So I actually read her account. A couple of things stand out to me
1) Lefties don't shop at Walmart. At least they don't claim to
2) I found it a little disturbing how she commented about her children prior to the "story". For example
It takes a lot of work to get the kids ready, get them in and out of the car, find a shopping cart, keep them happy while I shop and get them home in one piece.. Really? Lots of work? Her children should be a joy, not work
3) Her description of what happened while horrifying is difficult to believe. She is obviously playing to every stereotype of a "redneck" that is possible. Additionally, I find it hard to believe that she was strolling through Walmart while everyone was telling her how cute her kid was. People aren't as friendly as they used to be and while it may happen with one person, you don't see it happen often.
4) Now that she has drawn attention to this, it would behoove Walmart to "go to the tape". Surely there is surveillance video that captured the whole thing.
5) In her HuffPo piece she says
"I snapped his photo after two old birds came up to tell me just how adorable he was.". First, does anyone else find her comment of "two old birds" a little insulting and offensive way to talk about senior citizens?
6) Lastly and the most important thing. If this truly happened they would have been pulling my wife off of the perpetrator. What mother stands by and watches her kid get assaulted and does nothing? She didn't report it to the store? She didn't report it to the police? No, she takes to a HuffPo blog.
It all smells fishy to me.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie...ore-a-pink-headband-to-walmart_b_3696113.html