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MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING NOISY KID AT THE MOVIE THEATER. Have you ever wanted to hit a badly-behaved kid while out in public?

Tigger Too 2012/05/26 01:48:31
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A Seattle, Washington man, fed up with a group of noisy moviegoers behind him. stepped over the seat and punched a 10-year-old boy in the face. The guy, who told police he'd thought the person he hit was a grown man, was watching 'Titanic' in 3-D with his girlfriend and had asked the people sitting behind them to quiet down and stop throwing popcorn, but they laughed at him. "I got so mad that it just happened," Yong Hyuan Kim told police, who arrested him the night of April 11. The 10-year-old lost a tooth and had a bloody nose in the confrontation. The man was charged with second-degree assault, and if convicted, he could be sentenced to three to nine months in jail.



The boy, identified in the police report as KJJ, was at the theater with three friends. They told police that they were watching the movie and talking, when Kim told them to be quiet. They quieted down, but KJJ says when he whispered something, Kim jumped over the seat, threw an iced drink at them, and punched KJJ in the face. Kim said, "You know what, I paid a lot of money to see this movie." He told police the boys' behavior was worse than talking. He says they were hitting him and his girlfriend with popcorn, running back and forth in the aisle, and bumping him with their arms.


"At one point, Kim stepped over the seats and confronted the subjects behind him," according to the police repor. "He said he was talking to the subjects when they started laughing at him. Kim said he became so angry and swung his arm at one of the subjects and him in the face."

Have you ever wanted to hit a badly-behaved kid while out in public?

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  • Chaoskingsxz 2012/05/31 01:15:06
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    It depends at the kid age..... if he is young then do not hit him he still a kid..... but 14 and up is find he should know better....
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  • Tigger Too Chaoski... 2012/05/31 01:31:21
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    While it's true that this kid -- and many others, for that matter -- deserved an ass-whooping, the disgruntled moviegoer was an adult, and as such, he should have had better sense than to hit a minor child. I blame the parents for a lot of children's misbehavior when they're out in public, acting like little heathens who were raised by wolves. [With my apologies to wolves everywhere.] If I had ever acted like this ten-year-old boy did in a movie theater, I can guaran-damn-tee you that my parents would have made sure that I wasn't able to sit down for a month! Thanks for your comments, Chaosking!
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  • Chaoski... Tigger Too 2012/05/31 03:24:41
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    No problem and I forgot to put the parents should be the ones to hit him but not some stranger.... its true he could have more self control and he could up get and ask the manager to kick them out ...
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  • George-2 2012/05/29 22:32:47
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    Even though undisciplined kids sometimes do very much deserve a spanking, the man should have spoken to the theatre employees first. Arrested, second-degree assault, jail time?! What happened to the extenuating circumstances?! No wonder youngsters don't mind getting outrageous nowadays!
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  • Tigger Too George-2 2012/05/30 21:44:14
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    I would agree with you, except for the fact that this adult male should have exercised a bit more control in dealing with the 10-year-old boy and his partners in crime sitting behind him and his girlfriend. You just don't go around punching somebody else's children. And this guy did NOT just slap this brat. He knocked his block off to the point that he bloodied the kid's nose and caused him to lose a tooth. Does this little creep deserve a kick in the seat of his pants? Absolutely. However, I blame the parents in this case, because I have a sneaking suspicion that enforcing strict discipline isn't high on their list of priorities, and that's why their darling angel acts like a little heathen when out in public. Thanks for your comments, George-2!
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  • Tony 2012/05/29 13:38:38
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    The parents of some of these kids need to be smacked around too
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  • Tigger Too Tony 2012/05/29 16:26:23
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    I agree. Still, I have a funny feeling that strict discipline in this ten-year-old boy's household isn't high on his parents' list of priorities. Thanks for your response, Tony!
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  • rugrat1411 2012/05/28 14:31:18
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    I have wanted to yes, but would I no because it wasn't my child. He better have a escort when he left the jail because he would be getting an a%$ whopping!!
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  • Tigger Too rugrat1411 2012/05/28 21:48:29
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    I agree that adults should be able to control themselves and their tempers while out in public. As it turns out, what this ten-year-old boy and his friends were doing, talking during the movie and throwing popcorn, paled in comparison to this man's reaction, punching the kid in the face. Oh well, this jackass is now finding out that discretion is the better part of valor! Thanks for your comments, rugrat, and have a great Memorial Day!
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  • Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/05/26 17:35:01 (edited)
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    where is the part where the kids parent's whupped dat ass? Get the manager to have us thrown out but if you punch MY 10 year old in the mouth ..... the police would be there for me.... not him!
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  • Tigger Too Caedus0... 2012/05/27 15:51:30
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    Well, obviously the theater manager called the police, since the perpetrator was charged with second-degree assault. After all, the punch DID bloody the ten-year-old's nose and knock out one of his teeth. Can you believe that? He must have hit that kid REALLY hard! And I'm not buying what that idiot's selling when he says that he thought the people sitting behind him and his girlfriend were adults. I mean, he'd already asked them to shut up, so he HAD to have known they were kids. As for this boy's parents, perhaps THEY should have been giving their bratty kid a swift kick in the ass when he needed it, and then perhaps he wouldn't behave so badly when he's out in public with his friends. Still, the man shouldn't have punched the boy. I smell a lawsuit... Thanks for your response, Caedus01.
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  • fortycal_sig 2012/05/26 16:32:26
    NO! Kids will be kids.
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    Actually, my answer would be: NO! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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  • Tigger Too fortyca... 2012/05/27 15:55:49
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    I totally agree with you. I wonder if this ten-year-old boy behaves like this when his parents are around. Probably not. My mom and dad would have knocked me into next year if they found out that I'd acted like this when out in public with my friends. In fact, not only would I have had a bloody nose and a broken tooth from the pissed-off theater-goer punching me, I wouldn't have been able to sit down for a month after the ass-kicking I'd have gotten from my parents. My mother and father did NOT mess around when it came to discipline! Thanks for your response, fortycal!
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  • jubil8 BN-0 PON 2012/05/26 16:31:28
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    Hit? No. Smack soundly on their spoiled, inconsiderate butts? Yes. But kids DO need to learn how to behave in public so I said "Yes."

