Texas Judge Will Not Be Charged for Severely Beating His Daughter
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This makes me think.
My father grew up in a similar household in Kansas during the sixties and seventies. Every time he would screw up on something, his dad would beat him with a belt. And this went one until my father was old enough to move out. And he turned out as a damn fine individual.
He made it to Sergeant in a Company of Combat Engineers, went into Somalia during April of 1993 to help restore order to Mogadishu in the months and left just as SHTFShit Hitting The Fan. prior to the Black Hawk Down Incident. Spent Desert Storm attempting to find mines the Republican Guard placed and helping place bridges, losing two friends in the process yet saving innumerable Iraqi civilians.
What I'm trying to point out is, taking the belt to your child for severe fuck ups isn't grounds for condemning someone as a monster. I've read several articles on this incident and reading why she had warranted a beating on herself was because she was pirating music and games. Yes, she was breaking the law (Technically) while her father was enforcing said laws. When a child does something illegal, telling them it's bad and grounding them may not always cut it. And the belt for the most severe of mistakes will basically teach them this.
Really, the best way to teach a growing child not to fuck up, is to give them a taste of painGranted, the Judge went overboard with the beating..
My father grew up in a similar household in Kansas during the sixties and seventies. Every time he would screw up on something, his dad would beat him with a belt. And this went one until my father was old enough to move out. And he turned out as a damn fine individual.
He made it to Sergeant in a Company of Combat Engineers, went into Somalia during April of 1993 to help restore order to Mogadishu in the months and left just as SHTFShit Hitting The Fan. prior to the Black Hawk Down Incident. Spent Desert Storm attempting to find mines the Republican Guard placed and helping place bridges, losing two friends in the process yet saving innumerable Iraqi civilians.
What I'm trying to point out is, taking the belt to your child for severe fuck ups isn't grounds for condemning someone as a monster. I've read several articles on this incident and reading why she had warranted a beating on herself was because she was pirating music and games. Yes, she was breaking the law (Technically) while her father was enforcing said laws. When a child does something illegal, telling them it's bad and grounding them may not always cut it. And the belt for the most severe of mistakes will basically teach them this.
Really, the best way to teach a growing child not to fuck up, is to give them a taste of painGranted, the Judge went overboard with the beating..
While I agree the crime is grievous, and the Judge should see justice, the fact remains that there's a statute of limitations for many good reasons.AndyFromMonday said:
Now, if evidence can be brought forth that abuse happened WITHIN the time frame of the SoL... then it's a different story.
that expiry date sucks... so people now if you wanna commit any crimes from now on... make sure you keep it hidden for 5 years.. then you can tell anyone you want after that because they cant try you! again another reason the legal system needs a major update and overhaul its a flippin joke
Even if he is not charged by the law, this isn't going to stop the internet from making his life a living hell.
They did it to Jesse Slaughter, this guy deserves it more.
They did it to Jesse Slaughter, this guy deserves it more.
Statutes of limitations have been in place for a long time. They're hardly a new thing.Powereaver said:
It looks like he was actually punishing her for getting on the computer after he had told her to turn it off for the night. I still don't think it merits a beating (how about disconnecting the computer and taking it out of her room?) But at least it makes more sense than the story that anonops has been running with, which paints him as some luddite who punished his daughter for the crime of taking advantage of technology.Shark Wrangler said:
As for the actual punishment: he went a little bit overboard, but so does just about every parent in the US. He's being made out as a scapegoat, but this is something systemic. Parents spank their children. On occasion, they use a belt. This is the first time I've ever heard anyone in the US being accused of committing a crime by doing what is shown in the video. If we want this sort of thing to stop, we need to start suing parents en masse, not making a scapegoat out of one judge who, sad to say, is fairly representative of a large percentage of American parents.
Supposedly he's up for re-election for his job, and his daughter timed this release for around this time.
He may not be subject to criminal charges, but this blow to his character just killed his career.
Reap what you sow and all that.
He may not be subject to criminal charges, but this blow to his character just killed his career.
Reap what you sow and all that.
Five year statute of limitations. If it wasn't there, it would be a gateway to bad law.
Yes, it sucks when the individual cases like this get reported, but if the thousands of cases where some good came of the statute of limitations were reported on every day, the media wouldn't have time to report these nice juicy 'get people riled up' cases.
Besides, you're going to get all moral and angry about something that happened seven years ago? Fuck off and grow up. There are things happening right now, in the world today, that need to be dealt with, not worying about some seven year old case of a beating that probably isn't too uncommon across the world.
Call me if he'd killed her through beating her. No statute there.
