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hoosakiwi t1_irg87ox wrote

I read the title and thought that this sounds like a huge overreaction to something pretty silly. But then I saw the video.

These women weren't playing a joke and didn't even try to reassure the kids that did get scared, they were just being mean and getting laughs out of it. I don't know that there's anything criminal here, but I definitely wouldn't send my kids to that daycare.

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Sks44 t1_irgi2gy wrote

I saw the video on Twitter and couldn’t believe that anyone who went into that job field could be that cruel to children. They were terrified and the women were just laughing. It was heartbreaking.

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Puzzleheaded_Moose38 t1_irgv9sk wrote

Some people go into that line of work because they love children, some because they didn’t get to be bullies at school.

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HaloGuy381 t1_irkvtvv wrote

And some, because bullying their own offspring wasn’t enough.

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The_Yarichin_Bitch t1_irgaey0 wrote

Even then, I'm a kid who had severe sleeping issues after a horror movie too young. For years. I have an anxiety disorder since pretty much birth, so for kids like me, even something most see as harmless is definitely not :/ This just isn't cool all around, especially in daycare.

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GreenSky2077 t1_irglvmn wrote

Who doesn't have an anxiety disorder though.

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immalittlepiggy t1_irhfdgb wrote

Feeling anxious sometimes isn’t a disorder. GAD leaves you feeling anxious from the time you wake up until the time you go to sleep. Everything you do can become a battle against your own mind. Something as simple as grocery shopping can leave some people having a panic attack. It’s not something you should be making light of. Maybe you’re someone with an anxiety disorder and you just never realized it’s not the norm, and if so I’m sorry. But if this was supposed to be a joke or a jab at people, then you can fuck off.

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KJBenson t1_irm6nt2 wrote

I think you have an ignorance disorder, so, add that to the list of things you assume everybody has.

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The_Yarichin_Bitch t1_irphetr wrote

Not like this- nor to the point of constantly being unable to function because you're body is so stressed from constant fight or flight. It literally feels like constantly fearing for your life, but the kicker is there is no logical or physical stressor anywhere. I personally have insomnia- I cannot sleep more than 4-5 hrs most nights without sleep meds, and even then they sometimes still do not work. This is prescription sleep medication, not just Melatonin lol. It's directly caused by my anxiety disorder, and a bit by my ADHD further Ampang the anxious intrusive thoughts. You literally do not have the means to calm it, sometimes even with therapy and medication. I almost committed suicide because I couldn't handle feeling that horror movie killer breathing down my neck feeling 24/7. My baseline anxiety was so high, I was always almost a 10 on the anxiety scales at therapy. It made me unable to function and often made me have to stay home from school because I couldn't focus on the school work when my body was screaming something bad is gonna happen.

Anxiety everyone has. A disorder is marked by not being able chemically to control it to the point that it detracts from your life abilities.

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SkunkMonkey t1_irgnjll wrote

> I don't know that there's anything criminal here

Um, child abuse? Abuse can be emotional as well as physical.

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socphoenix t1_irhp9zs wrote

That depends on the state in the US. my mother has been emotionally abusive our whole lives and when it got reported to CPS they told us if there wasn't a bruise/proof of lack of food we'd have to prove she stunted us to the point that a 16 year old had the mentality of a 9 year old or something like that to be illegal or cause an intervention...

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Not saying my old home state is right on this but it may not be criminally chargeable in the state this was done in depending on their laws.

Edit: directly from their criminal statute:

>Act which causes non-accidental serious physical injury, sexual abuse/exploitation, serious physical neglect constituting prolonged or repeated lack of supervision or failure to provide essentials of life

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megadori t1_irlusdt wrote

“Failure to provide essentials of life“ - a sense of security, trust, and love should be considered essentials of live just as much as food.

