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originalpckelly

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44. OK, but you don't shoot shit.

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 03:32 PM

Feb 2012

I could see that, I think facebook is a waste. Why doesn't he just use his IT skills to block the website on her computer, if he's such a gifted wizard of technology?

The abuse we think children should suffer is amazing.

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The best part of the Facebook Laptop Dad is his defense of the housekeeper. [View all] Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 OP

that was the only part that seems worthwhile. Schema Thing Feb 2012 #1

Having watched the extended version, I've softened toward the guy--don't think he's nutz, just TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #2

That was my take too. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #3

This changes my opinion on him completely arely staircase Feb 2012 #6

His daughter should get the fuck out of that abusive situation as soon as possible. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #4

she sounds like a spoiled brat to me nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #7

Spoiled until the reality of the consequences starts to creep in... Tikki Feb 2012 #14

Are you out of your fucking mind? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #15

No. Sounds like he has awakened arely staircase Feb 2012 #31

OK, but you don't shoot shit. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #44

I think he picked an over the top way arely staircase Feb 2012 #61

Are you kidding me? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #70

Sounds like you have never used a gun to destroy or celebrate anything. arely staircase Feb 2012 #81

Oh, so he's celebrating now? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #86

no I didn't say he was celebrating anything arely staircase Feb 2012 #92

There's a difference between shooting sports and threatening your teenage daughter. TheWraith Feb 2012 #123

devoid of the context in which it occurred, sure arely staircase Feb 2012 #129

There's no context that makes violently threatening your child okay. TheWraith Feb 2012 #141

no, it doesn't clearly say that arely staircase Feb 2012 #147

Well, if I'm understanding him correctly justiceischeap Feb 2012 #186

Sounds like you just hate the big scary gun... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #131

Given it away = A-OK. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #143

A lot of teens think the world revolves around them. That's just the way it is. Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #78

I guess we all see it through the lense arely staircase Feb 2012 #169

It was not her computer. It is his and he allowed her to use it. IndyJones Feb 2012 #130

He refers to it as hers. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #145

+1 sarcasmo Feb 2012 #36

I doubt she wants to leave the comforts of home. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #9

read this and tell me again that the daughter is in an abusive situation, please. ohnoimscared Feb 2012 #184

Dad got mad when he found out daughter had complained about parents on facebook. Quantess Feb 2012 #5

I suppose the first step is turning in the application. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #10

It might be hard to know that if you've never applied for a job though. hughee99 Feb 2012 #12

Do you think laziness warrants someone shooting a possession? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #30

She doesn't sound lazy to me. Sounds like she does her fair share but whines about it. Quantess Feb 2012 #45

I know. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #47

read this and tell me she is going to be messed up, will ya please. ohnoimscared Feb 2012 #185

awesome fristian diagnosis... dionysus Feb 2012 #211

If you think he did just this because she didnt apply for jobs hughee99 Feb 2012 #49

She's not 18. They aren't her possessions. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #56

And shooting something then publicly humiliating her... originalpckelly Feb 2012 #73

It's escalation. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #83

What if she'd just been saying this to her friends? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #89

facebook <> diary lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #108

so a grown man shoots a laptop and a 12 year old burns down a house Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #97

She'd be better off as a 16 year old girl on the street or in foster care? lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #115

she'd be better off if there was some professional intervention. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #124

Family therapy is probably a great idea. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #125

If this had happenned during a divorce proceeding, Angry Gun Dad Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #171

Who says he's fight for custody? Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #194

Wouldn't matter if he did. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #200

Exactly. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #118

I have a feeling she's a ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #99

Shame is an excellent motivation tool... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #139

Break someone down to build them up? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #146

One of many... JSnuffy Feb 2012 #178

Yeah, because he's clearly incredibly rational. You could tell that when he SHOT A LAPTOP. TheWraith Feb 2012 #34

If it's effective, then it will be rational. If it's as ineffective as the previous grounding, then Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #42

I can't believe I'm agreeing with you on something nt arely staircase Feb 2012 #71

It happens. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #72

Still, it is unnerving arely staircase Feb 2012 #98

I suspect they've had a discussion or two before, hughee99 Feb 2012 #55

It gets the point across that he responds to criticism with violence. TheWraith Feb 2012 #112

It's gets his point accross that the luxuries she takes for granted now hughee99 Feb 2012 #126

Yes, he did. TheWraith Feb 2012 #158

He seems to have a rational reason for destroying it. hughee99 Feb 2012 #197

Ah, I see you've decided to continue this discussion elsewhere... hughee99 Feb 2012 #153

