[GypsyGoth]

Originally Posted by Smithy

You're all acting like he shot her

It's nowhere near as bad as that judge guy who attacked his daughter

That judge guy is scum.

This guy I think is just misguided.

[Jack_]

The sheer levels of stupidity displayed in the comment sections on YouTube and his Facebook are beyond comprehension.

Thankfully, amongst all of the morons spewing their ignorant bile across these sites, there was one that was able to make me laugh:

Your daughter sucks my coq while your at work...
YourMadSon 30 seconds ago

[Benjamin]

Legend! Absolute legend! She sounds like a right, spoilt little bitch. That should put her back into her place.

[Niall]

For those going against the father, he's posted this on his Facebook, and he's made an excellent point imo:

Originally Posted by That guy that shot the girl's laptop

Q: How did your daughter respond to the video and to what happened to her laptop?

A: She responded to the video with “I can’t believe you shot my computer!” That was the first thing she said when she found out about it. Then we sat and we talked for quite a long while on the back patio about the things she did, the things I did in response, etc.

Later after she’d had time to process it and I’d had time to process her thoughts on the matters we discussed, we were back to a semi-truce… you know that uncomfortable moment when you’re in the kitchen with your child after an argument and you’re both waiting to see which one’s going to cave in and resume normal conversation first? Yeah, that moment. I told her about the video response and about it going viral and about the consequences it could have on our family for the next couple of days and asked if she wanted to see some of the comments people had made. After the first few hundred comments, she was astounded with the responses.

People were telling her she was going to commit suicide, commit a gun-related crime, become a drug addict, drop out of school, get pregnant on purpose, and become a stripper because she’s too emotionally damaged now to be a productive member of society. Apparently stripper was the job-choice of most of the commenters. Her response was “Dude… it’s only a computer. I mean, yeah I’m mad but pfft.” She actually asked me to post a comment on one of the threads (and I did) asking what other job fields the victims of laptop-homicide were eligible for because she wasn’t too keen on the stripping thing.

We agreed we learned two collective lessons from this so far:

First: As her father, I’ll definitely do what I say I will, both positive and negative and she can depend on that. She no longer has any doubt about that.

Second: We have always told her what you put online can affect you forever. Years later a single Facebook/MySpace/Twitter comment can affect her eligibility for a good job and can even get her fired from a job she already has. She’s seen first-hand through this video the worst possible scenario that can happen. One post, made by her Dad, will probably follow him the rest of his life; just like those mean things she said on Facebook will stick with the people her words hurt for a long time to come. Once you put it out there, you can’t take it back, so think carefully before you use the internet to broadcast your thoughts and feelings.

-Agrees in full-

[Locke.]

What a great guy Deserves a medal

[Shaun]

Eh, props to him. She sounded spoilt. Glad they've kinda resolved it - not sure making it public knowledge was appropriate, but if anything it hammers his point home about the pitfalls of social networking. Anyone can read it, and see all sorts of embarrassing stuff.

[Jessica.]

I don't think he intended it to go viral tbh, looks like it was just meant for her friends/their parents to see and it got out of hand. I think he could have dealt with it in a different way, though he must have been really disappointed after upgrading the laptop and then getting treated like that, she didn't deserve the laptop at all.

[Shaun]

-wants to shoot a gun now-

edit: not at you jessica LOL, just in general

[Jessica.]

Originally Posted by Shaun

-wants to shoot a gun now-

edit: not at you jessica LOL, just in general

I got to hold a gun once, when I got a tour of a police station, I went with a youth club thing and I pointed it at the lady in charge, and she started covering her face with her hand and ducking, as if the gun was loaded, there was police everywhere too, I didn't even know it was illegal to point a gun at someone..

[SharkAttack]

Originally Posted by Jessica.

I got to hold a gun once, when I got a tour of a police station, I went with a youth club thing and I pointed it at the lady in charge, and she started covering her face with her hand and ducking, as if the gun was loaded, there was police everywhere too, I didn't even know it was illegal to point a gun at someone..

[Tom4784]

She sounds like a spoilt brat but that was the most pointless thing I've ever seen, the man's obviously desperate for his 15 minutes of fame.

What I don't get is if you're trying to teach your kid the value of money then why spend so much on a cheap stunt? It's so hypocrtical it's unreal especially when you consider the fact that he's pretty much done, in a way, the same thing she did. Not a very consistent parent.

It's just a cheap stunt to make a quick buck and I don't respect him for that.

[Kizzy]

what kid doesen't moan about chores? you know thats what diaries were for when i was a teen...if she hid it maybe it wasn't for anyones eyes, or a private message to a friend?
what a div! feel sorry for the girl

[Jords]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

She sounds like a spoilt brat but that was the most pointless thing I've ever seen, the man's obviously desperate for his 15 minutes of fame.

