Angry dad defended, bashed by readers

Manchester Union Leader ^

[uxbridge]

If more parents acted like this father maybe we wouldn't have so many teen pregnancies," wrote Dorie Smith of New Boston. "It's refreshing to see a father stand up for his child and not just say, 'Oh, that's what teenagers do.

I agree

[A_Tradition_Continues]

If Daddy and Mommy teach their daughter to keep her legs together it wouldn’t happen either.

[netmilsmom]

>>Michelle Howard, of Henniker, said an adult should be expected to have more control over his fist than a teenager has over his hormones.

“As a mother of three boys,” she wrote, “I will make sure they get every kiss and so on in writing, to protect us from some testosterone-raging father.” <<

Holy Crap Michelle, do you see that the girl was 15 and even if she signed a paper, the boy could be charged with rape.
I pray that she is teaching her boys better than this.

[SoDak]

"Put in that same situation," he said, "I probably would have knocked his lights out also, just without all the witnesses." Exactly

[Red Badger]

He shouldn’t have done it....................(at school)..............heh,heh,heh.......

[arderkrag]

If more parents acted like this father maybe we wouldn't have so many teen pregnancies," wrote Dorie Smith of New Boston. "It's refreshing to see a father stand up for his child and not just say, 'Oh, that's what teenagers do.

I agree

1. I disagree.

2. This guy should learn to control his temper.

3. It's assault, no matter how you cut it. Lock him up.

4. He better be glad it's not my relative he dared to lay a hand on.

[Exton1]

It’s about time Real Men started acting like men. The feminist have helped destroy our morals and culture. If more fathers did this, it would stop these snot nose kids from taking advantage of younger woman.

[netmilsmom]

Let me tell you FRiend, if this had been my father, the boy would have been looking for his testicles on the sidewalk. And would have clocked me as well. In fact, when superglue was first invented, he told all three of his daughters that he WOULD put it to good use if he ever found out that one of us was screwing around.

The boy had a couple bruises and needed two stitches. Awww. He’s lucky he got off lightly. Lots of fear and no big damage.

And my daughters know
1. Daddy is a former Marine
2. He takes no crap
3. He owns guns and knows how to use them

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If more fathers did this, it would stop these snot nose kids from taking advantage of younger woman.

Exactly...and keep in mind that...thanks to the takeover of the leftists in NH, the state has just done away with parental notification before abortions...so this 15 year-old (too young to consent to sex) is according to the warped logic of the left, sufficiently old enough to elect to have a major medical procedure like an abortion without consulting her parents

[ga medic]

“If more parents acted like this father maybe we wouldn’t have so many teen pregnancies”

I don’t understand this comment at all. This girl does have a father like this, and she is having sex. Obviously his angry reactions aren’t serving as a deterent for her.

IMO the boy is not a rapist and the father does not deserve to go to jail. The boy is having consensual sex with a girl within two years of his age. The father reacted in anger to a situation, and anyone with a daughter can completely understand the reaction. The boy wasn’t seriously hurt. Why must this get dragged into the legal system.

[MeanWestTexan]

I am so happy your children will never sin or make a mistake. It must be wonderful.

[trimom]

That boy wouldn’t want to meet up with my husband if he had laid a hand on our daughter. Oh. She would have been in a ton of trouble as well. Thankfully, she was raised well enough that this wasn’t an issue.

And I sincerely doubt that 90% of that girl’s peers are sexually active. That’s just the impression that everyone wants to give.

[rockabyebaby]

"Put in that same situation," he said, "I probably would have knocked his lights out also, just without all the witnesses."

BINGO............we have a winner!

[restornu]

If Daddy and Mommy teach their Sons to keep their zipper closed it wouldn’t happen either.

[jagusafr]

Man, as the father of two teenaged girls, I have trouble with this. I’d like to pound the kid, too, but this sounds like the 15 year old girl was a willing participant (yes, I know, by law she can’t “consent” - well, she did). I’d be more likely to come down hard on my daughter AND file a criminal complaint against the boy/man. That being said, if there was ANY evidence that she was anything but a completely willing participant, he’s toast.

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I don’t understand this comment at all. This girl does have a father like this, and she is having sex. Obviously his angry reactions aren’t serving as a deterent for her.

It would serve as a deterrent to boys who should be able to control their hormones...there was a time, not too long ago, when a boy that was having sex with a girl would have expected to get a beat down from her father if he found out...

maybe that is no longer the case...unfortunately

[netmilsmom]

Boy 17
Girl 15

NH statutory rape law, under 16.

The kid broke the law. Nuff said.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Mark Emerson, of Lancaster, said the man's chief mistake was getting caught.

"Put in that same situation," he said, "I probably would have knocked his lights out also, just without all the witnesses."

Uh-huh. And if my teenage son got his lights knocked out by some father too intensely involved in his teenaged daughter's sex life, I'd be tempted to take it up with the father on exactly the same terms. When did these guys first get laid, in their 30s?

[Earthdweller]

So Dad is going to jail for a night and Junior maybe a while longer. The girl won't be jailed but may need to carry a child for 9 months or see an abortionist.

Overall I'd say a night or two in jail for the Dad is a small price to pay, and pay it he must.

[A_Tradition_Continues]

If Daddy and Mommy teach their Sons to keep their zipper closed it wouldn’t happen either.

That's true but we have to remember the male isn't always the aggressor. Legs together, zipper in the up position does effectively prevent pregnancy.