Read the following article/watch the video about a Texas judge who was videotaped beating his 16 year old daughter. This was recently released years after the abuse by his own daughter. The judge claims he was within his rights as a parent to discipline his child in such a manner. Should this have any bearing on his judicial career on the bench or is this simply a private family matter?
http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/02/justice/texas-video-beating/?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
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What that man did to his daughter is disturbing. I watched the video and saw not what he calls disciplining, but beating and abusing. You should never lay your hands on your kids in such a way, especially a girl at that age. He was beating her over going on the Internet, like what the hell is up with that? Not to mention there are other ways to go about disciplining your child rather than beating them. This should definitely have a bearing on his judicial career because I wouldn’t have any respect for a judge who’s deciding the fate of people meanwhile he’s not such a good person either. He’s an abuser and we only saw what he did once, he probably beat her everyday. He should be acquitted and be put behind bars.
There is a fine line between discipline and abuse. The way in which that man conducts himself in the video as a parent is atrocious. He should not only be stripped of his privileges as a judge, but be stripped of his privileges to hold any position of authority in any field if profession. It is frightening to me how this is considered legal in our country. The way he curses at his daughter makes me furious. Physical pain goes away and heals after time but the words he uses will be forever stuck in his daughter’s mind. He and his wife, who is this video encourages and supports her husband, do not deserve to be parents.
With that said, and I could go on for years, I do not believe that the man in the video should be a judge and have the right to make decisions on how other people conduct themselves in their own home. He belongs behind bars and his daughter should be put into the foster care system for people who actually want children and want to treat them with love, care, and as human beings.
The authenticity of this video is what is truly captivating. To think that this father has a judicial career, is distrubing. I think that it should be taken into account for his professional career. Only in this field which has something to with honesty, morality and basic ethics. This home video is unethical, and the values of this father should be questioned. To a certain extent, yelling at his daughter for a reasonable thing she has done wrong, is acceptable. In this case, the daughter wasnt even doing anything seriously bad. Also, her father hit her, which is not acceptbale no matter in my opinion. This girl is obviously disturbed by this due to the fact that she put the videos online, seven years later. It is never acceptbale to hit a child, especially a girl.
The way in which he handled his daughter is a prime example of poor judgment, so how can we trust him in our judicial system? Clearly, the man is screwed up and doesn't know right from wrong, and he's been deciding the fates of those who he has faced in the legal court system. Realistically, whether there are legal charges or not, he is viewed as an extremely negative figure and probably won't last much longer in his current position.
The way in which this man behaved in this video was completely inappropriate and clearly appears to be child abuse. It scares me to know that a person, who holds an authoritative position, believes that this is an okay decision. I find it especially concerning, since he is supposed to be upholding the law and in some cases determining the outcome of an individual’s life. Therefore, I believe that he should be stripped of his judicial position. The fact that this man believes that what he was doing to his disabled child is simply discipline is unbelievable. I don’t believe that beating someone with a leather belt is an appropriate way of disciplining a child. However, even if you do agree with punishing a child, what this man was doing was beyond any form of discipline that is acceptable.
However, the one thing that is confusing to me about this whole situation is why the abuse was on video tape. Obviously if any other person was there, they probably would have tried to stop it. Is this man that crazy that he needs to document himself beating up his own daughter or was this a fake video released by the daughter to get back at her father. Also, why is the daughter releasing the video now and how did she get a hold of this video. If I was beat like that, I would not want to have anything to remember it by, unless I was going to submit it child protective services or the police while I was still being abused. The daughter of this man is releasing the video years later and it probably won’t affect her that much since she probably lives on her own now.
Well family matters go through the judicial system and can be committed as crimes. It's not fair that just because he is a judge that he can go against the law. Spanking a child is different from brutally abusing them. This is a wrong form of discipline from the mans side. He should get fined or put on trial or something. This is not right to beat a young girl for going on the internet and to beat her for 7 minutes straight while she is screaming. He needs a form of that discipline or put into a psych ward.
