This person did not confront the mother at the time but decided it was appropriate to have a whinge to the local paper afterwards.
The mother probably had no choice but to catch the train and ‘old-fashioned’ disciplining doesn’t really exist anymore since it’s unacceptable to spank our children with a leather belt these days.
Being that the mother was also stuck on the train meant she couldn’t just remove them from the situation and give them time out either.
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People need to be more tolerant and sympathetic or not catch the train themselves.