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By ouch! - 22/08/2020 08:02
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Call the police, and have him arrested for assault and battery. You could sue him too, but if he's a life guard he probably has no assets worth suing, so I wouldn't bother. (I'd bet a lawyer would tell you the same). While it was well-meaning, when a citizen takes something like this into their own hands, they are legally liable for making mistakes. And certainly they're not allowed to use violence in a situation like this. If he thought it was an issue, he should have called the police, and if he felt safe doing so, talked to you before assaulting you.
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if somebody is not intelligent enough to look at the child's face to see if they're in distress or if they're happy then thay shouldn't be working with the public, it is expected at parks, beaches and other places where parents are with their children that playing will be happening. anybody who believes that is some sort of cultural norm is part of the problem
Being proactive involves calling the police, or even talking to the people directly When sage to do so (asking “is everything okay”). I would definitely recommend contacting the police even if something seems very slightly shady, because there are a lot of stories of missed chances with child abuse and/or human trafficking. Being proactive does not mean pretending you’re Batman, going vigilante and tackling someone.
Yeah, playing with your kids in public is a big no no. Dude come off it, a lifeguard should know to be responsible, call police, ask what’s going on, it’s a fuckin beach and people run around and giggle scream all the time. What was he going to do if he was a creep? Sit on him? Just wait until the end of time? No, the proper authorities should have been notified and he kept an eye on them. What he did was purely egotistical and selfish.
Sorry you had to learn about the realities of today's society the hard way. You can't look like a creep in public with your little girl regardless of the fact that you're not. Another unwritten rule: middle-aged white guys can't walk around in public by themselves with a nice DSLR camera.
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Call the police, and have him arrested for assault and battery. You could sue him too, but if he's a life guard he probably has no assets worth suing, so I wouldn't bother. (I'd bet a lawyer would tell you the same). While it was well-meaning, when a citizen takes something like this into their own hands, they are legally liable for making mistakes. And certainly they're not allowed to use violence in a situation like this. If he thought it was an issue, he should have called the police, and if he felt safe doing so, talked to you before assaulting you.
OP literally did nothing wrong. He was playing with his daughter and was assaulted by an employee for “looking creepy”. Definitely not his fault.