I will give you an A for effort but that is the most unrealistic conclusion I have ever heard. No kid will take what you said out of this video.
So many bleeding hearts here... too many parents these days don't care, and their kids grow up into what this country is becoming, a lazy, disrespectful, and less productive society that relies on the charity of others to survive. I can guarantee you this... this girl got the message, and will be better off for it down the line.
Adults are expected to act with greater maturity than their kids. This guy did not do so. He's the cliche of the derogatory term redneck, and you can tell he did this out of anger. That's not healthy, and it won't teach his daughter anything positive. All it shows is that when you're the one in charge, it can be a free pass to act like a jackass. Girls are difficult to deal with, but there are better ways than this.
Not a clever reaction. The Facebook posting was trivial teenage stuff, the father's reaction was idiotic and dangerous, setting a very bad example to his daughter about how to deal with problems. He needs professional help.
I know what I have seen in the video, and what it is like bringing up teenagers, and what it was like to be one. Do I need any more to form an opinion?Clearly you know the whole history of the relationship and how it built up to this event, so your analysis is spot on....
Not a clever reaction. The Facebook posting was trivial teenage stuff, the father's reaction was idiotic and dangerous, setting a very bad example to his daughter about how to deal with problems. He needs professional help.
What is dangerous, in my opinion, is the irresponsible use of a firearm (with hollow point ammunition, no less), and the implied lesson that rather than recognising and dealing with an unpleasant or frustrating reality, at least partly of one's own making, the solution is to shoot one's way out. When she turns up with his .45 and says "I warned you, but you wouldn't listen", before emptying nine rounds into him, she'll only be following his example.I don't see what's "dangerous" here, but I dislike the way he used a firearm to destroy the computer. Guns aren't toys, and there's better use for ammo than this.
What is dangerous, in my opinion, is the irresponsible use of a firearm (with hollow point ammunition, no less), and the implied lesson that rather than recognising and dealing with an unpleasant or frustrating reality, at least partly of one's own making, the solution is to shoot one's way out. When she turns up with his .45 and says "I warned you, but you wouldn't listen", before emptying nine rounds into him, she'll only be following his example.
I know what I have seen in the video, and what it is like bringing up teenagers, and what it was like to be one. Do I need any more to form an opinion?
Thank god that wasn't a Mac! I would have cried.
Being a good parent means sometimes you have to be the bad guy. I think when a parent is the best friend, there is usually a problem. His actions with this may have caused a week, month, or even years of a good relationship, but if he taught his daughter the important life values he is going for, then he is being a good parent. She should treat others with respect. She should be kind and willing to help around the house. I agree that maybe his exact execution could be a little off, but no one is perfect, and he is trying to do the best he can. Hopefully, she will realize that sooner rather than later.
You're under the illusion that he does something like this everytime his daughter does something disrespectful. Not the case. He states in the video that she's done this in the past and he's punished her strictly (grounding her for months), but it's clear that she's the hard headed stubborn type that doesn't learn lessons the easy way. If this doesn't teach her a lesson, nothing in life will. He did this as a final act of punishment. Her post was the final straw on the camel's back, so to speak. You seriously cannot be using "girls are difficult to deal with" as an excuse to be disrespectful...
And really? You think this video -REALLY- shows that if you're the one in charge, you can act like a jackass? Where in the world did you pull this idea out of? I could maybe understand if the video didn't explain anything and all he said was "mah daughter is a little runt, and here's her punishment". Then yes, it would show something like that. Obviously not the case.
Of course he's angry. If I had a son who showed so much disrespect towards me, I'd be pretty ********* furious. But you can also feel the huge amount of disappointment he feels and sadness at how his daughter turned out to be. He didn't do this out of blinding rage, like you suggest, he did this with carefully thought out reasons.
What is dangerous, in my opinion, is the irresponsible use of a firearm (with hollow point ammunition, no less), and the implied lesson that rather than recognising and dealing with an unpleasant or frustrating reality, at least partly of one's own making, the solution is to shoot one's way out. When she turns up with his .45 and says "I warned you, but you wouldn't listen", before emptying nine rounds into him, she'll only be following his example.
Do you think taking a gun and shooting exploding bullets in to a laptop is ok?... How about then filming it so that over a million people can see it?
Oh wait a minute he was teaching his 15 year old daughter an important life lesson so its ok... I guess now everyone will need a gun to teach their children lessons.
Maybe some of the daughters friends will think they'll need a gun too... Maybe they'll use those guns on something more than a laptop... Maybe the daughter so enraged with her fathers actions will take the same gun and teach him a lesson... Maybe she'll film that too.
What do you think?