot wearing camo watching too much FOX. 

  Joelene

[StellaB]

This is a classic example of why freedom of speech doesn't necessarily give you a mature and civilized society.

As we can see freedom of speech can and does result in decisions and actions.

That poor little boy is likely going to be traumatized for quite a while.

As for the guy. A couple of tranquilizer darts and a cage would be a good solution.

I feel that if you behave like a wild animal you should be treated like one. You should be kept locked up away from endangering civilized people in society.

[Emily Aster]

Forget tranquilizers and cages. He should have to endure the same kind of treatment from people that he's done to others.  But maybe that's too harsh. I don't know. My father was just like him, so I have a lot of hatred for people like that and I do mean to use the word hate.

[Makalii]

What kind of sick camo dressed guerilla thinks its okay to do something like that?!?!!?!! AAARRGGHHH!!! People like that make me so angry!!! Wait, I was wrong, a guerilla has more compassion than that. That man deserves to lose a certain pair of valuables he keeps below his belt if you know what I mean, and maybe a few other things too. You don't touch someone else's kid! You don't tell a two year old they are a ->-bleeped-<-got! And you certainly don't say they're going to get shot!!!!! And to all those people who completely neglected the fact that the mother needed comfort, you're the reason this world can't be a better place.

I don't just harbor hatred, I carry sadness. Just today I told myself that since everybody has emotions, everyone has some beauty in them. But now I see that's not so true as I might have thought. I keep trying to come up for an excuse or reason for why this wretched man might have done this, but nothing could justify what he did. May Karma be beaten down upon him mercilessly and without remorse.

[Emily Aster]

What kind of sick camo dressed guerilla thinks its okay to do something like that?!?!!?!! AAARRGGHHH!!! People like that make me so angry!!! Wait, I was wrong, a guerilla has more compassion than that. That man deserves to lose a certain pair of valuables he keeps below his belt if you know what I mean, and maybe a few other things too. You don't touch someone else's kid! You don't tell a two year old they are a ->-bleeped-<-got! And you certainly don't say they're going to get shot!!!!! And to all those people who completely neglected the fact that the mother needed comfort, you're the reason this world can't be a better place.

I don't just harbor hatred, I carry sadness. Just today I told myself that since everybody has emotions, everyone has some beauty in them. But now I see that's not so true as I might have thought. I keep trying to come up for an excuse or reason for why this wretched man might have done this, but nothing could justify what he did. May Karma be beaten down upon him mercilessly and without remorse.

I take it back. My idea wasn't that harsh. But I like where you're going with this.

[Makalii]

I take it back. My idea wasn't that harsh. But I like where you're going with this.

I'd force him to wear that headband around the prison yard for the rest of his life of I could, among other forms of torture and punishment I'm prohibited by decency laws to post here.
You don't want to see this girl mad, and now I'm enraged!!

[StellaB]

Forget tranquilizers and cages. He should have to endure the same kind of treatment from people that he's done to others.  But maybe that's too harsh. I don't know.

And why should society always drag itself down to deal with the lowest common denominator?

This is why I feel we have the law and justice. It sets a standard. If you can't keep to that standard by your speech and behaviour then you have no business being part of society.

[matthewzguitarz]

Hmm...

Well, the world really does suck right now. Anyways, on to what I was going to post. It is wrong that he touched someone's kid, and called him a bad word, and said he was going to get shot in the future(in the world right now, I could see that happening). But, the kid is only 2, I am pretty sure every guy has wore pink at some point, even my older brother has, he used to dress up as a princess, and now he is in the military.

Anyways.. I can also see why the other people didn't help. They were probably shocked and unsure what to do. It is bad that they didn't do anything, because "evil triumphs when good men do nothing". But to be honest, I can completely understand why they did nothing. I have been in a lot of situations where I just didn't know how to react, will post an example from 2 or so years ago.

