Texas Dad Uses Hot Kitchen Knife to Burn Possible Gang Marking Off Teen’s Leg

"He's usually friendly. I know I can forgive him for what he did."

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June 1, 2008 at 10:23 pm - KTVT-TV
Dateline: Fort Worth, TX
libsukbad   June 1st, 2008 - 11:54 pm

Yay, dad.

dswilli   June 2nd, 2008 - 12:38 am

It’s called tough love. Better this than seeing her broken body in a morgue after some bangers get tired of her.

Sgt. Smith   June 2nd, 2008 - 2:01 am

Anyone who applauds burning another human being, especially one’s own children, is a sadist and should be watched carefully. And will be.

Bobo   June 2nd, 2008 - 3:03 am

Sgt. Smith, you’re no Sargeant. You’re just another whining crybaby making believe. Yea Dad!

Jennifer   June 2nd, 2008 - 3:18 am

The courts do not protect children from stupid decisions and make it unattractive for parents or school personnel to bring kids into line. Yet they allow other kids to lure children into self destructive behaviors, like carving tattoos on themselves at school.
Too many kids run their households. Hooray for this dad’s bravery in showing his daughter that he will take on “the man” to save her.

Granger   June 2nd, 2008 - 3:28 am

Bobo,

You are publicly advocating burning children? How many time have your burned your own children? Twice? Five times?

Jewwwy   June 2nd, 2008 - 3:34 am

“Anyone who applauds burning another human being, especially one’s own children, is a sadist and should be watched carefully. And will be.”

Ah, appeasers in all walks of life. Yeah, better he let’s her die or go to jail living the thug life.

Moron.

Dana   June 2nd, 2008 - 3:42 am

How many of you saying that the dad was right to burn the child have burned your own children? Your wife? Your pets?

Nobody is saying that the dad should let the kid join a gang. Nobody is saying that the dad should look the other way or not deal with the situation. There are lots of ways of dealing with a daughter who has done what this kid has done. Do you really think burning her is a valid way of dealing with it?

Do you believe that it should not be a crime to burn your own child?

Since it is a crime, what part of illegal don’t you understand?

BnEN   June 2nd, 2008 - 5:44 am

Just curious: Think she will do any gang-related markings?

Brian   June 2nd, 2008 - 5:55 am

I support what her father did.

Tubby   June 2nd, 2008 - 6:18 am

Maybe if she gets pregnant the dad can rape her, just to send her a tough love type message.

dswilli   June 2nd, 2008 - 7:54 am

Yea Sgt. Smith right. I’d put my foot so far up your backside you’d taste boot leather.

Klatuu   June 2nd, 2008 - 8:44 am

One thing is for sure. This little girl won’t be tattooing ANYTHING for a long tiime.

Twolaws Texas   June 2nd, 2008 - 9:02 am

Just so you know, in Texas there are TWO SETS OF LAWS. Those for the Mexicans and those for everyone else. The Mexican dad will be freed with a hand slap, anybody else would be forced into prison, counciling and have their child removed by c.p.c.

Twolaws Texas   June 2nd, 2008 - 9:04 am

Just so you know, in Texas there are TWO SETS OF LAWS. Those for the Mesicans and those for everyone else. The Mexican dad will be freed with a hand slap, anybody else would be forced into prison, counciling and have their child removed by c.p.s.

Dave   June 2nd, 2008 - 9:56 am

People who reply with shock and horror at “burning children” are the very reason that our country has been paralyzed into inaction regarding these gangs and other misfits.
They are the very people who have gotten control of our lawmaking.

This father cares WAY more for his daughter than some cowering wimp who tries to deal with this issue thru the fraudulent shrinks or weenie school bureaucrats.

I’ll bet that this girl turns out better in 10 years from this experience.

A parent must be tougher and more ruthless than the gangs.

dm   June 2nd, 2008 - 10:36 am

I say let the girl have to tat, let her get beat into a gang, let her get pregnant, let her learn to rob and steal, let shoot people, send her father to jail fo trying to save her from a gang life. Then when she’s in prison or maybe killed
you can say ” the system failed”, and move on with your life.

Jim in VA   June 2nd, 2008 - 11:58 am

My Dad ‘beat me like a rented mule’ and I often went to school with bleeding welts all over my back and legs. As a result I escaped Applachia, moved through the enlisted and officer ranks to retire as an O-6 in 35 years, earned an MBA and have never been arrested.
Thanks, Dad. I love you!

Sean   June 2nd, 2008 - 12:11 pm

The govt allows one Islamic sect to nuetr thei daughters…I see this as same thing.

It seems it only matters on who is doing the maiming.

DannyK   June 2nd, 2008 - 5:03 pm

If there is a God, then may he bless this man for doing the right thing and keeping his daughter away from scumbag gang members. And, for all you bleeding heart liberals who think you and the government know better about raising kids, mind your own business and stop trying to correct others because of your own failures in life. Maybe it’s time you people looked into suicide instead of preaching your highbrow filth to otherwise RESPONSIBLE parents.

wally   June 2nd, 2008 - 6:33 pm

wow…now there is one guy you got to respect…
good old fashinoned punishment….

she won’t be doing anything like this again….

:)

Rover   June 2nd, 2008 - 8:44 pm

Very sad. It amazes me how Repub’s and religious fanatics preach family and values and then turn around and torure their children for expressing themselves. Poor girl hopeully CPS rescues her from more torture and abuse.

redstateredneck   June 2nd, 2008 - 10:21 pm

This man is a Mexican dad living in Texas. No Texas dad would do this to a child; if the child is raised properly she would not come home with a tattoo in the first place. Please don’t give real Texas dads a bad name with such an erroneous headline for the story.

AnonymousMAX   June 3rd, 2008 - 4:17 am

I think all of this stems from Bible translations getting muddied throw the years,…
apparently his bible read “heat the rod and burn the child”.

Now if he was into polygamy,..then CPS would be more than happy to kick his door in and take the child!

AnonymousParent   June 3rd, 2008 - 11:22 am

It seems most parents today are not willing to do the hard thing when it comes to their children. Most are more concerned at what their kids think of them, than they are about what evils society wants to lure them into. More than likely, that girl will thank her parents one day, probably once she becomes a mom and discovers the “blissful agony” it is to be a parent.

If the girl gets her head screwed on straight, eventually, I can see some punk trying to make a pass at her commenting on the cool mark on her leg and asking if it is a gang thing. “Naa. That was from my dad when I attempted to get into the gang scene once.” I can see the punk falling all over himself to get away from her because of fear of DAD.

The Bible does say, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” And I’d add that the fear of Dad is the start of smart.

Lauren   February 13th, 2009 - 10:43 am

Anyone who harms their own children should have the same done to them. It’s like a taste of their own medicine, you know? How can people do this?

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