After the incident, Chinese community groups in Chicago reminded Chinese immigrants to the United States that they should not physically punish their children in public places. These groups advised Chinese parents to adapt their child-rearing methods to the Western respect for basic human rights. The idea that "you cannot shape an implement without pounding," they concluded, is definitely not suited to contemporary American society.
事件發生後，芝加哥的華裔社團特別提醒移民美國的華裔父母，千萬不能在公共場合出手教訓子女，華人父母一定要適應西方尊重基本人權的教養方式，「不打不成器」絕對不適合美國社會。