My friend's younger brother, who was I think 6, was being bullied by a 16 year old because his name was hard to pronounce since the family is from Canada. I stood by and watched, even though my mind was telling me to beat this person up, then cuss him out for being such a jerk. Anyways, my friend's mom stepped in and yelled at the 16 year old, and then the 16 year old's mom took her family home, ends up the whole family was messed up because they ended up making a group and excluding my family and my friend's family from it.

Anyways, in a situation like this now, I would probably step in, since now I am different. But I can still see why someone wouldn't step in. Not even going to comment on the guy anymore, except that I hope he realizes his mistake, and gets punished for it.

[Makalii]

Be at as it may, I'm still mad... *growls and flashes a mean glare at no one in particular* grrrrr... 

[Emily Aster]

And why should society always drag itself down to deal with the lowest common denominator?

This is why I feel we have the law and justice. It sets a standard. If you can't keep to that standard by your speech and behaviour then you have no business being part of society.

I get what you're saying there and most of the time I would agree. But I spent almost 40 years of therapy getting over the harm a man just like this guy did to me (my own father), so like I said, I have a lot of hatred built up for people like this. It's one of the very rare occasions where I'm all for the eye for an eye mentality.

[vegie271]

And why should society always drag itself down to deal with the lowest common denominator?

This is why I feel we have the law and justice. It sets a standard. If you can't keep to that standard by your speech and behaviour then you have no business being part of society.

That is the problem - in THIS nation we DON"T have a system of justice what we have is a major system of injustice  seriously he got away with it!

[Arch]

And why should society always drag itself down to deal with the lowest common denominator?

Considering that large societies cannot survive without gearing virtually all of their core systems and programs to the lowest common denominator, I fail to see why justice should be any different. Indeed, I would not wish it otherwise; considering that the LCD perps cannot be dealt with at a higher level, I see no choice but to apply a solution that is largely LCD. Even the nicest prison is an LCD solution, no? And a man who harasses little children gets no respect in prison.

[Madison Leigh]

"Katie Vyktoriah" Story Being Questioned By Internets
partypants, August 5, 2013 6:55 pm

http://getoffmyinternets.net/katie-vyktoriah-story-being-questioned-by-internets/

The internet continues to burn with the story of the mommy blogger who alleges her son was accosted in a Davenport, FL area Wal-Mart...

But almost from the start people expressed doubts about the veracity of the story. Internet searches revealed background claims by the mother that only confirmed for many that her previous statement that she used to be a "pathological liar" might apply to this tale as well.

Now removed from her site claims included having survived 3 failed kidnapping attempts and 1 successful one; claiming to be a stewardess for an airline and quitting just weeks before the flight crashed twice in three months; that she was "meant to be in NYC on 9/11, but I cancelled last minute"; that she missed catching a train that later crashed. When called on the truthiness of these claims, Katie responded:

And yes, much of that list was tongue in cheek to drag out some of my sillier stories into much bigger dramas than they were. When I wrote it more than a year ago, I drew people's attention to it as a FUNNY (though accurate) representation of some of the stuff I've been through in my life.
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There's apparently at least some question as to the story

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Mommy blogger who wrote viral 'Walmart pink headband' post Baker Acted in Central Florida
Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel, August 6, 2013, 4:22 p.m. EDT

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-mommy-blogger-baker-acted-after-viral-walmart-p-20130806,0,667022.story

The post was picked up by media all over the Internet, and soon, people posted outraged comments of support for the mother. But there were also comments questioning the validity of her story.

In the post, she wrote that she did not notify the store management or the police about the incident when it occurred.

According to Polk County Sheriff's Office documents, at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the Sheriff's Office received a call from Carpenter's home reporting that Carpenter and her son were harassed at Walmart the week before and that after she blogged about the incident, "now they are receiving threats."

The report on the "harassing/obscene phone calls" was written up by a deputy on Monday. In it, the deputy notes that patrols have been requested in the area for the next two weeks in response to the threats.

[Shantel]

  Another possible idiot wearing camo watching too much FOX. 