What I don't get is if you're trying to teach your kid the value of money then why spend so much on a cheap stunt? It's so hypocrtical it's unreal especially when you consider the fact that he's pretty much done, in a way, the same thing she did. Not a very consistent parent.

It's just a cheap stunt to make a quick buck and I don't respect him for that.

Originally Posted by kizzy

what kid doesen't moan about chores? you know thats what diaries were for when i was a teen...if she hid it maybe it wasn't for anyones eyes, or a private message to a friend?
what a div! feel sorry for the girl

Pleased a few adults share this view

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Jords

Pleased a few adults share this view

You and I both.

The rest...well, perhaps it's best if I didn't express that.

[InOne]

Tommy Jordan
PS: CBS just called and offered us our own show. The ceiling of absurdity has just been reached

[Kizzy]

excuse me a moment...im just going to shoot my sons lappy then i will get jezza kyles job, result!

[Jords]

Shes probably not treating her father in any way, just moaning about chores and being tired all the time..............

[Scarlett.]

"Q: How did your daughter respond to the video and to what happened to her laptop?

A: She responded to the video with “I can’t believe you shot my computer!” That was the first thing she said when she found out about it. Then we sat and we talked for quite a long while on the back patio about the things she did, the things I did in response, etc.

Later after she’d had time to process it and I’d had time to process her thoughts on the matters we discussed, we were back to a semi-truce… you know that uncomfortable moment when you’re in the kitchen with your child after an argument and you’re both waiting to see which one’s going to cave in and resume normal conversation first? Yeah, that moment. I told her about the video response and about it going viral and about the consequences it could have on our family for the next couple of days and asked if she wanted to see some of the comments people had made. After the first few hundred comments, she was astounded with the responses.

People were telling her she was going to commit suicide, commit a gun-related crime, become a drug addict, drop out of school, get pregnant on purpose, and become a stripper because she’s too emotionally damaged now to be a productive member of society. Apparently stripper was the job-choice of most of the commenters. Her response was “Dude… it’s only a computer. I mean, yeah I’m mad but pfft.” She actually asked me to post a comment on one of the threads (and I did) asking what other job fields the victims of laptop-homicide were eligible for because she wasn’t too keen on the stripping thing."


Sounds like they had and still have a great relationship.

[Kizzy]

its odd, like columbo im thinking it doesen't add up, he said i found it..if he had her as a friend (which im guessing he was if monitering her facebook ) and she posted it he would just see it... whilst if he was 'fixing' her computer and it was in her deleted or private messages... This is going to have a major effect on her school life, i hope she has a thick skin to cope with all the flack from this.

[Jords]

She blocked him seeing that post and he hacked it somehow so he could view it [hes an IT expert].

Bit creepy that he checked up on her on FB. Nobody I know does that. Seems a bit too controlling.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Jords

She blocked him seeing that post and he hacked it somehow so he could view it [hes an IT expert].

Bit creepy that he checked up on her on FB. Nobody I know does that. Seems a bit too controlling.

Or logged off and checked her profile (If it was posted public)
Or another relative spotted it and told him

I seriously doubt he 'hacked it' and if you think he did, you know nothing about hacking.

How is he supposed to punish his daughter if grounding her, confiscating items or shouting at her doesn't get through? He admits he didn't mean for the video to go viral (he used Youtube cause FB has a rubbish player), and it's not like now that it is viral that he wants to make money from it (check his FB), he just wants everyone to forget about it. It sounds like his daughter took it very well, so good on her, the way he is raising her seems to be working fine.

Edit: And seriously? What's wrong with a father checking up on what his daughter is doing? It's more responsible than these parents letting their 8 year olds play Call of Duty online.

[Jords]

Shes 15 not 8.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Jords

Shes 15 not 8.

and? It's still his responsibility to make sure she's not getting into any trouble. This is why so many kids grow up dysfunctional, they think as soon as they hit 15-16 they're adults, when quite simply, they're not, they're still irrational and emotionally unstable until they actually mature at around 19-21.

[Jords]

Originally Posted by Chewy

and? It's still his responsibility to make sure she's not getting into any trouble. This is why so many kids grow up dysfunctional, they think as soon as they hit 15-16 they're adults, when quite simply, they're not, they're still irrational and emotionally unstable until they actually mature at around 19-21.

And the best way people learn is from experiences and mistakes. Not by being dramatically forced - only makes people rebel against it and be more reluctant.

[Scarlett.]

Originally Posted by Jords

And the best way people learn is from experiences and mistakes. Not by being dramatically forced - only makes people rebel against it and be more reluctant.

So we just let kids run wild, so that they learn from mistakes? No matter how dangerous and stupid they are? That doesn't sound like parenting.