Dad shoots laptop as punishment

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No wonder he has and always will have, problems with his kids.
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As someone who works daily with 16-18 year-old kids, I cringed when I watched that video.

Of course, we don't know the full back-story. But what he did was expensive for him, potentially hazardous,and pretty childish. And if he thinks his daughter won't see the video because her computer has been destroyed, he's mistaken.

A public humiliation like that for a private family squabble that is a normal thing between teenagers and parents will have a lasting negative effect. Hope she doesn't become a runaway as a result.

And, of course, the anti-gunners have another poster child...
 
Shooting objects to make power points seems incredibly stupid in trying to teach a kid a lesson worth learning.
How could that have 14 mill views, I feel stupid for watching it.:)
 
Did you read the guy's response on his Facebook page?
There was a previous history with the girl, he'd laid out some boundaries & warned her if it happened again he'd put a bullet through the laptop, and after she did it again he carried out his promise.
Along with saying the next laptop she gets will be bought with her money, not his.

He'd identified misbehavior, he'd discussed it with her, he'd laid out the consequences of another occurrance quite clearly, and after discussing this one with his wife (who said "Put one in it for me"), he followed through.

Aside from the inevitable "Oh, that poor GIRL!" backlash from predictable sources, having raised four teenagers & with a rural background myself, I personally don't have a problem with it. :)

He's also viewed the video & numerous responses with his daughter, and says she's learned the intended lesson.
Denis
 
are those rocks all over the ground around the laptop? Something tells me there is a good a chance as not there is a rock sitting under the laptop.

Should he be allowed to have a CCW?
 
Over-reaction. On your part, not his. :)
Why should he NOT be allowed to have a concealed permit?
He wasn't out of control & posed no threat to anybody.
I've shot up computers & actually blown 'em up with Tannerite.

This case happened to be an object lesson for a misbehaving daughter.
Again- did you read his Facebook explanation?

Denis
 
His reaction, his daughter's reaction, and FAQs he's been getting.

http://www.litefm.com/pages/news-story.html?feed=421220&article=9744152

Snippet:

While we appreciate the interest you're all putting forth to get in touch with us regarding the video, we're not going to go on your talk show, not going to call in to your radio show, and not going to be in your TV mini-series.

Some of you think I made an acceptable parenting decision and others think I didn't. However, I can't think of any way myself or my daughter can ...respond to a media outlet that won't be twisted out of context. The Dallas news TV news already showed that in their brief 5 minute interview with the psychologist.

Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this. It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune and that's now how I was raised, nor how she has been raised.

So I say thank you from all of us. If we have anything to say, we'll say it here on Facebook, and we'll say it publicly, but we won't say it to a microphone or a camera. There are too many other REAL issues out there that could use this attention you're giving us. My daughter isn't hurt, emotionally scarred, or otherwise damaged, but that kind of publicity has never seemed to be to have a positive effect on any child or family.

If you're a news outlet that wants to ask us a question, feel free to so via email. I'm sure by now my email address is easy enough to find. It might take me awhile to get to a response because I'd have to sort through the "Die you bastard" emails to find it, but we will respond if its something that we feel merits it. Otherwise, sorry... no interviews, no talk shows, no call-ins.

If we respond to anything, it will be on here, and it will be in a way that our words can't be misconstrued or edited for appeal to specific audience or shock value.

Now, I'm going to try to get to work for the day.
Best of luck to all of you out there... and PLEASE give my phone a break.
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I will withhold judgement on the parenting value of posting the object lesson on Facebook. Maybe he had some reason for breaking the "praise in public, censure in private" dictum most of us have learned.

But the problems the guy is having with a barrage of emails and phone calls illustrate why I don't have, and will not have, a Facebook page.
 
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I've got 4 kids. I can understand his frustration with being completely and totally ignored by children that do not respect him. It's a tough thing to be a parent these days. You can't hit them or tell them they've been "bad", even when they crack you in the head or beat on their siblings. And you want to be their friend, unlike the distant fathers we all had. But they know you are constrained by the BS of a politically correct society. If I speak out of turn, my son replies by saying, "you'll get arrested". And he is right. The world is a twisted place these days. My only consolation is I won't pay college tuition for kids that treat me like crap...

I MAY have reacted similarly as our protagonist. But I would not have been stupid enough to put it on Facebook or even tape it. I just would have made my kid watch, and then politely handed the computer back to them. But I have also been caught on tape in the past for unfortunate indiscretions, it was a problem. I have learned my lesson, maybe he has now too.
 
The worst part about this is we missed a good chance for a penetration test. Would have liked to have seen the backside of the laptop.

He sure did do a good job mortifying his daughter who I'm sure will want to just crawl into her locker at school.
 
To all those who complain about this being used by the anti-gun crowd, isn't restricting behavior due to it's political effect rather than actual merrit the very definition of political correctness?
 
He should have formatted the hard drive,sold the laptop and took the money and taken him and his wife out for dinner and left the ungrateful snotty little daughter with a baby sitter.

Or,he should have used an axe.
 
He did what he said he'd do.
The core issues for me are that there was a previous incident, the daughter was warned what would happen if it repeated, it repeated, he carried through.
He wasn't wishy-washy, he wasn't afraid to let the daughter know what was what, and he made his point.
He laid it out clearly, she was warned, she persisted, she lost the laptop.

Whether he did it with a sledge hammer, an axe, a diesel truck, by tossing the thing into the nearest river, or with a pistol, makes no difference to me. :)

His wife concurred with his actions, which I'd say was more important to them than selling the computer & having a nice evening out. :)
Their money, their choice.

I saw no indications he was out of control or endangering anybody by disposing of the laptop on what was presumably his own property.

Was he open carrying?
Huh?
Denis
 
Eyes and ears! :D Where's the protection?.....Oh, and lose the hat, it doesn't make you look like a cowboy. :p

In general I applaud any attempts at severing the dark tentacles of Myspace and Facebook from the youth of America. A magazine full of 45acp seems quite effective :D

Ok, I'm leaving now. Must resist the pull of internet voodoo.
 
Useing a 22 lr would have been alot safer, you can get shot up close with it and be alright, a Ricochet should be a non issue. Just look at most of the caliber debate threads lol ;) Relax it was just a joke

I think he took it a little out of proportion. What she posted is typical teenage dribble that you see all the time on Facebook. I would say that 99% of teenagers think they were only put on this earth to work for their parents so we as parents can just sit around being lazy. Selling the computer would have been alot better, or even just making her give it to a charity or somthing. The only thing the video accomplished was driving a wedge even further detween them as she is probably reminded of it everyday by the kids that have watched it at school. As he said him self, he does not remember what the issue was the first time that caused her to get grounded for 3 months but was similar. Grounded for 3 months and not being able to remember what it was leads me to believe that this guy tends to go over board on small issues. yes what she said was stupid but it is nothing out of the ordinary for her age group. At this age the sense of intitlement is very high which is clearly demonstrated through her post on FB.
 
He was looking for the attention that he ultimately got via YouTube. I believe that such attention was more the aim than disciplining a child, otherwise we would not know about it; "punish in private, praise in public". I can see him sitting in front of his computer, enjoying his scripted work.

Don't buy into everything you see on the Internet, which also happens to be the source of most gun legends. But, such buy-in will not end here, I'm sure.

On to the next YouTube video....
 
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