reaction from a dad....

[Tony Scharf]

I agree that he went to far.  One thing to keep in mind - I get the
idea from the look of the guy and the sound of his accent he is from
the south - probably Texas.  Guns and Texas are basically synonyms.
Everyone has one.  Everyone uses them for protection, hunting or just
plain entertainment.  Its a strange culture down there (which I am
sure is exactly how they feel about the rest of the country).
Culturally, what he did was 100% acceptable down there, though in
other places child services would be making a call because it looks
like he is apt to become violent.

As to his surprise that this went viral...well, like father like
daughter! I find it ironic that in attempting to school his daughter
about facebook, he ends up creating a viral media fire storm.
Hopefully, they both learn a lesson.

On another note, I showed this video to my dad.  He thinks the guy is
crazy, but as he put it "You don't know what it is like raising a 16
year old girl until you do, and it is probably the hardest thing a
parent can do".  I think you can see this fathers frustration very
apparently in the video.

The destruction of the property is very unfortunate, however I can see
what he is trying to say.  In a very visceral, physical way, he is
trying to state that "I can destroy this this thing, which means that
I control this thing".  We are seeing primal instincts taking over in
this video.  Its kind of terrifying.


Tony



On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Gert van Santen <g.vansanten at chello.nl> wrote:
> Op 12-2-2012 14:50, Matt Seil schreef:
>
>
> I am against any wilful destruction of stuff that is still useable. He
> should have locked the laptop in some closet or safe for a couple of weeks.
>
> I'm quite sure that the guy meant well, and did not foresee how his little
> crusade would go worldwide within a day. He will probably regret what he did
> by now.
>
> As for the girl; she will either have learnt her lesson, or will not speak
> to her parents anymore for months to come.
>
> Personally, I think the guy went too far, especially with the gun.
>
> happy Sunday everyone!
>
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