  Joelene

Yeah he was no doubt a jerk a real Neanderthal type, too bad someone didn't see that and punch him out. Meanwhile try not to paint everyone with a broad brush because of how they dress or what news outlet you assume they watch. Some people here wear dresses you know. I wear cammo when I'm wild turkey hunting and occasionally watch Fox and I certainly wouldn't treat that woman and her child like that, it's morally and socially repugnant behavior.

[Ltl89]

"Katie Vyktoriah" Story Being Questioned By Internets
partypants, August 5, 2013 6:55 pm

http://getoffmyinternets.net/katie-vyktoriah-story-being-questioned-by-internets/

The internet continues to burn with the story of the mommy blogger who alleges her son was accosted in a Davenport, FL area Wal-Mart...

But almost from the start people expressed doubts about the veracity of the story. Internet searches revealed background claims by the mother that only confirmed for many that her previous statement that she used to be a "pathological liar" might apply to this tale as well.

Now removed from her site claims included having survived 3 failed kidnapping attempts and 1 successful one; claiming to be a stewardess for an airline and quitting just weeks before the flight crashed twice in three months; that she was "meant to be in NYC on 9/11, but I cancelled last minute"; that she missed catching a train that later crashed. When called on the truthiness of these claims, Katie responded:

And yes, much of that list was tongue in cheek to drag out some of my sillier stories into much bigger dramas than they were. When I wrote it more than a year ago, I drew people's attention to it as a FUNNY (though accurate) representation of some of the stuff I've been through in my life.
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There's apparently at least some question as to the story

and
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Mommy blogger who wrote viral 'Walmart pink headband' post Baker Acted in Central Florida
Amy Pavuk, Orlando Sentinel, August 6, 2013, 4:22 p.m. EDT

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-mommy-blogger-baker-acted-after-viral-walmart-p-20130806,0,667022.story

The post was picked up by media all over the Internet, and soon, people posted outraged comments of support for the mother. But there were also comments questioning the validity of her story.

In the post, she wrote that she did not notify the store management or the police about the incident when it occurred.

According to Polk County Sheriff's Office documents, at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, the Sheriff's Office received a call from Carpenter's home reporting that Carpenter and her son were harassed at Walmart the week before and that after she blogged about the incident, "now they are receiving threats."

The report on the "harassing/obscene phone calls" was written up by a deputy on Monday. In it, the deputy notes that patrols have been requested in the area for the next two weeks in response to the threats.

If she did make it up, then she deserves to be criticised.  This is a terrible story and these sorts of people do exist, but inflated stories only give people a reason to brush off these cases when they do happen.  Why falsify such a thing?

Nonetheless, I don't know all the facts here and don't have the time to look deeply at the holes in the women's story or her entire past.   With that I will say it's terrible story if it happened, and if it didn't, shame on her for using her child to promote a false story for blog hits.

[Joelene9]

  It appears to be a possible hoax.  The mother's dropping of the charges when she was asked to have Walmart check their cctv recordings and about her storytelling in the past.  I googled the title + "hoax" and got a lot of responses, but all of the responses had the same verbatum story.  Please reserve any comments until the story gets straight.  I think it is prudent in the future of such stories is to see if charges were filed and check the local law enforcement before passing the story on. 

  Joelene

[Shantel]

  It appears to be a possible hoax.  The mother's dropping of the charges when she was asked to have Walmart check their cctv recordings and about her storytelling in the past.  I googled the title + "hoax" and got a lot of responses, but all of the responses had the same verbatum story.  Please reserve any comments until the story gets straight.  I think it is prudent in the future of such stories is to see if charges were filed and check the local law enforcement before passing the story on. 

  Joelene

Don't feel bad Joelene, I get fooled periodically by Internet BS stories, it's frustrating!

[Joelene9]

If this turns out to be a hoax, what would be the point of making it up in the first place?

Some people like to tell stories to get attention.  We all have been burned by these viral false stories. 

  Joelene

[Ltl89]

If this turns out to be a hoax, what would be the point of making it up in the first place?

Many blogs get ad revenue for the views on their page.  The more views, the more money.  Plus, attention to one story may get her more for her next, which can earn her more in the future.  That's what makes it so distasteful to me.