“Mid-Flight Horror: Toddler Locked in Airplane Toilet as Strangers Claim ‘Education’ Justification”
After being posted on Chinese social media, the video garnered fierce criticism from local netizens, who believed the measures taken by the women were extreme and could’ve caused psychological damage to the girl.
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Others directed their anger at the carrier, believing that it’s the responsibility of flight attendants to handle those situations instead of random passengers.
Juneyao Airlines acknowledges the situation and announced that an internal investigation into the issue is taking place.
“While flight attendants aim to help calm distressed children, they are not always present, and decisions made by passengers during such situations are treated as emergencies,” a representative said.
“If the child continues to cry there is not a lot that the flight attendant can do.”
The video sparked fierce debate on the Chinese app Weibo, where it went viral, with users criticizing Tingting for the way she treated the little girl
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The intensity of the backlash forced Gou Tingting to set her Weibo account to private, as more and more users came to her post to debate the extent to which parents, and strangers, should go to discipline their children.
“Children cannot control their emotions when they are one or two years old. What’s wrong with crying? Didn’t you cry when you were young too?” one user asked on the app.
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Others were more understanding of the woman, believing her punishment of the toddler was a necessary last resort.
