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WalMart is going through a little bit of a tough time in the news headlines, with a male customer slapping someone else’s child and the People of WalMart viral website making fun of their customers. Both of these issues are simply bad PR for the department store chain.

On Monday, 61-year-old Roger Stephens from Stone Mountain, GA was at the WalMart on Rockbridge Road when a 2-year-old girl was crying. This annoyed the man, so he confronted the mother, Sonya Mathews, telling her that he would shut the kid up if she didn’t do anything about it. Shortly after this, Stephens crossed a couple aisles and grabbed the girl, slapping her about four times. Then he turned to the mother, saying he told her so.

Mathews called security while another customer held Stephens down until they could get there. He was then arrested and charged with felony cruelty to children. Then on Wednesday, Mathews said that she forgives him and also thinks that he may have mental issues. The incident wasn’t caught on video, unlike many other things.

It appears that a viral website, People of WalMart, has been making news headlines across the nation for mocking customers shopping at the store. The blog is used for people to post pictures of poorly dressed and awkward looking people while they shop at WalMart, making fun of them.

The blog was started by two brothers in their 20s and their friend and was used to share crazy pictures with their friends. It has now gone viral, as it’s largely promoted on sites like Funny or Die and Digg, while links are posted in ads on Twitter and Facebook. One of the brothers said that they got the idea when they went to a WalMart in South Carolina and saw some very bizarre looking people.