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This Is All Kinds Of Wrong of the Day: [Trigger warning: Child abuse] Footage of a four-year-old boy from Nanjing, China, being forced to run through the snowy streets of NYC in his underwear — at times even told to lie down — was uploaded online by the boy’s father.

According to the man’s assistant, the boy, Duo Duo, was born prematurely and had a variety of ailments, but thanks to a tough regimen of strength training he is no longer sick.

In the video the boy can be seen crying and begging his father to pick him up, leading many to conclude that child is being abused. “You are torturing your child,” said one commenter. “”Why didn’t you run with your son naked too? You are crazy!” said another.

His assistant, however, defended the self-proclaimed “Eagle Dad” (a male equivalent of Amy Chua’s “Tiger Mom”), saying that he agreed to run and even warmed up before with “slow running,” and “the fact that the child lived showed that he has tenacious vitality.”

[telegraph / eastday / video: arbroath.]

I’m sorry, but I couldn’t just walk by this scene. I would call 911 immediately and turn this father in. I have done it in the past for the safety and welfare of the child. I know cultures are different, but this is cruelty and punishment in my opinion and can’t be tolerated. I don’t want a world of kids brought up the “Eagle” way. Fuck that.

oh an on another note… My father did shit like this to me. I wasn’t allowed to cry or be afraid. If I showed fear I was told to go out in to the woods at night alone and sit in my fear for hours at a super young age. I was terrified. I was worked like a slave most of the time too. This isn’t the way to raise a kid. I’m proof of that shit.

People, 

If you see shit like this, don’t just walk by. Do something!