I went back and revisited that thread from last week.
It went on for over a day. I saw your comments after I had left. Good for you.
Look. I understand the initial reaction that FReepers are having. The “knee-jerk” reactions to applaud that dad for kicking butt and so on.
But in the light of day - you just can’t do that.
I wonder how many of these FReeper parents would still have these same remarks if it were their kids on that bus (who had nothing to do with the bullying) and yet this man scared them half to death his his profane and violent threats?
“I wonder how many of these FReeper parents would still have these same remarks if it were their kids on that bus (who had nothing to do with the bullying)”
If they weren’y involved, they probably loved it. Because they couldn’t do what he did or they would be the next target. He protected more than his own kid.
FReepers have a long history of this. I searched but can’t find the original thread, but this has happened before. Dave Swafford assaulted a teacher’s aid in FL back in 2006 who allegedly molested his daughter, and certain FReepers were absolutely rabid in coming to the guys defense. He was a shining example of fatherhood, deserved a medal, blah, blah, blah.
A few months later Newsmax broke that his daughter and some friends had set the whole thing up. She just didn’t want to go to school anymore and thought that accusing this guy of touching her would convince dad to keep her home.
There are good reasons why our founders were so enamored of due process. Acting in the heat of the moment, and dishing out punishment without due process is a recipe for disaster.