There's even that experiment from a long time ago where they gave baby monkeys everything they needed except for a loving parent, and they died

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socphoenix t1_irmlrpx wrote

Oh I agree I was pissed off for a long time about that whole thing but it was multiple people in that department that told me that not just one worker so just nothing I could do

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KJBenson t1_irm6l4e wrote

I think child abuse laws might work a bit different if it isn’t your own kids you abusing.

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socphoenix t1_irmlu2s wrote

I hope so honestly what these women did was horrific

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AdSpecialist5387 t1_irgg78h wrote

wtf she's literally looming right into these little kid's faces and shouting at them full volume about punishing them. poor kids!

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dodgerbc t1_irg75nn wrote

Holy fuck I would lose it! Those people need to be held accountable, the kids are gonna be fucked up from this.

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mama_oso t1_irgqspd wrote

Little kids remember! When I was 5 and in my bedroom getting ready for bed, my dad scared me by standing in front of the window and simply saying boo. Not only have I never forgot but there's a reason why I hate open windows at night.

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DoodMonkey t1_irgem2i wrote

The state that leads education and child development. Good luck

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fungobat t1_irh46jp wrote

I watched the video and got so fucking angry. Those poor kids. Jesus Christ who even begins to think this is ok???

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Ayaz28100 t1_irglgvk wrote

Of course it was Mississippi

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ZacPensol t1_irhmad6 wrote

Being a Kentuckian myself, I always hated the idea of people stereotyping an entire state like this. But then I went to Mississippi.

I do speak somewhat hyperbolically of course - I've no doubt there are some great places in the state (Hattiesburg was nice), and lots and lots of truly wonderful people working hard to make it a better place. But my experience as I drove across the state and had to stay the night there was really such a confirmation of many of the negative stereotypes I've heard about it that I truly hope I never have to go back.

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rederic t1_irhakw7 wrote

Ah, Mississippi. Where they say "At least we're not Mississippi."

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asportate t1_irgavof wrote

WTF yeah , police definitely need to keep investigating. Everyone. Cuz what kinda loon thinks that's okay?

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cgaWolf t1_irifapx wrote

I read that as Miss Law Enforcement, and was picturing Sandra Bullock

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That-Requirement-285 t1_irhsl88 wrote

Youtubers and Tiktok channels that use exclusively children to make money are also all weird. CPS should really check some of these parents out, it’s like child actors with money-hungry parents.

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Mismikiohoyo15 t1_irh2t59 wrote

This is sick. Obviously not mentally stable enough to be caring for children.

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ExistingPie2 t1_irmikpr wrote

That kind of thing can have a big impact on kids. I'm gonna assume they're gonna need to heal from that :/

That was a dumb move on those women's part for their own self preservation. They're probably gonna get fired and may face some sort of legal punishment.

And also geez, what were they expecting? Sometimes older kids can take a scare, but not every kid either by all means.

It's not even close to ok. It seems fucked up because it's just totally fucked up. You can't even give them the benefit of the doubt. I think it's normal and healthy to want to scare kids but only in the sense that you want to teach them the ways of the world or make them more resilient. Like I've seen bearded dads shaving their face and scaring children, and that sort of thing I think may be normal, even if it's more for the parent's entertainment. Or like, you toss a kid up in the air, or you make a scary face but then you stop and reassure them. Just really mild stuff that teaches you about taking risks, or learning boundaries, or cognitive functions like object permanence.

It's just weird to me to think that these women made this dumb, life altering choice...blithely traumatized all these children...like what kind of bubble did they live in? They're so removed from reality.

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GreenSky2077 t1_irgl0nl wrote

I really hope these people go back to the sewer, pieces of shit shouldn't be walking on the surface, but they're fucking everywhere.

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1Sluggo t1_irge94v wrote

It was an awful thing to do. I’m just wondering what law/s were allegedly broken.

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theburnout t1_irggzt1 wrote

The definition of child abuse includes emotional abuse and mental injury.

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FlyingFlipPhone t1_irgqfeo wrote

Don't toddlers carry guns in Mississippi? Seems like a bad idea to scare them!

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