Dad Whacks Son With Coffee Mug For Ignoring Obama

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Cops-Father-hit-son-for-not-watching-State-of-3355490.php#ixzz1nER7W1g3

STAMFORD -- A North Stamford father trying to make his pre-teenaged son listen to President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech last month was arrested on a warrant Wednesday and accused of striking his son with a coffee mug when the youth would not pay attention.

Mohamed Shohan, 49, of 55 Mather Road, Stamford, was charged with third-degree assault, disorderly conduct and risk of injury to a child. He was released after posting $5,000 bond and will be arraigned on the charges at state Superior Court in Stamford Thursday.

Youth Bureau Sgt. Joseph Kennedy said police were made aware of the assault Jan. 27 when the youth was brought to Stamford Hospital for treatment of an injury to his face. When police interviewed the 11-year-old boy, he told them the two sat down at home to watch the address the day after his father recorded it, Kennedy said.

When the boy kept acting out, the father lost his temper and grabbed a coffee mug his son was holding and hit him in the face with it, causing a bruise to the bridge of his nose, it is alleged.

When interviewed, Shohan could not explain how his son was injured, police said. Police then obtained an arrest warrant for Shohan.
"The father ended up overreacting quite a bit," Kennedy 

[swamp]

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

[djAdvocate]

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

yes.

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[Malarky]

As a pre-teenager I wouldn't listen to any politician speak.
Even as an adult, my eyes sometimes glaze over and my mind wanders elsewhere...

[chiver78]

while I appreciate that the father wanted his kid to learn about current events and such, that's a little over the top.

[zipity]

Dad obviously has some anger issues and needs some professional help. (or jail time if this is a pattern.)

[Tennesseer]

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

Anti-TiVo.

[Deleted]

Wow this is funny. I would whack either of my sons if I found them listening to Obama. Of course they are much older than 11 so they know better than to listen to him. I do have to wonder about those that do listen to him....But then I guess Marx told bedtime stories too.

[djAdvocate]

Feb 23, 2012 20:58:06 GMT -5 @oldtex said:

Wow this is funny. I would whack either of my sons if I found them listening to Obama. Of course they are much older than 11 so they know better than to listen to him. I do have to wonder about those that do listen to him....But then I guess Marx told bedtime stories too.

i listened to every one of Bush's SOTU speeches. listening to someone's idiocy doesn't actually make you an idiot, despite what you may believe, tex.

(sheesh)

[chiver78]

Feb 23, 2012 21:07:44 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Feb 23, 2012 20:58:06 GMT -5 @oldtex said:

Wow this is funny. I would whack either of my sons if I found them listening to Obama. Of course they are much older than 11 so they know better than to listen to him. I do have to wonder about those that do listen to him....But then I guess Marx told bedtime stories too.

i listened to every one of Bush's SOTU speeches. listening to someone's idiocy doesn't actually make you an idiot, despite what you may believe, tex.

(sheesh)

[Deleted]

I am so reading the title of this thread wrong!

[mmhmm]

Feb 23, 2012 20:58:06 GMT -5 @oldtex said:

Wow this is funny. I would whack either of my sons if I found them listening to Obama. Of course they are much older than 11 so they know better than to listen to him. I do have to wonder about those that do listen to him....But then I guess Marx told bedtime stories too.

I do hope you're kidding, oldtex. Are you saying your boys would deserve to be whacked because they weren't "mini-mes"?

[Jaguar]

Growing up at my Moms place, on Sundays all my older siblings (I'm the youngest of 10) would show up with kids in tow. Political discussion ruled my house, but you had to have your own educated opinion or else get slammed in debate. I'm glad I was raised in a home where free thinking was encouraged. Thanks Mom, Love You

[Deleted]

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

It is a pro hitting your kid thread.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

Well, I never brought up Islam- I didn't see any mention of the man's religion, if any, in the article. He does have a traditional Muslim name, but then so does our good Christian President.

[djAdvocate]

Feb 23, 2012 22:15:48 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

Well, I never brought up Islam- I didn't see any mention of the man's religion, if any, in the article. He does have a traditional Muslim name, but then so does our good Christian President.

this is the most direct non-answer i think i have ever read.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Feb 23, 2012 20:21:58 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

while I appreciate that the father wanted his kid to learn about current events and such, that's a little over the top.