Yes, it sucks when the individual cases like this get reported, but if the thousands of cases where some good came of the statute of limitations were reported on every day, the media wouldn't have time to report these nice juicy 'get people riled up' cases.
Besides, you're going to get all moral and angry about something that happened seven years ago? Fuck off and grow up. There are things happening right now, in the world today, that need to be dealt with, not worying about some seven year old case of a beating that probably isn't too uncommon across the world.
Call me if he'd killed her through beating her. No statute there.
It's a statue of limitations problem. The crime occurred so long ago that it's past it's statue of limitations. That isn't a problem with the justice system, a statue of limitations is a good thing. Saying it isn't because of this is... well frankly stupid. Yes it sucks that this guy is not going to be punished, but limits on how long the goverment has to go after a person about something relatively minor is good for everyone.henritje said:
Don't worry about the big crimes. The really major crimes have no statue of limitations, and even with more minor crimes it's a long time. You can't just run to Mexico or Canada for a couple of years and be free.
Not every crime has the same statute of limitations. ANd some crimes have NO statute at all. Perhaps you should learn more about it, then you can make a more informed post.Powereaver said:
I can honestly say I can not find a good reason to agree with this. No matter the case what he did was wrong we kinda agree on that (at least a little). But hitting a child is NEVER the right thing to do. the child is under your protection and care, you're supposed to be the one place that it can find comfort, yes you have to discipline your child, but hitting is and will always be a sign of weakness on your part. If you can't tell your child that what it has done is wrong and that he/she should not do it, then you haven't created the respect needed for the child to listen to you. In some cases the doing wrong things is a cry for attention (yes this old song, but it is true).Smagmuck_ said:
Besides when should it be okay? who decides that? well I'm assuming you think the parent should decide it, but what gives the parents the right to that, suuure they "made" the kid, but that doesn't give them the right to hit another person. If you hit your child to teach him/her respect and then tells them that it's wrong to hit that kid in school,then you sir are a hypocrite.
and again I can't stress this enough hitting a child AS AN ADULT is, and will always be, a sign of weakness on your part.
(English is not my first language so bad spelling and punctuation errors are due to that
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I really don't see what the problem is, I think the father was in the right. His daughter was downloading music and games illegally and she should've known better. When your father is a judge, you don't do anything illegal, especially when you're that young. It not only reflect poorly on the child, it reflects poorly on the parents. Corporal punishment, in my opinion, is much better than criminal charges of any kind. I'm tired of people thinking that a little physical punishment is child abuse. I'm not unreasonable, there is a point when enough is enough, but from what I saw in that video, that wasn't excessive. I've been beaten by my parents, I'm sure most people have, and I deserved every one of those beatings. It was those experiences that shaped me into who I am and I'm a better person for it. I think people are blowing this way out of proportion.
Then what is a parent to do when their child keeps making decisions that conflict with the law? Honestly, I've broken the law only twiceAssault and Battery, lowered to Disturbing the Peace, 7th grade. and my dad took the belt to me twice, I learned my lesson. If your kid's going to willing break the law when groundings and rants won't do anything, sometimes a belt is needed.Caff said:I can honestly say I can not find a good reason to agree with this. No matter the case what he did was wrong we kinda agree on that (at least a little). But hitting a child is NEVER the right thing to do. the child is under your protection and care, you're supposed to be the one place that it can find comfort, yes you have to discipline your child, but hitting is and will always be a sign of weakness on your part. If you can't tell your child that what it has done is wrong and that he/she should not do it, then you haven't created the respect needed for the child to listen to you. In some cases the doing wrong things is a cry for attention (yes this old song, but it is true).Smagmuck_ said:
Besides when should it be okay? who decides that? well I'm assuming you think the parent should decide it, but what gives the parents the right to that, suuure they "made" the kid, but that doesn't give them the right to hit another person. If you hit your child to teach him/her respect and then tells them that it's wrong to hit that kid in school,then you sir are a hypocrite.
and again I can't stress this enough hitting a child AS AN ADULT is, and will always be, a sign of weakness on your part.
(English is not my first language so bad spelling and punctuation errors are due to that
well... not much you can do. The statute of limitations are the statute of limitations.
maybe if SOMEONE had reported this more timely *cough*mother*cough* this could have been avoided.
Still, even if he's not punished legally, I doubt he;ll get into a public office again, and everyone knows what this guy did. He's probably worse off in society than he would have been in prison.
maybe if SOMEONE had reported this more timely *cough*mother*cough* this could have been avoided.
Still, even if he's not punished legally, I doubt he;ll get into a public office again, and everyone knows what this guy did. He's probably worse off in society than he would have been in prison.