[...] being dragged by a mom by the arm. We’ve all been there,” writes Jeanne Sager for Babble’s StrollerDerby blog. “This woman wasn’t A. watching what happened with her child (did you see near the end, [...]

This was undoubtedly abuse — or blatant laziness that led to abuse. Either way, I’m glad to read she was arrested.

Defending her is like saying to an abusive husband, It’s ok to hit when you get frustrated. Absolutely ridiculous. I’m glad she was caught.

Leashing kids is a terrrible thing that a human can do his/her child. For gods sake, they are not animals, they are intelligent human beings. I think leashes should be banned forever. I am from Turkey, and I can only image seeing this kind of attitude to humans in a country who has history in slavery or may be followed by Germany. If US can pass this law that means they have reached civilization.

OMG what a video. That kid looks like he is in so much pain, NOT. Yes it looks bad, but was you there?? Probably not. So how can you judge what is going on? You can’t so keep your mouth shut about someone else’s business. Where did you get the info that the child had a injuries to his neck? I didn’t see anything about that anywhere but here? If you was there then was the child laughing or crying? My son had to wear night-splints which is a bar between his feet attached to his shoes. I would take and hold him upside down by that bar and he loved it, I guess you would consider that some sort of child abuse today. Seems to me that you are a little upset for not watching where you was going and and tripping over someones child leash. I never leashed my kids, only because that idea never crossed my mind at the time. Not to mention my children knew better to get to far if dad was around, mom was another story of course. I have a grand-daughter that I would leash in a second and do. That child can out run an athlete and I am not that young anymore. Not to mention she does not listen very well..
You sound like one of those people that would call the police if I was to spank my child in front of you in public. Well guess what I did that plenty of times and you know my kids love me and are all grown now and appreciate the way we raised them.
Think about this,”Don’t believe anything you hear and only about half of what you see”, people especially the media tell you what they want you to hear and edit what they want you to see. So unless you was there and know for sure what you know don’t judge. The world would be a better place.

not child abuse! the kid wanted to be dragged, it’s a game he likes to play at home on the hardwood floors. you all need to get a grip! this a felony??? ridiculous! I feel sorry for this mom.

ed, debbie, and jennifer- First off, no child so be so undisciplined that he/she needs a leash, when my child was “too young to behave himself”, I would hire a babysitter to watch him. Second off, that lady is NOT taking her kid “for a ride”. She is obviously upset and/or frustrated. Third off, under no circumstances would you have to drag your child through a store. That’s blatant abuse. If he’s misbehaving the least you could do is CARRY him out or something. “17 seconds” of video can actually tell a lot. There is no excuse for these “17 seconds” of abuse. Kudos to everyone who contributed to this lady getting what was coming to her.