Cracking the kid in the bridge of his nose with a coffee cup-- yeah, that's over-the-top enough to become a current event.

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Feb 23, 2012 22:17:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Feb 23, 2012 22:15:48 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Well, I never brought up Islam- I didn't see any mention of the man's religion, if any, in the article. He does have a traditional Muslim name, but then so does our good Christian President.

this is the most direct non-answer i think i have ever read.

It's an anti-violence thread.

[Deleted]

Feb 23, 2012 22:17:53 GMT -5 AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP said:

Feb 23, 2012 20:21:58 GMT -5 chiver78 said:

while I appreciate that the father wanted his kid to learn about current events and such, that's a little over the top.

Cracking the kid in the bridge of his nose with a coffee cup-- yeah, that's over-the-top enough to become a current event.

yes! I knew it!

[Peace Of Mind]

Feb 23, 2012 21:07:44 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Feb 23, 2012 20:58:06 GMT -5 @oldtex said:

Wow this is funny. I would whack either of my sons if I found them listening to Obama. Of course they are much older than 11 so they know better than to listen to him. I do have to wonder about those that do listen to him....But then I guess Marx told bedtime stories too.

i listened to every one of Bush's SOTU speeches. listening to someone's idiocy doesn't actually make you an idiot, despite what you may believe, tex.

(sheesh)

We did too. We called them "Comedy Hour". ;D

[Peace Of Mind]

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

LOL!! I think it may be a pro-choice thread. That kid should have clearly been aborted.

[reasonfreedom]

Feb 23, 2012 23:57:36 GMT -5 @toughtimes said:

Well, there are so many nutballs out there. Yahoo had a story this morning about a mom and grandmom who became so incensed that a grade school child stole some forbidden snack that they had her run until she collapsed. The kid is no longer with us.

When you are a psycho-freak, any excuse will do. Obviously the kid will be the Young Republican of the future.

And I doubt the kid was just "bruised" in his face. This would not be serious enough to go to a hospital and even if it did, probably would not attract enough attention for doctors to be calling in abuse complaints. The kid was hurt.

So you are saying you have to be abused as a kid to become a republican?

[AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP]

Feb 23, 2012 23:00:34 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Feb 23, 2012 19:55:01 GMT -5 swamp said:

Is this an anti Obama or anti Muslim thread?

LOL!! I think it may be a pro-choice thread. That kid should have clearly been aborted.

We could see what the intent of his mother was- according to Obama, it may still not be too late.

[Opti]

I'll go with B). For those of us who read P&M and EE I think we would have started this thread on EE if we started it at all as its just another example of a parent abusing a child. Luckily it is much less harsh than the Texas story of 10 kids tied to beds or the one TT mentioned about the girl run to death as a punishment.

[Virgil Showlion]

Oy, Paul.

I've got to admit that even for you this is plumbing the depths.

If you want to criticize Pres. Obama, set your sights on his (quite literally) insane first draft 2013 budget—shot down in flames by divine mercy—rather than an angry father with a coffee mug.

[usaone]

PBP is getting desperate. We still have 9 months to go.

November 7th is going to be a tough day for PBP old tex and diamonds.

[usaone]

Feb 24, 2012 8:31:44 GMT -5 Opti said:

I'll go with B). For those of us who read P&M and EE I think we would have started this thread on EE if we started it at all as its just another example of a parent abusing a child. Luckily it is much less harsh than the Texas story of 10 kids tied to beds or the one TT mentioned about the girl run to death as a punishment.

Everything is worse in Texas! Except in Abilene.

[djAdvocate]

Feb 24, 2012 9:19:22 GMT -5 usaone said:

Feb 24, 2012 8:31:44 GMT -5 Opti said:

I'll go with B). For those of us who read P&M and EE I think we would have started this thread on EE if we started it at all as its just another example of a parent abusing a child. Luckily it is much less harsh than the Texas story of 10 kids tied to beds or the one TT mentioned about the girl run to death as a punishment.

Everything is worse in Texas! Except in Abilene.

Austin rules!

[djAdvocate]

Feb 23, 2012 22:58:41 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Feb 23, 2012 21:07:44 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

i listened to every one of Bush's SOTU speeches. listening to someone's idiocy doesn't actually make you an idiot, despite what you may believe, tex.

(sheesh)

We did too. We called them "Comedy Hour". ;D

that is better than my typical response: teeth gnashing.