Did Locke have the right to punch Charlie?

I definetly believe that Charlie wants the best for the baby, though he was going about the matter the wrong way. He corroused around the Island lieng, stealing, and causing fires. He had it coming! Charlie just needs to use his drug-damaged brain a little bit more before he goes and tries to save the baby.

If I was in Locke's position, I would have bonked him once and been done with it. 3 whoppers to the face was a bit much, though emotion (locke's) can get the best of us humans.

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