Just by looking at this face, you can tell he endured a few slaps as a child. This is Roger Stephens who currently stands accused of slapping a 2-year-old little girl in...you guessed it...Walmart!

As the little girl and her mother walked down an aisle in Walmart, she was crying. Police reports state (see original CNN article) that he approached the mother and said "If you don't shut the baby up, I will shut her up for you."

The met again on another aisle and, lo and behold, the little girl was still crying. Stephens, ALLEGEDLY, grabbed her and slapped her across the face four or five times.

At this point in the story, a few questions popped into my head. First, what did Mom do? I know a few Mothers that would have beat the Holy Ghost right out of Mr. Stephens. Some Mothers are less enthusiastic and probably would have screamed or begun to panic. Secondly, did anyone witness this? What did any of them do? Third, is slapping a child illegal in Georgia? There are still many states that allow corporal punishment of children and if he used an open hand (which he seemed to do, and is usually the standard in some states for child abuse), does the law permit him to do so or is the law worded only for parents?

Now here's the question I really want answered: Since Mr. Stephens seems to enjoy slapping girls, what would he have done if the 2-year-old was with her Daddy instead of Mommy? Would Mr. Child Beater have walked up to a 6-foot, 200-pound DAD and said "If you don't shut the baby up, I will shut her up for you"?  This poor bastard clearly has mental issues when it comes to the softer sex and I sincerely hope he's never raised his hand to a woman. But now that he's in jail, there may be a 6-foot, 200-pound cellmate saying "Late at night, if you don't shut up...I like it that way."

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