    If the man turned around, there's no way he can have thought he was hitting a man. That's BS. He should have gone to the theater staff. He could have changed seats or had the staff make the kids move or demanded his money back and made another date. His behavior was out of bounds -- but I do sympathize with his annoyance, and I definitely have wanted to "silence" an inappropriate child.

    Also curious about why/how a 10-yo was out with friends on a week-night at a movie. Spring break maybe...
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  • Tigger Too jubil8 ... 2012/05/27 16:01:17
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    I'm of the same opinion as you, that this pissed-off theater-goer HAD to have known there were young children sitting behind him and his girlfriend, because he'd TOLD them to cease and desist in talking and throwing popcorn. Granted, this man DID commit second-degree assault by punching this kid. However, I wonder if his mommy and daddy put up with such behavior when he's at home. Probably not. My parents would have kicked my ass if they'd found out that I was misbehaving in a movie theater. And, funny thing... Somehow, they ALWAYS found out! My mom was downright clairvoyant when it came to knowing what my siblings and I were up to 24/7/365! Thanks for your comments, jubil8, and have a great Memorial Day weekend, my friend!
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  • jubil8 ... Tigger Too 2012/05/27 22:07:14
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    You too, TT!

    When I began smoking (with permission) my mother gave me ground rules, one of which was that I couldn't smoke in the ladies' room at the local theater -- she said if I did, she'd find out, and I'd be sorry. I never doubted it for a minute!
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  • Tigger Too jubil8 ... 2012/05/28 21:53:01
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    My mother has a nose like a bloodhound, which got my siblings and I in big trouble when we'd been drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes. One time, I thought I'd be sneaky and went into the second-floor bathroom to burn a cowboy killer. Mom was outside in the back yard gardening, and she came running into the house, saying, "PUT THAT DARN THING OUT!" She could actually smell the smoke coming out of that bathroom window. It's always been impossible to pull one over on my mother!
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  • jubil8 ... Tigger Too 2012/05/28 22:03:40
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    That's funny!

    A friend of mine used to smoke in her room with an open window. One day her mother came in shortly after she'd closed the window and said "I'm out of cigarettes -- what's your brand?" My friend tried to looked confused, and her mother said "It's January -- did you REALLY open your window for the fresh air?"
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  • HipJipC 2012/05/26 06:33:08
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    Wanting yes, doing no. I have left the movie and asked for a refund or ticket to the next show.
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  • Tigger Too HipJipC 2012/05/27 16:05:34
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    I totally agree with you. This 10-year-old boy and his partners in crime probably COULD use a swift kick in their asses, but that's up to the parents to do, not a pissed-off stranger in a movie theater. Of course, if this kid was behaving this badly while out in public, I have a sneaking suspicion that enforcing discipline isn't very high on his parents' list of priorities. Thanks for your comments, my friend, and have a great Memorial Day weekend!
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  • HipJipC Tigger Too 2012/05/27 20:23:26
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    You're welcome. I have made it a point to 1. Never go to a movie until it's been out for at least a few weeks. 2. Go to the latest show during the week and 3. avoid the theater on the weekends.
    You have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend too : )
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  • Tigger Too HipJipC 2012/05/28 21:57:12
  • HipJipC Tigger Too 2012/05/29 20:32:15
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    LOL. I know what you mean. I wait for most movies to come out on DVD. It's the special effects movies that draw me to the big screen, that's about it.
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  • Tigger Too HipJipC 2012/05/30 21:51:24
  • HipJipC Tigger Too 2012/06/03 19:08:01
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    I agree about the 3D movies. That's more for the kids who don't care so much about stories and want the effect of things coming at them, lol. I go to the movies about 6 times a year on average and wait for the rest to come out on dvd or Netflix. I watch a lot of foreign movies as well especially because of Hollywood crapola, lol.
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  • Rebecca 2012/05/26 05:59:19
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    but I don't. I usually leave and demand a refund.
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  • Tigger Too Rebecca 2012/05/27 16:07:04
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    That probably would have been the wisest move for this guy! Thanks for your response, Rebecca, and have a beautiful Memorial Day weekend!
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  • Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2012/05/26 05:40:18
    NO! Kids will be kids.
    Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    But one time this dude tried to fight me in the parking lot because I told him to shut up while he was talking loudly during a movie.... He was the most hilarious and ignorant person I've come in contact with.

