HKP it is Christmas Island in Kiribati. You don't want to end up there.

While I do not condone the touching of a child, I certainly do not condone ugly parent syndrome where little Jonny can do no wrong while Mum or Dad is whacking some perceved vilator. Solving violence with violence is not solving anything. Also if done on a plane these days you are likely to come to the (negative) attention of the air marshal and law enforcement.

These days you may end up in Guantanamo Bay.

1 kick = accident
2 kicks = "please don't do that"
3 kicks = " would you please ask your child to stop kicking my seat?"
4 kicks = find the "exit" window & chuck the damn kid + its parent out of it!

Problem solved. :)

I like Bokhara's system and am seriously thinking of printing it out on some cards that I can pass back to families behind me when I'm getting my seat kicked!

I still say, let the parent of the brat and the kickee fight it out in the aisle...yeeeha now that will be fun to watch. Yippie yay