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ohheckyeah

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132. Well, the watermelon could have been

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 04:40 PM

Feb 2012

a part of me if we had been able to eat it for dessert.

It was HER laptop because HE paid for it. My brother and sisters didn't pay for my toys. My parents did.

You really think the father wants to destroy his daughter? Oh, yeah, he wanted to hurt her - he wanted to make her complete disregard for other people painful so she wouldn't do it again, BUT he didn't physically harm her, he didn't scar her for life, he destroyed an inanimate object.

Isn't that what all discipline is about? Making it hurt to behave in a hurtful to other people manner? When a child is grounded it's to make them HURT because they can't do what they want.

Maybe he should have given her milk and cookies and then asked her to pretty please not be such a disrespectful, foul mouthed brat.

That's the problem with kids who are out beating up other people (like in Lynchburg, VA where teenagers beat up and killed an elderly person)....they've never experienced the HURT of discipline. They have no empathy for it because the worst that ever happened to them when they acted out was they were sent to their room where they had a television, computer, cell phone and video games. Wow - that's some real discipline.

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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