truly_trussed wrote:Misto - I'm sure you're going to get a lot of macho chest thumping, especially from guys. I'd like to ask what would be the reaction if the creepy 18 year old was a woman.
FelixSH wrote:Hopefully the kid is ok.
Kyle wrote:According to everything I've read, the father walked in and saw it happening and it was pretty clear what was going on (the guy admitted to it). I don't see the problem here. I'm surprised there are people who do have a problem with it to the point of being more upset over what the dad did than the abuser did. Strange times we live in.
I don't see the problem here.
Kyle wrote:Seriously? What does that have to do with anything? This is not a case where the father attacked the guy on unsubstantiated evidence, or even just carried out a revenge beating later. He walked in and caught the guy in the act and defended his son. So because some people will decide to carry out revenge down the road, we shouldn't be allowed to defend someone else or ourselves to stop a violent crime?
This is not a case where the father attacked the guy on unsubstantiated evidence
He walked in and caught the guy in the act and defended his son
So because some people will decide to carry out revenge down the road, we shouldn't be allowed to defend someone else or ourselves to stop a violent crime?
mikeybound wrote:Kyle wrote:Seriously? What does that have to do with anything? This is not a case where the father attacked the guy on unsubstantiated evidence, or even just carried out a revenge beating later. He walked in and caught the guy in the act and defended his son. So because some people will decide to carry out revenge down the road, we shouldn't be allowed to defend someone else or ourselves to stop a violent crime?
The only details we have is that he was sexually abusing the kid. Disgusting, yes, but hardly more damaging than watching your dad beat someone bloody. This is someone the boy trusted, and just when he's trying to figure out why he's being touched in bad places his dad hulks out in front of him.
But that's okay. It's just one more thing to work through in therapy. The dad's a stand up citizen.
mikeybound wrote:I'm saying excessive violence was overboard. Stopping the creep and calling the cops was expecting, but did you see the pic of what was done to him? Can you imagine seeing your dad do that to someone as a child? No matter what, I can't picture a kid being comfortable seeing their dad doing that.
The point I'm making is the lengths the father went to were unnecessary, and probably further traumatized his son. It may have been technically illegal to do that much damage. So how come no one else is disturbed about the lengths he went to to satisfy his anger? Cops can't do that, so why should he?
Here's another thing to consider. Let's say the same reaction happens to a misunderstanding. Would it be okay for someone to beat a person bloody, just because they jumped to conclusions?
mikeybound wrote:What I'm saying is the pedo being bad doesn't make what the dad did right. He could've handled it with far less violence, but he didn't. How does the stuff in the picture protect anybody?