Target Practice with SnipeJammin

I’m kinda late coming into this, and I know the fires have died down some. I don’t wanna re-ignite anything, so..

That being said, I don’t really see what the big deal about all of this is? I don’t think the guy is a hero or anything, but he’s no nutjob either. He tried to break down and give reasons for his argument throughout that whole video. He escalated the punishment when his kid broke a rule that she’d already broken before. He destroyed a piece of property that he owned. He was clearly upset about the whole thing, it’s not like he took pleasure in what he did by laughing maniacally the whole time.

We don’t exactly get a complete view of this whole situation, so we can only infer from the video. Maybe she is a spoiled little kid? Maybe he is the world’s worst dad? We can’t truly say. For me, the line where he defends the woman who cleans their house for them spoke volumes. The daughter something along the lines of “we have a cleaning woman for that…” implying a sense of ownership, like the woman is nothing more than hired help. The dad names the woman and defends her, stating that she is a friend of the family who cleans the house as a favor/in exchange for other services. He clearly feels that his daughter doesn’t respect this woman. I just don’t think a “bad person” would have taken the time to address this issue.

It sounds like his kid doesn’t appreciate everything she has and dad is disappointed in her for this. And maybe that’s just as much of a failing on his part as a parent. And for all we know, he is aware of that. So now he’s disappointed in her and himself. He’s emotional and reactionary. He’s going into damage control mode, because his daughter is going on 16, which means she may be out on her own in as little as 2 years. He’s panicking because he has two years to help his daughter become a respectful, hard working adult that can make it on her own in the real world. He’s wondering where he went wrong in 16 years, and how is he going to make up for it in just two?

I think a lot of people are focusing on the “gun thing”. We all react differently to guns, so it is understandable. Guns are tools, nothing more. They don’t come with a bottle of “hatred”. Like every tool, they are versatile. They can be used for building or destroying, offense or defense. If we took the gun out of his hands and put in a hammer, would it ultimately end any differently? No. Broken laptop is broken laptop.

Could he have handled things differently? Of course, but he was reactionary. Reactions tend to be emotional and even irrational. Both sides of this argument are also being reactionary. I think we all need to step back and be a little more objective about this whole thing. Too many people are projecting their own experiences with their kids/parents onto this and it is making for a very toxic environment.