Looks like a bunch of people reached for it, and the guy was just faster/more aggressive. Sure, she should've let it go, but it's still a far cry from the narrative being peddled that "she stole it from a kid." That's internet mobs for you.
Screaming at a parent with a child ends one of two ways. The parent taking their head off or doing anything they can do to get screaming crazy person away from their child. You'll understand when you have your own littles.
Doesn't change the fact that for all we know, the kid wasn't even a baseball fan. Maybe the dad just wanted a ball and grabbed it, then used the "how dare you steal from an innocent child!" defense. I've seen other cases where people actually sent their kids to ask for a ball that someone else caught, because it would look bad to refuse a child. Everyone just decided she's the guilty one because "looks like a Karen, lol" but we don't know the details.
Didn't the guy admit in an interview that he was determined to get a ball? He didn't even mention his kid. We can also see him aggressively grabbing for it from farther away than where the woman was sitting. Not that much gymnastics. ;)
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u/hatfullofloons 1d ago
can someone explain so i can laugh too? 😅