A spanking is one thing. Punishment for breaking the law is another.
This is an assault by a child thinking that they are a man on a child who is not only weaker then themselves, but also physically disabled.
If texas, the most backwards state in America, has any integrity left, one would think they would go after this judge with as much ferver as they have at their disposal.
Agreed. Besides if you're a supporter of spanking even "you" should know that there are limits as to when, how, and why it should be applied. But even spanking supporters can't support this.......no friggin' way!!
I have watched this video and I know I am going to get shot for this but I see something different here than most of you apparently do. The father has issues, the daughter has issues, the mother has issues. Typical American Family...Sorry but true.
The video starts at the end of the conversation with the parents. I would love to see the five minutes prior to the video starting. The mother states that the girl acts like she doesn't care. She knows she is in trouble but takes the "I don't care" stance. Is she provoking them?
The decision is made to get the belt. At that point she should have made sure that the belt never comes into the room by "OBEYING" her parents. The fact that she acts like she doesn't care is clearly raising this up a few notches. The girl now gets what she wants knowing that the video camera is running, the belt comes into the room. At that point most kids go into, "I'm Sorry" or "Please Dad, I'll never do it again". You hear none of this from the girl.
The father tells her to lay across the bed. Had she done that, she gets a couple of whacks and its over. She defies him. He gets madder and madder because she is "once again" defying him. She has to know that this is pissing him off. Is she pushing his buttons?
If you listen to what the parents are saying they are clearly fed up with her constant disobedience. They see here spiraling out of control and she isn't responding. And BOTH parents are fed up. That's a tough one to manage unless you want to go there. At least one of the parents would have been on her side if she wasn't pushing it.
There is a moment when he regains his composure and asks her "What happened to you?" That speaks volumes for me. He is trying to understand her bad conduct. He is trying to understand her rebellious nature. And he can't. My parents went through the same thing with one of my sisters. There was no reason for her to be so rebellious, but she was.
I know most see the "Poor Little Girl" in this. I am not defending the father but I believe the girl is "playing" America to some extent. Will she get a book deal? Will she get her own talk show? Time will tell.
I have watched this video and I know I am going to get shot for this but I see something different here than most of you apparently do. The father has issues, the daughter has issues, the mother has issues. Typical American Family...Sorry but true.
The video starts at the end of the conversation with the parents. I would love to see the five minutes prior to the video starting. The mother states that the girl acts like she doesn't care. She knows she is in trouble but takes the "I don't care" stance. Is she provoking them?
The decision is made to get the belt. At that point she should have made sure that the belt never comes into the room by "OBEYING" her parents. The fact that she acts like she doesn't care is clearly raising this up a few notches. The girl now gets what she wants knowing that the video camera is running, the belt comes into the room. At that point most kids go into, "I'm Sorry" or "Please Dad, I'll never do it again". You hear none of this from the girl.
The father tells her to lay across the bed. Had she done that, she gets a couple of whacks and its over. She defies him. He gets madder and madder because she is "once again" defying him. She has to know that this is pissing him off. Is she pushing his buttons?
If you listen to what the parents are saying they are clearly fed up with her constant disobedience. They see here spiraling out of control and she isn't responding. And BOTH parents are fed up. That's a tough one to manage unless you want to go there. At least one of the parents would have been on her side if she wasn't pushing it.
There is a moment when he regains his composure and asks her "What happened to you?" That speaks volumes for me. He is trying to understand her bad conduct. He is trying to understand her rebellious nature. And he can't. My parents went through the same thing with one of my sisters. There was no reason for her to be so rebellious, but she was.
I know most see the "Poor Little Girl" in this. I am not defending the father but I believe the girl is "playing" America to some extent. Will she get a book deal? Will she get her own talk show? Time will tell.
The circumstances with the Mercedes and the alleged black mail makes me sick. It seems like she's just getting revenge on her father which cheapens my respect for her. As for her punishment a child abuse lawyer said it best.....if it's not ok to do to an adult it's NOT ok to do to a child...it's assault.
I cannot see any way in which this is true. In both America and England it has been legal to punish children for centuries in ways that it has not been considered legal for adults. (For some decades at least.)
I have watched this video and I know I am going to get shot for this but I see something different here than most of you apparently do. The father has issues, the daughter has issues, the mother has issues. Typical American Family...Sorry but true.
The video starts at the end of the conversation with the parents. I would love to see the five minutes prior to the video starting. The mother states that the girl acts like she doesn't care. She knows she is in trouble but takes the "I don't care" stance. Is she provoking them?
The decision is made to get the belt. At that point she should have made sure that the belt never comes into the room by "OBEYING" her parents. The fact that she acts like she doesn't care is clearly raising this up a few notches. The girl now gets what she wants knowing that the video camera is running, the belt comes into the room. At that point most kids go into, "I'm Sorry" or "Please Dad, I'll never do it again". You hear none of this from the girl.
The father tells her to lay across the bed. Had she done that, she gets a couple of whacks and its over. She defies him. He gets madder and madder because she is "once again" defying him. She has to know that this is pissing him off. Is she pushing his buttons?
If you listen to what the parents are saying they are clearly fed up with her constant disobedience. They see here spiraling out of control and she isn't responding. And BOTH parents are fed up. That's a tough one to manage unless you want to go there. At least one of the parents would have been on her side if she wasn't pushing it.
There is a moment when he regains his composure and asks her "What happened to you?" That speaks volumes for me. He is trying to understand her bad conduct. He is trying to understand her rebellious nature. And he can't. My parents went through the same thing with one of my sisters. There was no reason for her to be so rebellious, but she was.
I know most see the "Poor Little Girl" in this. I am not defending the father but I believe the girl is "playing" America to some extent. Will she get a book deal? Will she get her own talk show? Time will tell.