This kid's stitches will be out and his bruises healed before this even goes to trial. If Dad ends up in jail for assault, and kid ends up with a slap on the wrist....
Daughter will be at the age of consent soon, too, and will probably be pretty ticked off at Daddy.
It might send a message. But what's the message? Will daughter leave home, never to return, the minute she turns 18?
I'm not defending the boy. He needs to keep his penis in his pants. I have three sons myself. We teach them about respect and responsibility. All parents should.
A seventeen year old is not a child, but neither is a fifteen year old. They are both, however, minors. The boy committed statutory rape, and he should be subject to the full penalties under the law. But taking the law into his own hands wasn't the act of a rational man. It was an act out of rage and frustration, and although I sympathize with the emotions, actions provoked by them rarely benefit anyone.
Youth don’t magically become more responsible or “adult” the day they turn 18. It’s a legal designation. That 17 year old is as “adult” now as he will be within next several months when he turns 18.
I doubt you’ve ever been on the receiving end of an ass whupping. It has an amazing effect on behavior correction. Daddy won’t go to jail over this and his daughter isn’t going to hate him for it and run away.
I’m betting there are countless women out there and even on this board who wish their dad had fought for them when they were doing stupid stuff in their teens.
If she's REALLY stupid, she will. If she gives it more than a couple of minute's thought, she might just see WHY her father did what he did. She may not like it, but she'll understand it, and maybe cut him some slack. If she gets some brains from the incident, she might even think about NOT falling for the 'if you love me you would', crap from her next boyfriend, and keep her legs shut tight.