What is your opinion on this story? (video link)?

Question

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7559639.stm

Personally, I think that as it says the girl was terrorising her neighbour and her behaviour was bad the father was perfectly right to do what he did. People complain that children today are out of control so if they wont listen to words then you cant win.

This stupid girl has ruined her father's career and the community has lost a valuable volunteer because of her selfish behaviour.

Answer 1

That teenage girl is the best reason for not having kids / using contraception ever!. I am 29, married for 5 years and there is no way that I will have kids because of exactly this sort of thing.

There is nothing wrong with reasonable chastisement of an out of control child - a simple slap across the face is not extreme violence. Anyone who thinks it is, is simply misguided. She wasn't scared - you can see that in the video, she just wanted to get back at her own father for showing her up. I got the occasional slap from my parents when I was a kid and it did me no harm at all - my wife is the same. If I was that girls father and she did that to me, then I would have given her up for adoption for s******g my life like that. You can see how conceited and smug she is from the film.

God help anyone who gets involved with her when she is older - she is probably one of these people who will make a long career out of looking for reasons to sue people on no win, no fee arrangements.

Our society is full of kids doing terrible things to innocent people, and all becuase no-one can even chastise their own child any more for being naughty - this is why kids are so out of control now. You don't get this sort of outrageous behaviour from kids in other countries - trust me, I know because i've lived in four other countries and my wife is American, so I know what I am talking about. Kids respect their parents and are polite, well educated and well mannered. I love Great Britain, but I hate what is happening to it.

Answer 2

I think she deserved the slap, plus another one for calling the police! Scared my @rse! She just wanted to get her own back on her dad. She was big and brave enough to go around terrorising her neighbours then wanted to play the defenceless little girl card when she got punished. Good for dad I say.

Answer 3

When I was at school I got slapped round the head, hit with a cane, and had my face slapped. If I had dared to tell my Parents I would have got the same again. I was not alone in this, most of the kids that I knew lived under the same conditions. I don't remember any of us going to Jail or even going to Court as we got older. The system worked but the namby pamby bloody left have made it so that now, kids are virtually immune from justice and adults live in fear. Well done Labour.

Answer 4

Thank you labour...

I was slapped as a child quite regularly as I can remember, and I have turned out fine, fully abled bodied, and am currently studying a degree, so personally I can't see the argument not to slap.

A lot of kids just won't respond to anything else, and this poor fella seems to have been at the end of his teather, can't say I blame him!

Answer 5

haha really funny, the one woman says "there's no need to slap her if she respects and listens to what you say"  ...um what? so he shouldn't slap her if there's no reason to??

I think once or twice in a kids life it's a good thing. bringing out the big guns. Any more that a few is bordering on abusive behaviour though.

And she really shouldnt have gone to the police. That was just an immature retaliation.

Answer 6

Good on the dad

Answer 7

Reporter - 'A typical 13 year old'!!!!!! terrorizing neighbours

We're all fecked

However slapping across the face is not right. It achieves nothing except a complete lack of respect from the daughter from now until the day she dies.

Answer 8

She needed discipline not a slap.

Discipline is achieved mostly out of respect not fear.

Tho' i do believe in the old adage 'spare the rod & spoil the child'...never, ever will i raise my hand on my child. But i won't spoil him either...one look from me & he knows i mean business...thats the way i was brought up & i thank my parents for disciplining us with the right mix of respect & unconditional love.