I have to think there have been no replies to your post because we are all in shock. I commend you and your wife for speaking up and stopping this abuse at the time. It is hard to know what more you could have done. You can always hotline someone for child abuse, but to do that you have to know who they are.

It seems that I read in most every tournament flyer that verbal or physical abuse will not be tolerated, yet we continue to see or hear of these instances. I think the tournament organizers need to put more of an emphasis on enforcing this notice. What if every security officer on duty was told to watch for, stop or report these abuses?

Without any details or names, can anyone think of a single instance where this policy of not tolerating abuse was enforced?