A North Carolina father is dealing with the firestorm surrounding how he disciplined his daughter for a Facebook post. He put a bullet in her laptop.
Well, nine of them.
Tommy Jordan's daughter, Hannah, 15, posted a profanity laced-tirade against her parents on Facebook about the amount of chores and duties she had around the house.
"I don't know how to say how disappointed in you and how disrespectful you were to every adult in your house," Tommy Jordan said.
Decked in his cowboy hat, he responded to his daughter's post point-by-point. He then conveyed his disappointment by shooting his daughter's laptop with his .45 caliber gun filled with "exploding hollow point rounds."
Even Hannah's mother asked him to fire one off for her.
Dad then posted his 8-minute video response to her tirade on his own Facebook page, his daughter's page and on YouTube.
"This is for my daughter Hannah and for her all her friends on Facebook who thought her little rebellious post was cute. And for all you parents out there who think their kids don't post bad things on Facebook," Tommy Jordan said at the beginning of the video.
The day before the shootout, Tommy Jordan said he spent $130 and half the day upgrading the computer. He said Hannah must pay him back the cost of the upgrade, as well as for the bullets he used to destroy the laptop.
He said the bullets cost about $1 each.
"I thought you'd have better sense with a father who works in IT," Jordan said.
According to his Facebook wall, Hannah was smart enough to hide the post from her family – but not the dog. The post showed up on the Facebook page the family had set up for their pet.
"Since you want to hide from everyone, I want to share it with everyone," Tommy Jordan said.
Hannah has been grounded before by her parents for posts on the social media site. Dad wrote on his Facebook page that the day she was allowed back on, they had a discussion about appropriate behavior.
On his Facebook wall, Tommy Jordan responded to his critics. Some suggested his daughter will become a stripper because of his parenting techniques.
"Yes, I shot it full of holes. Would I have received the same viral attention if I'd used it as a dog toy, hit it with a hammer, drove over it with the truck, or simply thrown it away? I'm not sure," he said.
He also wrote that he will not permit his daughter to speak to the media.
"Additionally, there's absolutely NO way I'm going to send my child the message that it's OK to gain from something like this," Jordan wrote. "It would send her a message that it's OK to profit at the expense of someone else's embarrassment or misfortune, and that's not how I was raised, nor how she has been raised."
Some people support his actions – a "Tommy Jordan is my hero" page has been started.
Tommy Jordan is using the publicity to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association with a link on his Facebook wall.
Did this dad go to far? Whats you thoughts about this?
taking the computer away, grounding yes.... shoting it no not at all. he could have handled it in a better way. sorry
LMFAO...thats too funny ! A little extreme but funny.
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i agree... i think its harlious... but i think he was just trying to make a dramatic point but...that was a BIT extreme.
Quoting ArmyPrincess81:
LMFAO...thats too funny ! A little extreme but funny.
yes true...expectly since he just paid for a $130 program to fix it... if he was smart about that he could have handled it in another way.
Quoting chrarrington18:
taking the computer away, grounding yes.... shoting it no not at all. he could have handled it in a better way. sorry
Good for him. he didnt lose the software money. He can still install software on another computer since it is no longer being used on that one. He should have shot the computer. If the computer was still in the house and just taken away he would not have gotten the shock factor he was looking for. This is the second time he is having to punish her for something stupid she did/said onliine. Good for him, seriously. Maybe seeing holes in her prized posession will make her stop and think next time she decides to go on a internet rampage and cuss her parents. Not only did she insult her parents, she also insulted the lady that cleans for them. I was very happy to see him stand up for her. She sounds like an ungrateful brat that needs an attitude adjustment. If she cant be more responsible with the way she uses the internet then she shouldnt have access.
If you take it away she'll always believe she can get it back, if you give it away she'll probably think she can persuade you to buy her a new one (It's what I would have tried for when I was a teen- be honest you would have too) I think it was a clear message about how much he values her having a laptop, the money he spent on said laptop verses her being a good person. I like it. A little bit of drama goes a long way.
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on Feb. 10, 2012 at 1:05 PM