I knew I shouldn't have clicked on it . . .

[McLovin]

It just breaks my heart and will haunt me for days.

It makes me wish I was there and could have put a beat down on these morons.

Texas judge confirms video of him beating daughter, says 'I lost my temper' - CNN.com

WTF is wrong with people.

[speeder]

Wow. Mindblowing...

[nostatic]

maybe he'll got to jail and Bubba will "lose his temper" on the judge...

[enzo1]

The girl has Cerebral palsy ..... i'm pissed what a#$*&^ the mom hit her too... over using the internet? They interviewed him: UPDATE III: Judge William Adams of Aransas County, Texas has now responded. It happened. He says he "apologized." And, hold on to your hats:

When asked if he thought the conduct in the video was excessive, Judge Adams said, "It's not as bad as it looks on tape."
Judge Adams also informed us he has already contacted the Judicial Review in Austin and "more will come out" during the investigation.

[HardDrive]

Nothing wrong with Judge Adam a deer rifle can't solve.

[Oh Haha]

Sickening.

It makes me want to crawl into the video and pound the Fuch out of the MF'r.

I hope that he goes to prison and gets his just punishment.

It doesn't matter if he was a ditch digger, it's just about the abusing of his child.

The "mother" should be put away for a few years as well for condoning the actions of this A-hole.

[nynor]

it happened seven years ago, is what i heard. what is the statute of limitations on something like that?

edit: so i looked at the article, 2004.

i really shouldn't have watched that.

[svandamme]

I think the mum tried to get him to stop in a rather poor way, i do think she tried to prevent worse , eg she hit once, so he wouldn't hit more and harder....
If you listen, the vid starts with her saying she already had punished her, in an attempt to prevent him from doing worse

I know, it's not perfect, but in the video the main problem is the guy.
The woman probably was abused as well, so try to look at what she tries to avoid...
i don't think she condoned it, more like she was stuck between a rock and a hardplace and did what she thought would not make it worse.

[livi]

THEY SHOULD BOTH BE VIOLATED, MAIMED AND SHOT!!!

I am completely and utterly disgusted and I too shouldn´t have clicked on it..

[love911]

Somehow Sadly,I don't think this was the only time that she was beaten by her father,rather the only time he got caught on camera.

[willtel]

He is done.

Law enforcement is Texas is reviewing the tape, the Judicial Review in Texas is looking into it and he has been relived of his duties for the remainder of the week. The judge was also seen packing clothing and rifles into his car and leaving town.

[Christien]

Originally Posted by love911

Somehow Sadly,I don't think this was the only time that she was beaten by her father,rather the only time he got caught on camera.

No doubt. Who loses their temper like that only once? I can't possibly imagine being so angry as to want to inflict pain like that on one of my kids. Particularly at something as insignificant as downloading illegal software. God forbid that poor girl ever came home pregnant.

Originally Posted by willtel

The judge was also seen packing clothing and rifles into his car and leaving town.

Oh great, he's armed. Someone with that little self control should not be allowed to have guns.

[nynor]

i'd be willing to bet he received NUMEROUS death threats after that little video hit the net.

[jluetjen]

I'm with you. I looked and spent the entire time cringing. I kept getting up from my chair to reach out and stop him from hitting her again -- but I couldn't because it was on-line.

The man should go to jail for child abuse, and his ex-wife should get counseling. There is no excuse for his actions. None.

[daepp]

I'm glad I was born in 63. My twin brothers, born in 51, got the belt on a regular basis. I can't imagine it ever looked like that though. For me, he would tell me I was going to get a spanking (on the rear end), let me think about it for an hour or so, then give me a couple of good swats on the butt. There was no anger or swearing. I suspect it was the same for my brothers with the belt. (plus - on a side note, they regularly beat the snot out of one another!)

He was a kind and loving father. But back then, I think he thought he was supposed to do this or they would turn out bad. They turned out to productive members of society and loving fathers themselves. None of us really ever spanked our children though.

That was certainly disturbing.

[McLovin]

It's just so saddening.

A child is such a helpless being. The one place they should feel safe in this world is in their room, in their home, with their parents to protect them from the sickos, weirdos and badness in the world.

When the parents themselves are the sickos, weirdos and badness, it's like a nightmare. The poor child is all alone - there is no where to turn to for safety. The terror and loneliness must be staggering.

Just makes me sick. I hope those people get what they have coming to them.

[svandamme]

with some luck he'll off himself somewhere by the side of the road...
He's a judge , he can judge himself that way.

[RichMink76]

It breaks my heart watching that. He needs a whipping, maybe that will solve his anger management issues.

[flatbutt]

My ex has a daughter with ataxic CP. The kid can be frustrating but she has never been subjected to anything other than love and understanding. She does need to be disciplined but never physically. I know this to be true because my kids are a big part of her life.

Those people need to be put away for a long time. That is unforgivable.

[Oh Haha]

The mother and daughter were on the Today show. The girl has forgiven the mom and is asking for people to help her father. The mother alluded to an "addiction" but didn't give any more info.

He should face it, his life is pretty much over unless he moves to a place where there is no internet access. Kinda like that biotch Casey Anthony.