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In other mall Santa news, a man portraying Mr. Claus at an Illinois shopping center brought a 4-year-old boy to tears when he said he would not bring the lad a Nerf gun for Christmas. Nope. No guns, the Santa at the Harlem Irving Plaza Mall said upon hearing the boys request, the Hill reports. I had to watch my sweet little boy fight back tears because Santa told him 'no' because of his own personal beliefs, the boys mother wrote on Facebook. The mall sent another Santa to the boys house the next day to deliver a Nerf gun, per KTVU.
https://www.newser.com/story/299775/mall-santa-allegedly-exposes-himself-to-teen-co-worker.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_crime
kirkuchiyo
(402 posts)And jesus it was a joke...
See "A Christmas Story"
onenote
(42,899 posts)lame54
(35,386 posts)Hope he shoots his mom's eye out
Another joke
onenote
(42,899 posts)And the reference was to Santa's "personal beliefs" not the child.
I'd fire Santa in a heartbeat.
lame54
(35,386 posts)But her response was cringe-worthy
onenote
(42,899 posts)lame54
(35,386 posts)I now realize she was calling out the Santa's personal beliefs
I at first read it as the 4 year olds personal beliefs
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)marybourg
(12,651 posts)muntrv
(14,505 posts)Croney
(4,689 posts)Hmm, instead of a gun, how about Legos? A bike? Oh, you really want a gun? Well let's think about it a while. A telescope can be lots of fun. Ok well bye, Merry Christmas, I hope your wishes come true but I'm still thinking of that bike.
Archae
(46,381 posts)They shoot pieces of SPONGE, for crying out loud!
The store had the right idea sending the second Santa to the kid's home with a Nerf gun.
vercetti2021
(10,159 posts)Fuck I'm a 30 year old adult and have a bunch of these from my childhood still and adulthood. I love nerf guns. But it beats giving a kid a real fucking gun
Jerry2144
(2,139 posts)Probably not true or accurate. Wheres the evidence? Likely this is just another entitled White reicht-wing fascist victim
jcgoldie
(11,668 posts)Smacks of OMG can you believe how crazy the libs are now? They are coming for our kids toys?!? *gasp* Oh and they want to abort him even though he's 4!
onenote
(42,899 posts)Good lesson to learn
jcgoldie
(11,668 posts)Another important lesson. Thanks!
onenote
(42,899 posts)EX500rider
(10,898 posts)....by sending another Santa to his house with the toy.
EX500rider
(10,898 posts)A mall in Chicago has apologized and delivered a surprise to a young boy who was told by a mall Santa Claus that he could not have a toy gun for Christmas.
Video posted by the boy's mother on Facebook shows Michael asking a Santa at the Harlem Irving Plaza Mall for a nerf gun.
"No, I ... nope. No guns," the Santa replied. "Not even a Nerf gun. If your dad wants to bring it to you that's fine, but I can't bring it to you. What else would you like?"
The boy eventually breaks into tears
onenote
(42,899 posts)Not your best post
dware
(12,557 posts)didn't click on the link didja.
Not a good start.
Lunabell
(6,145 posts)Santa was a big bah humbug to the little guy. He should have redirected him to a different toy or just changed the subject. It's not up to him to parent someone else's child.