mall Santa refuses boy a Nerf gun, "Nope. No guns"

[Demovictory9]

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 boy’s 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 boy’s mother wrote on Facebook. The mall sent another Santa to the boy’s 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]

1. Hope he shoots his eye out...

And jesus it was a joke...

See "A Christmas Story"

[onenote]

3. You think a four year old would get that it was a "joke"?

[lame54]

8. Do you think a 4 year old has "personal beliefs"?...

Hope he shoots his mom's eye out

Another joke

[onenote]

9. A 4 year wants a toy from Santa. It's not a mall Santa's business to tell the kid he can't have one

And the reference was to Santa's "personal beliefs" not the child.

I'd fire Santa in a heartbeat.

[lame54]

11. I agree - he should be apolitical...

But her response was cringe-worthy

[onenote]

12. What part of her response was cringe worthy?

[lame54]

13. Re-reading it I got it completely wrong...

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]

4. ...

[marybourg]

2. Santa should have been non-committal. I do agree with his philosophy, however.

[muntrv]

5. "You'll shoot your eye out!"

[Croney]

6. I could never play a public Santa. But I'd say it in a softer way.

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]

7. This was really stupid of that mall Santa, I mean, a Nerf gun?

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. It's just a Nerf gun

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]

14. Probably not true

Probably not true or accurate. Where’s the evidence? Likely this is just another entitled White reicht-wing fascist victim

[jcgoldie]

16. That was my first impression

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]

20. First impressions aren't always reliable

Good lesson to learn

[jcgoldie]

22. Patronizing bullshit on internet message boards helps insecure people feel better about themselves.

Another important lesson. Thanks!

[onenote]

23. Talking about yourself that way is just sad

[EX500rider]

17. Well there is an actual video of the event....and the mall kinda confirmed it...

....by sending another Santa to his house with the toy.

[EX500rider]

18. I saw the vid on FB

Mall Santa brings Nerf gun to boy who cried when told 'no guns' for Christmas
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]

19. The "evidence" is the event on video

Not your best post

[dware]

21. Tsk tsk tsk,

didn't click on the link didja.

Not a good start.

[Lunabell]

15. This is pretty stupid.

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.