Considering his own son had just died I’d let him off with a nice sturdy slap.
No excuse at all. The child’s mother’s is right: he is a bully, finding easy mark with a woman and her child. You think he’d behave the same way if a big black man was sitting in that seat next to him? Hurting someone else’s child because you’re frustrated?? That’s his excuse? He’s bigoted and pathetic and deserves much worst than he got.
He slapped a baby.
I don’t care what the situation, this cannot happen.
Do you really think slapping a baby will stop the crying?