    I told him "I know going to jail for you would be a family reunion, but I have a life"
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  • Tigger Too Freedom... 2012/05/27 16:31:03
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    Was he drunk? When some men drink, they think they're ten-foot tall and bulletproof! I'd say that you should have kicked his ass, but you did the right thing. Getting thrown in jail over knocking the snot out of some jackass wouldn't have been worth it! Thanks for your comments, Freedom!
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  • Freedom... Tigger Too 2012/05/27 17:14:48
    Freedom!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I think he was just a very testosterone raged ignorant fool trying to impress the girl that was with him. I made a fool out of him and the entire theater was laughing at him as we walked to our cars.
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  • Tigger Too Freedom... 2012/05/28 21:58:23
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    Good for you! That jackass sounds like he needed to be taken down a peg or two!
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  • Q 2012/05/26 02:41:41 (edited)
    YES! Kids should know how to behave properly.
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    Yes it sounds like the kids were out of line and acting like spoiled brats, but its never acceptable for an adult to hit a ten year old...what the hell was he thinking? Too many kids are disrespectful and have bad attitudes because they know they can get away with it, sure I've wanted to backhand a few mouthy brats, but I'd never do it of course.

    He should have complained to the manager and insist they be given the boot, or demanded a refund if they refused to kick them out.

    Edited for spelling error...whoops.
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  • Tigger Too Q 2012/05/26 03:34:14
  • Q Tigger Too 2012/05/26 03:55:51
    Q
    Agreed, two wrongs don't make a right huh?

    And I've been fine, thanks for asking. I've been busy working up a few bids which kept me busy and away from here. ( All too often I plan on coming here just for a little while and when I look up its been three or four hours already, wtf?) That and every once in awhile I just need a break from this place to clear my head.

    It's supposed to reach 99 degrees on Sunday...bummer, going to have to break down and turn on the AC for the first time this year. Planned on taking off today and spending a long weekend at Red River Gorge maybe do a little fishing but once I saw the weather forecast that idea went right out the window:(

    Any way...may you and yours have a great long weekend, try and stay cool! attempts to stay cool gif
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  • Tigger Too Q 2012/05/27 16:40:29
    Tigger Too
    I haven't been to the Gorge in years. One of my nieces and her friends enjoy going camping at the Gorge pretty often. ["Camp" is a four-letter word in this tigger's lingo! My idea of "roughing it" is being at the Hilton without my toothbrush. haha] It's good that you're staying busy. Idle hands are the Devil's workshop, and all that rot... It's supposed to be in the mid-90's here in Lexington for the next couple of days. That's too hot for me. But hell, we had such a warm winter, this summer is probably going to be BOILING HOT! Is that your dog in the kiddie pool? My niece who lives in Chicago bought one for her pit bull, because he always wants to be with her when she sits outside in the sun. He's too stupid and jealous to go over to the part of the yard that's shaded, and thus, the kiddie pool! It was GREAT to hear from you again! Take care, my friend!
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  • Q Tigger Too 2012/05/27 17:25:39
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    No that's a friend of mines dog, unfortunately I lost mine to cancer a few years back. She had the bad habit of swimming when I was trying to fish the streams at the gorge and elsewhere. I'd take her in my canoe when I used to fish the Clinch river and she'd get all curious and excited whenever I managed to pull in a trout watching them flop around the bottom of the boat while I attempted to get the hook out, it sure didn't make it any easier with her sticking her big nose in the way.

    I do miss that dog:(

    Anyway its always a pleasure chatting with you Tigger, have a great Memorial day!
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  • Ozzyboy 2012/05/26 02:26:31
    NO! Kids will be kids.
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    But, I have been sorely tempted to smack the $hit out of the idiot parents who allow such rotten behavior in the first place.
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  • Tigger Too Ozzyboy 2012/05/26 03:38:02
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    If I or one of my siblings had behaved so poorly while out in public when we were 10 years old, my parents would have knocked us into the next century. Even when our mother and father weren't around, we knew better than to act like we'd been raised by wolves. I join with you in blaming this kid's parents for not using discipline and instilling respect for others in their children. Thanks for your comments, Ozzyboy!
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  • Dagon 2012/05/26 02:26:02
  • Tigger Too Dagon 2012/05/26 03:39:21
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    I was raised to be well-behaved as well, but sometimes I'm still a bad little tigger. [haha] Thanks for your response, Dagon, and have a great weekend!
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