Dad Takes Umbrage With Daughter's Facebook Insubordination, Shoots Her Laptop

[Canadamus Prime]

That's seems more than a little excessive. He could've just confiscated it and had her earn it back or something.

Yeah em.... know what the daughter would think of that? "PFFFTTT!! *laughs at her father*"

You have to be harsh with kids, or they just walk right over you. Once you let them get used to punishments like "I'll take your toys away!! That'll teach you!" (it won't teach them anything) they know they can do anything to you and get away with it. Besides, "taking away" something, just means the kid waiting for you to go to work before sneaking it back.

Not necessarily. Then again we're both commenting without full knowledge of the situation. Still seems like a waste of a perfectly good laptop to me and a little big excessive. He could've taken it away and locked it away somewhere if her sneaking it back was a concern and had her earn it back from him, like I said before. But then what do I know? I'm not a parent, all I know is from what my parents did and would've done.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

That's seems more than a little excessive. He could've just confiscated it and had her earn it back or something.

Except that such things rarely work and he also did that. Watch the video.

Did he? Oh, I was unaware of that. Never mind then. Didn't want to spent 10+ min. on that video. Why felt the need to film it and post in on the Internet is another question entirely.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Did he? Oh, I was unaware of that. Never mind then. Didn't want to spent 10+ min. on that video. Why felt the need to film it and post in on the Internet is another question entirely.

Well yes, he says that this is not the first time that happened. He took the laptop away for a time. According to the writing the OP quoted the daughter did not even remember that.

Well children do need to learn that their actions have consequences, and if more benign methods fail then harsher methods are required. But still shooting it??? Could he not have given it to some sort of good will organization instead?

 

[razer17]

Ignoring my views on guns, this seems perfectly reasonable. Reading all the stuff he has written he is clearly fairly intelligent, his daughter has been a seriously spoilt *****, and he taught her a lesson without causing physical or psychological harm.

My parents went with the "buy the grateful and respectful son a laptop and a motorbike, buy the spoilt ungrateful daughter nothing" approach to parenting. I benefited heavily from being a good kid, so I have no sympathy for this guys daughter.

 

[Riki Darnell]

But I think you're missing the point. It's HIS money that bought it so it's HIS property. He can do whatever he wants with it. Also, I think it's more of a therapeutic rage thing. When you are really angry and you break something it makes you feel soooooo much better. If he had given it away or kept it, it wouldn't have had the same impact I think. It's adding insult to injury.

Hey, no offense, but I feel rather stupid after breaking something of mine, no matter how angry I felt. And the computer STILL isn't to blame. Impose discipline on the kid or on Facebook, one of 'em. The equivalent would be if you shot YOUR computer because you got angry with ME for disagreeing. Now, if that happened and even if you felt satisfied for doing it, you'd suddenly be smacking yourself on the head for killing a perfectly good computer, wouldn't ya?

The difference is that I use my computer. He wasn't using the laptop. And like I said I think it's more for the shock effect. Shes WAY more likely to remember her laptop getting shot up than taken. For example we had a friend in our group who always found a way to mooch off one of us. So one day when we were eating he "conveniently" forgot his money and expected me to pay. So after I paid for BOTH meals I took the one that would have been his and threw it in the trash in front of his face and took mine and walked out. Now yes, that was a waste of food, but he never tried to mooch off me again. I drove the point home so I made sure he got it.

 

[krazykidd]

I think he made the right choice, but shooting it may have being going a little to far. I myself would have given it away, or if that wasn't a strong enough message, thrown it off a cliff. Even so, I'm on his side.

Wait throwing it off a cliff> shootin it? Really? I would think going out of his way to throw it off a cliff would make him seem more insane .

OT : BEST FATHER EVER. If more kids had dads like that the world would be a better place . I am all for teaching kids lessons , hell she won't likely forget this anytime soon . He was leanient too . My parents wouldn't have waited a second time , they would have cut the internet cables , breakthe computer and set it On fire after the first time .

 

[FalloutJack]

At around the thirty-five or forty second mark he said that he works in IT for a living. The issue was his daughter posting a nasty comment about them and insulting them on Facebook. His daughter was the problem, not Facebook. He also stated that in the video that his daughter did this before as well. If she had learned her lesson the first time he would not have shot her laptop.

It is her own fault for acting like a brat.

Oh, so lemme get this straight. An IT guy gets mad at his daughter and decides to shoot a computer. An IT guy? That makes him even dumber. A man who values technology blows it away, wastefally. I believe that's what ya call a damn shame, ironic even.

If he works in IT I would not consider him dumb. It is the daughters own fault he destroyed her laptop. If she has learned her lesson the first time none of this would have happened.