I'm sorry, I was under the impression this was a discussion board. TheWraith Feb 2012 #160

You certainly don't. hughee99 Feb 2012 #164

Would a baseball bat have been okay? ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #60

Most normal people understand what guns were made for: originalpckelly Feb 2012 #66

He did use it to kill something... ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #76

The implicit threat of violence isn't abusive? Really? TheWraith Feb 2012 #116

You would be trespassing......he wasn't. He paid for her laptop, you didn't pay for my computer. ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #121

My laptop has never been the same after watching the video. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #195

No, NO PART OF IT was okay. TheWraith Feb 2012 #96

"violence"? lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #122

Exactly, she complained. He is concerned about his reputation with a 15yr old's facebook friends! siligut Feb 2012 #29

He should grow up. MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #8

I'm scared that the young lady, however a little fucker she may be... originalpckelly Feb 2012 #20

Its hard to say for sure. It isn't healthy that's for sure, he may get a visit for it. MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #69

You know what? I am getting tired of the adjective i own my story Feb 2012 #11

You would rather call her work-adept? nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #13

I would rather like to call the cops... originalpckelly Feb 2012 #17

That would be great. Have social services come get her. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #26

Social services are there to help stop abuse not steal daughters. MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #84

He could have just donated the laptop to a charity. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #16

He explains why he does it quite extensively in the video. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #18

I don't want to hear any explanation. Such an act has NO explanation. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #21

He's scary and fucked in the head. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #23

That would really teach her a lesson. Put her into the system. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #25

I don't think they keep statistics ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #63

Ears wide shut. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #24

When does it become an implied threat to her safety? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #27

He's tried taking it away. It's very clear in the video why he did this. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #28

Huh? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #35

It's a grandiose gesture designed for maximum effect. Designed for her and her friends. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #50

He's "tried" and... what? The Spoiled Brat Invisible Force Field prevented him? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #48

I'm the same way with murder trials. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #53

What the fucking fuck does that have to do with ANYTHING? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #58

when the man of the house hacks his kids heads off and blows them up Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #102

I watched the video too... originalpckelly Feb 2012 #22

Not sure if it can be termed "a shooting." nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #33

Oh, OK. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #38

There was a shooting in Chicago last night. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #62

Let me ask you: originalpckelly Feb 2012 #68

A deviant like me. I don't like idiots with guns, and I don't like public humiliation rituals. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #37

He didn't shoot her. ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #54

Your brain can change shape just from being yelled at and verbally abused. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #77

She wasn't there and I would be ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #87

Your post is 100% correct. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #19

Is this even real? dogman Feb 2012 #32

She'll have a lot of time to consider it without the internet. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #39

I know. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #43

It depends. ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #93

I'm pretty sure that would be considered illegal. PassingFair Feb 2012 #174

I didn't say I would be okay with it. ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #176

Over the top? Probably. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #40

Most responses would not be over the top. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #52

Abusive to who or what? ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #56

A child has belongings at the suffrage of their guardians. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #64

Your last paragraph is likely correct, and is more proof he's a clueless ego-driven idiot. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #75

We're all ego-driven. She was ego-driven to post what she did, too. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2012 #85

I think parenting should be taught in school. Cleita Feb 2012 #41

With an attitude like that, the mother, father, and housekeeper may be Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #46

What I don't understand is why she needs to do all those chores if they have a housekeeper? Cleita Feb 2012 #59

He makes it clear that she is not a full-time housekeeper. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #65

The woman helps them with cleaning ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #67

Well, from what I can observe from the outside looking in Cleita Feb 2012 #74

I don't think we have any reason ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #79

They could have simply removed the laptop from her possession. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #82

They did that before according to him ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #88

Here's the thing: they could just decide not to give it back. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #94

Something tells me ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #103

No, kids shouldn't do anything they want to but it seems to me Cleita Feb 2012 #95

We don't know that this hasn't already happened to her. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #80

We don't have any reason to believe ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #91

How about taking the laptop away, locking it away for awhile, or giving it away? Cleita Feb 2012 #101

No, destroying the laptop ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #113

I think you knew that the watermelon wasn't a part of you or belonged to you. Cleita Feb 2012 #120

Well, the watermelon could have been ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #132

Sounds like things weren't too harmonious in your household. Cleita Feb 2012 #134

Maybe you think that because you ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #144

Father's response to Fox News coverage of the incident and other comments made on Facebook about it: ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #172

Look I grew up with discipline. I went to Catholic school in the forties and fifties. Cleita Feb 2012 #173

yeah she's not the cleaning lady, she's just the lady who cleans. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #119

