November 15, 2008
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Freaked me right out!
A friend of mine asked me to pass this video link on in the hopes that someday, someone will recognize the man in the video so he can be reported to child welfare. As well as mom who I presume is videotaping “the show”.
I got about 2 minutes into him swinging his 9 month old baby boy around and just couldn’t watch anymore, I came back later and finished watching, it got worse. I swear if I knew this guy I would report him so fast his head wouldn’t even have time to start spinning. I know the baby is smiling but the danger this child is put in, not to mention the risk of dislocated arms, shoulders. brain trauma and being dropped apalls me. I was literally gasping.
WARNING, THIS <—– is hard to watch.
edit. The Liveleak staff are also asking for information.
Comments (33)
I couldn’t do it… I watched long enough to know it isn’t someone I know…
Freakin people! Amazes me that people are not only so stupid to do things like this but then to take a video of it and post it so the whole world sees it! I hope they catch that jerk.
It is a fake. I have seen one like that before.
That was truly disturbing. He’s swinging the baby as if it’s some rag doll.
I was cringing at the fact what if the kid vomited due to all that swinging.
I sure hope it’s fake!
It’s so…oh my god! The guy is totally crazy! It better be fake.
I hope to hell it is a fake, bcuz that baby would have had at least a dozen broken bones by that point. It would not have been smiling. Whoever made this video is an idiot. I hope they get their kid taken away, just for stupidity…
Wow. Just wow. That is completely ridiculous. I’ve played around with my cousin before, but nothing like that.
I can’t watch it at all. Reading the post was enough for me.
Its the stuff that makes me hate people, and wonder what the fuck has happened to the world
O_o
My family always did these kinds of things with my brother and I, as well as our cousins. But we were significantly older…like, around the ages 5-10 (or until we got too heavy to swing around). None of us were babies…
This is fake.
What a fucking idiot.
But I really think this is fake. The baby would be screaming
i think it’s a fake….
Oh.My.Gosh.
that can’t be real…..
I don’t see how the baby survived it..he’s awfully quiet to be swung with that much centrifugal force!! I don’t get it.
i’m a mandatory reporter. i do not know who the man is in the video, but i would recommend people do not automatically assume it is fake. it should be looked into. that baby is far to young to be flung around like that. near the end, the man sets the baby down and the child can’t even say upright without leaning to the side.
i’m guessing if it’s real, it is seriously a case of ignorance. a man who does not know how fragile babies can be. these are probably people who don’t know much about babies and young children. i’m sure some help from social workers and parenting classes could fix these issues.
at any rate, if you recognize the man (there is a great shot of his face at the end of the video), please report it.
I think its fake. Looks like it. But she is right, it should be looked into.
Without looking at the video but reading the description…I know what you’re talking about. I saw it yesterday for the first time on myspace.
In the beginning, and when he stops swinging the baby around, it’s very clear the child is an actual baby. But with no movements from the child…and no screaming, crying, laughing, etc..during the swinging, it is obvious it is a doll. The child’s head does not bob…when he lets go of one arm the arm doesn’t move or flail…
I sure hope this is fake. This is terrible.
It doesn’t look real to me…. when the guy pulls the baby up to face him it looks too rigid, it doesn’t make any sense. The body doesn’t move like a real body would, and no child in it’s right mind would be happy about that. No child in its WRONG mind would be happy about it.
In addition, I don’t think ANYONE is that stupid.
Fake or not, this is horrible. I am messaging you a link to cheer you up!
This is just horrible. I couldn’t watch the whole thing either and wonder why many times that baby has smacked into that TV in the past.
This man is mad.
Michel
OH.MY.GOD!! this is so scary =S this man is crazy. This video better to be fake. I was so scared that he might accidentally bang that baby to the TV or lose control and cause the baby to fall =S These swings may cause the baby to suffer from long-term shoulder injuries.
What the heck is wrong with people?
I get the impression he thinks it is some how strengthening the babies muscles and encouraging balance and decreasing sensativity to motion sickness or something…maybe he is a gymnast and wants his kid to be one and is starting early with his training or something, but it is hard to watch. There doesnt appear to be any malice and im no doctor but i would deffo be worried about damage to the brain. It should be investigated but i dont think he’s knowlingly trying to abuse this baby.
the video wouldnt load for me but with enough people saying its a fake im gonna go with that… hopefully.
I could not watch that video too long…He knows that had to hurt that baby.
Hmmm I do hope it is fake. V
I hope its fake.
That’s all I can say about it.
My daughter is about that size and if I ever caught anyone doing this to her, I would beat the hell out of them. That is the most disgusting thing ever to do to a baby. This could’ve caused Shaken Baby Syndrome. Ugh. People are so dumb.
it is NOT fake.
you can see the baby move his arms and wave at the end. you can see the baby walking towards the end.
it is all one continuous shot with not cuts or transitions.
yes, it LOOKS dangerous. but the bottom line is that the baby is real, he did not puke, he did not cry, he is not in pain, and he is not injured.
maybe they are a family of professional acrobats for all we know.