nycneedhelp
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Hi, i need help. myself and my family along with our 2 daughters travelled from asia to US and we had to take a 14 hour flight from dubai to newyork. once the flight stopped in new york, my 2 year was singing some rhymes loudly and the guy who was sitting in the seat opposite to ours, stood up and bent towards my 2 year old and screamed loudly on her face. initially we did not understand what was happening. then later he said that he was frustrated of her shouting through out the journey and he let it out like that. needless to say my 2 year old and even my 8 year old was so freaked out, that they just went into a mental shock almost for 10-15 mins. everyone in the flight, started cursing that guy for doing such a shameful act. and they told me to press charges on that guy and gave them their business cards just in case if i needed witness. Ironically the guy who yelled at our child, did not even complain once, and if he had done that, we could have changed seats since the flight was empty. Once we got out of the flight, he was held by the airline crew and the cops were called. cops came and took statements from both of us and wrote a report and gave it to me and said that the guy cannot be arrested, since he did not touch the child. my question is what kind of legal action I can take against this moron who yelled at a 2 year old's face . i really feel frustrated and helpless that the guy walked off without any charges. I defenitely would like to pursue legal action against this guy and myself and my wife along with others in the flight that day feel that he requires some help. please guide me. I do have the report given by the cops with me and not sure how to proceed further. still my children are shaken and hopefully they can sleep well,, which I doubt, and am sure they are going to have nightmares of this incident. Should there be charges only if the person touches the child? what about the mental trauma that happened to the child? is that not of any importance. please help. thanks.