Article: What's a concerned bystander to do when witnessing public shaming of kids? (HAS TRIM) By Nancy Imperiale Orlando Sentinel. (Originated from A woman was shaming her child the other day)

I can't repeat the conversation word for word, but the mother was basically calling her adolescent-looking daughter stupid, slow and lazy. 
We were in the middle of the mall. Embarrassed, the girl began to cry. 
``Stop that crying,'' hissed the mother. ``And get out of these people's way.'' She gave the girl a small push. 
There we were _ scornful woman, sobbing child, stunned me. 
You've probably witnessed a scene like this, too. Your thoughts at the moment may have ranged from criminal (decking the mother) to compassionate (comforting the child) to caustic (saying, ``Some people need to stick to raising goldfish'') to casual (walking away). 
But most likely, ...

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