You know, cos you stop him with the flashlight too.
And what about the other characters who can be stopped (or slowed) by the light?
To be fair, it really doesn't matter in the long haul whether the animatronics are friends or not. It wouldn't really help with the story much.
I enjoy kicking over the enragement child to stop its shit-eating laughing.
As long as I don't throw him into a wall, his shins are safe.