Stay classy. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #161

You do realize that you had a VERY UNUSUAL upbringing, right? Most families do not belong TwilightGardener Feb 2012 #156

I understand giving kids chores, but it sounds like she has Cleita Feb 2012 #175

People will generally rise to the expectations given. Nevernose Feb 2012 #177

She's still the kid and he is the adult. Cleita Feb 2012 #180

and how long does it take to sweep a floor, do some dishes (if they need to be done) Maine-ah Feb 2012 #183

I dunno, it usually takes me the better part of a morning, but then I'm 72. Cleita Feb 2012 #202

ok, well, I'm half your age Maine-ah Feb 2012 #205

Excuse me, but I never mentioned his accent or speech Cleita Feb 2012 #207

you kind of opened the door on it. Maine-ah Feb 2012 #208

Really? Like no other men do shit like that in northern or western states? Cleita Feb 2012 #210

You would have thought my mother was the worst woman on the planet justiceischeap Feb 2012 #189

Well, I think I made that point on another post that teenagers are going to talk about their Cleita Feb 2012 #203

Good for him - ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #51

+1 my2sense Feb 2012 #90

She's 15 not 5. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #110

Tell that to the parents ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #117

"Is it really preparing her for the real world" boppers Feb 2012 #182

at 15, a parent should still be checking in on the social websites Maine-ah Feb 2012 #187

Ya know... I taught High School... Bigmack Feb 2012 #100

You said it so much better than me. Cleita Feb 2012 #104

+1 Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #106

Seriously? ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #107

this guy is so wacked that he posted a video publicly berating his daughter Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #111

Why are you assuming that you know ohheckyeah Feb 2012 #137

He didn't hack into her page justiceischeap Feb 2012 #190

It's an implied threat of violence. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #114

She sounds devastated. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #198

you may want to look into what is considered child abuse treestar Feb 2012 #179

His over-the-top response to his daughter is, well, MineralMan Feb 2012 #105

I can't take anything a bread-eating conservate says seriously. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #109

Uh, OK. Why don't we just let that whole thing MineralMan Feb 2012 #151

Watch what you say. Rex Feb 2012 #167

I don't often agree with you, but in this I do. Cleita Feb 2012 #128

Adolescents can be very difficult to deal MineralMan Feb 2012 #150

I'm not clutching my pearls over this one. We are only hearing one side of the story here IndyJones Feb 2012 #127

Hey, why not just let him put a fist through the wall in his house. originalpckelly Feb 2012 #133

Better than that. Put a stick of dynamite in his house and blow it up. Cleita Feb 2012 #135

Okay, if he does that then let us all know. IndyJones Feb 2012 #138

Have you seen the walls in their house? originalpckelly Feb 2012 #148

That's quite a leap. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #155

better a fist through a wall than to a face. Maine-ah Feb 2012 #188

That's sad. PassingFair Feb 2012 #196

um, yeah because I have tons of anger issues... Maine-ah Feb 2012 #206

He should have just given the computer to the housekeeper Kingofalldems Feb 2012 #136

If she needed one, that would have been a great idea. IndyJones Feb 2012 #140

He seems like he might be an ok guy JNelson6563 Feb 2012 #142

No... originalpckelly Feb 2012 #149

She sounds like she'll make a great member of the 1%. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #157

I think the girl should get the fuck away from this bully. Swede Feb 2012 #152

She would miss the comforts of home. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #159

Not one bit. Swede Feb 2012 #162

You're right. She'd probably be happier in foster care. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #163

Without a bullet in her,happy and alive. Swede Feb 2012 #165

Yep. I'm sure she's calling social services right now. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #168

I should hope so. Swede Feb 2012 #170

He shouldn't even be able to post stuff like this on the internet. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #193

Don't forget about the sexual abuse she could look forward to as well. justiceischeap Feb 2012 #191

But maybe they would have internet access. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #192

Daddy is an asshole....who wanted to show that he was a "real man"..gun and all AnOhioan Feb 2012 #154

As long as he is projecting his feelings (bullets) into objects Rex Feb 2012 #166

The idiot should of donated the laptop to an unselfish deserving person, not destroy it Guy Montag Feb 2012 #181

She soulds devastated. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #199

This guy is surprised his daughter has anger issues? randr Feb 2012 #201

Hmm. who is the better one here? A bratty 15 year old or her nutso Dad? Jennicut Feb 2012 #204

He posted this on youtube, thus seeking as much attention for himself as possible. HuckleB Feb 2012 #209

that's the only good thing about it. nt Terra Alta Feb 2012 #212