Watching this man repeatedly smack a screaming child is really sickening to watch. It is obvious that this man has something wrong with him that he doesn’t want people to know. It’s appalling that he admits that it is him in the video and says that he is doing nothing wrong. It is obvious this man is unstable and has a bad temper. How can we allow someone like him to make ration decisions that affect other people’s lives if he can’t even healthily discipline his own child? Hopefully he will be taken out of or step down from his current judicial position because clearly he does not rightly fit there.
The way this man “disciplined” his child is extremely disturbing and in no way is acceptable. This is definitely a matter that should cause him to lose his job as a judge. How can you expect someone to be a respectful judge and make decisions that affect other people’s rights when he can do something so terrible to his own daughter? He obviously has a warped perception of what is right and you can’t allow someone like that to make decisions for other people’s lives. This man should not only be taken away from his career but he should be arrested for child abuse. This girl obviously went through a lot in her childhood and deserves to see the man who hurt her finally get punished to what he did.
There are differences betweeen abuse and discipline. In the video it is deffinately more then just a disicpline action, he overarly hits his child with a very strong force. The way he reacted was unnecsary and irrational, cursing and cruely hitting his child. After a bunch of times her asking him stop hitting her, her father didnt listen and continued. Everyones parenting styles are different then anyone else. But there is a difference between discipling your child and abusing them. What happens in a home should remain in the home but that is only until circumstances reach harm to family members. The judge should loose his career because he definately showed abuse towards his child. In court he decides cases dealing with similar situations, would you want someone who believes they did nothing wrong meanwhile abusing his child? It seems crazy, to think that it was just discipline.
What this man did disgusts me. To see someone treat their own daughter in such a way is terrible. You should never be able to treat a kid like that no matter who you are who how you are related to them. This man should most defiantly be punished for assault. Also, if the daughter was willing to come out with this it must have occurred more than once.
As for the aspect as to whether or not he should be able to keep his job; the answer is a most definite no. A judge is supposed to be a cool a collected per on that can act rationally at all times. Also, what if he sees a case of child abuse, he might be bias on the issue because he himself is a child abuser. This man should be punished for his actions.
When the judge attempted to correct his daughter, his actions were not disciplinary; but rather abuse. The recent accusations made against the judge in Texas should have bearing on his career because the judge’s beliefs and morals play into the rulings made. If a person not holding a government position had accusations made against him/her (such of that of the judge in Texas), the person would be investigated and if not fired from their job, then forced to take a leave until the pending investigation ended. The judge should not receive any special treatment, because of the position he holds.
This video is very disturbing. This man she be put in jail for what he has done. Child Abuse is never okay. He should lose his judicial career for the time being, and be put behind bars. He was beating her for going on the internet, which is ridicolous. This situation is wrong and stupid.
I think it is wrong what the judge did to his daughter. I know it is acceptable in some societies, but i do not think there are any justifications for physically hurting someone especially when undeserved. I would certainly not hope that this man be the judge of anybody who i would ever want to stay out of jail. If he resorts to physical violence for such a minor problem god only knows how many falsely judged cases he took place in.
What the judge did was incredibly wrong. Just because he is the parent does not give him the constitutional right to beat his young daughter up. Our natural rights are protected in the first 10 amendments, which are known as the bill of rights. However, these rights are protected until it becomes a threat to others. The judge should lose his license to jury and should be reprimanded accordingly.
What the judge did to his daughter was incredibly wrong and is not what a judge should be doing. Parents do have the right to discipline there children but when it comes to beating there children, the government needs to step in. Parents should not be able to hit there kids that brutally. Sure a few spanks on the butt when they are little are a common way to discipline but beating a 16 year old girl with a belt is not right at all. This man should not be aloud to be a judge anymore based on his actions. This is not the way judges are supposed to act.
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