Yes, because it's considered intelligent to shoot computers instead of any other method of punishment including confiscating it and hawking it on Ebay to the highest bidder, regardless of what price one can expect. I don't actually care who's at fault here. Shooting computers equals bad idea no matter what you're argument. It's gutsy and showy, but it's not actually intelligent. Frankly, for an IT guy to shoot it instead of smugly locking all access with, you know, the experience he's accrued from the workplace...smacks of carelessness. You can't convince me on this one. I am NOT seeing it.

 

[Bat Vader]

At around the thirty-five or forty second mark he said that he works in IT for a living. The issue was his daughter posting a nasty comment about them and insulting them on Facebook. His daughter was the problem, not Facebook. He also stated that in the video that his daughter did this before as well. If she had learned her lesson the first time he would not have shot her laptop.

It is her own fault for acting like a brat.

Oh, so lemme get this straight. An IT guy gets mad at his daughter and decides to shoot a computer. An IT guy? That makes him even dumber. A man who values technology blows it away, wastefally. I believe that's what ya call a damn shame, ironic even.

If he works in IT I would not consider him dumb. It is the daughters own fault he destroyed her laptop. If she has learned her lesson the first time none of this would have happened.

Yes, because it's considered intelligent to shoot computers instead of any other method of punishment including confiscating it and hawking it on Ebay to the highest bidder, regardless of what price one can expect. I don't actually care who's at fault here. Shooting computers equals bad idea no matter what you're argument. It's gutsy and showy, but it's not actually intelligent. Frankly, for an IT guy to shoot it instead of smugly locking all access with, you know, the experience he's accrued from the workplace...smacks of carelessness. You can't convince me on this one. I am NOT seeing it.

I was not trying to convince anyone. I was just voicing my opinion.

 

[FalloutJack]

I was not trying to convince anyone. I was just voicing my opinion.

Ah. Well...you're welcome to it.

 

[Caligulove]

That was pretty funny. Also shows my prejudices when I'm surprised that a twangy-accented cowboy hat wearing man works in the IT field.

 

[Evilpigeon]

I salute the father. Now that's a good dad.

Too many parents are too scared of their own children to stand up to them.

Also, I get the distinct impression that A LOT of people are commenting without even watching the video. After you watch it, you can't help but sympathize with him. The things his daughter says were terrible.

I watched the whole video. I think he's a twisted, sick, vindictive person. I don't sympathise with him at all. I don't understand how anyone could agree with him, what does 'standing up to your children' (Why would you even need to 'stand up' to your children, what kind of broken family relationship do you have!?) have to do with proving to all your daughter's little friends that you're a Big Man with a Big Gun and don't take disrespect from anyone. Fucking primitive way of thinking.

Let's review:

A Father posted a video on the internet to show off to all his daughter's friends how he revenged himself on her for a fairly minor misdemenour. It's showy revenge. But then, of course, publicly exerting your power over somebody for the purposes of humiliation is a perfectly acceptable way for a parent to act right?

 

[Arnoxthe1]

bad in terms of economics. the makers of every part of that computer did not put that sucker together just so some guy can put a slug through it.

Nope, they didn't. They put it together so they could get a paycheck. Since the sale has been made on it, they've got their money and it's now the fathers. They don't give a flying rip about it anymore, especially when thousands more are being made just like it anyway. Whether it was stupid or not doesn't matter. He wanted to make an impression and nobody can deny that it worked.

 

[JaceArveduin]

These two threads are hilarious to me to be honest. I've a sneaking suspicion most of these people have never been to the "backwoods" of America. If they had, they wouldn't be as surprised.

Oh, and for people saying he shouldn't have shot it: What better way to draw a point that you bought it and can do wtf ever you want with it than putting some rounds into it?

 

[JaceArveduin]

Oh, and for people saying he shouldn't have shot it: What better way to draw a point that you bought it and can do wtf ever you want with it than putting some rounds into it?

Oh, I don't know... Any form of communication that's considered civilized behaviour maybe?

He tried that, was just brushed off. And no, sitting someone down and giving them a talking to does not make the same impact as taking the computer you bought them and filling it full of lead. Least in my opinion.

 

[Evilpigeon]

Oh, and for people saying he shouldn't have shot it: What better way to draw a point that you bought it and can do wtf ever you want with it than putting some rounds into it?

Oh, I don't know... Any form of communication that's considered civilized behaviour maybe?

He tried that, was just brushed off. And no, sitting someone down and giving them a talking to does not make the same impact as taking the computer you bought them and filling it full of lead. Least in my opinion.

No, one is a reasonable and proportionate reaction to your daughter writing a rude and petulant post online, the other is not. Can you guess which is which?