Bladen revealed that he originally planned to give the kid a “good old-fashioned talking to.” That plan went out the window when the teenager “smiled at [him],” causing the dad to snap. Apparently, Bladen apologized to his victim in court and warned other parents against following his lead with their kids’ bullies. “I’m very sorry for what I did, very regretful and ashamed,” he said. “Please don’t do what I did, I just lost control. It’s definitely not the way to handle things.” But in his recent 60 Minutes Australia interview, the dad seems to have changed his tone, defending himself by saying, “We live in a day of political correctness, and I’m sick of it.”
