Video of gun-toting dad blasting away at daughter's laptop goes viral

[jpak]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/02/10/fathers-facebook-tough-love-video-to-his-daughter-goes-viral-sparking-debate/

A viral video of a father firing his .45 at his daughter’s laptop after she blasted him on her Facebook page has sparked a fiery debate about parenting and tough love.

Tommy Jordan posted the video entitled, “Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen” on YouTube on Wednesday. By Friday, it was closing in on two million views. Jordan went public with the clip after daughter Hannah posted on Facebook an open letter to her parents griping about what most 16-year-olds would complain about at that age: having to do chores and not having the latest gadgets bought for her.

In the video, Jordan sits on a chair with a cigarette in hand and a printed-out copy of his daughter’s posting in the other. He also has a .45 caliber holstered to his belt.

The angry dad starts off with a message to his daughter.

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Gun douchebaggery never fails to surprise.

yup

[cstanleytech]

1. Way overreaction on his part imo.

Whats he gonna do next? Pistol whip her if she gives him lip? I mean she is a teenager, they like to push but that doesnt mean the guy should have done what he did.

[Ian David]

2. Dude wasn't even sure how many rounds were in his gun. n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. If it were me...

...I'd have sold it rather than shot it. Just seems like a waste.

[Hoyt]

5. That is one problem with guns, once you pull the trigger it's too late to reconsider whether you

used it properly considering the circumstances.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. Fortunately...

...this assault targeted an object rather than a person. I don't like the discipline of minors to involve any form of violence. Hitting your kid is not sending any kind of a good message.

[krispos42]

12. If I wanted it destroyed, I would have microwaved it.

A couple of seconds, and *zap*

Fried PCBs left, right, and center..

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

13. I just don't like waste.

I'd give to a friend, sell it or donate it first.

I'm not a person who has to be exceptionally green and need recycle everything just so I can say so but there are truly those who are in need. Waste is evil.

[krispos42]

15. I understand that point of view.

However, in this case, you have the issue of being unable to simply "give it away". It's chock-full of private data.. names, addresses, credit-card numbers, bank information, SSA numbers, etc.

A wipe and OS reinstallation would take quite a bit of time, assuming you know the login name and password, and simply removing the hard drive and microwaving (or shooting) that one item may not be readily possible; they shoehorn a lot of stuff into those laptops. Locating and removing it might take a long time and/or special tools... and you might break something in the process.


I'm just saying that if I was going to do it in a fit of rage, I would microwave it in front of her. I don't necessarily object to shooting electronics, except that you need to do it someplace safe and NOT while in a fit of rage and with the object of your rage looking on.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

16. The private data issue can be...

...dealt with: http://www.killdisk.com/ Good enough for DoD, good enough for me.

A reinstall would take 90 minutes and about 15 minutes of interaction from me. No screwdrivers required.

[krispos42]

17. That's the preferred way

But it's also far less dramatic!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

18. Well now...

let's have drama, by all means. Why didn't you say so?

[ileus]

4. Hope he picked up the brass.

[AtheistCrusader]

6. Douchebag does something stupid with a gun, clearly all gun owners are guilty.

Yawn.


Guy is a total idiot. 'Explosive rounds'? Bullshit (or a felony).
Total fucking moron, not worth the attention he is getting. Probably a shitty parent too.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

7. She abused her computer privledges and he took her comuter away... big deal.

I give him bonus points for the stylish fashion in which the computer was "confiscated".

[Remmah2]

8. Duplicate post

Demerits for egotistical grandstanding.

[TheCowsCameHome]

9. Good. Thanks for posting.

I missed the first one.

[Skwid]

14. Thanks, I wasn't sure if I had imagined it.

[rl6214]

10. You're way behind on your news dump

Your fellow anti-gun zealots have got you scooped, and they didn't even use a FOX source.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117214670

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. old news. yawn

was the hard drive even destroyed? was this all for show? thought I heard somewhere that the daughter was laughing about it, like it was all a big joke.

[Doctor_J]

20. Can't you find a reputable source for this? Why were you reading Fox "News"?

OTOH, this guy sounds like a cartoonish Repuke. But I won't be clicking on the link.

[friendly_iconoclast]

21. Because the "genetic fallacy" is just that- a fallacy.

[PavePusher]

22. I think he might be playing the mirror game with j. n/t

[Callisto32]

23. What a douchebag

[Atypical Liberal]

24. I don't believe firearms have any place in disciplining a child.