Video of South Texas Judge beating daughter sparks outrage, investigations

Star Telegram ^ | 11/2/2011 | Star Telegram

[Dallas59]

Video Linky Here

[BerryDingle]

That is one sick individual there.

[sodpoodle]

Chilling!

The foul language is an indication of his rage and hatred for this young daughter.

I agree with the FReeper that the mother is culpable as well.

This is not ‘butt swatting’ but an extended beating with a belt. Appalling abuse by a bully and a coward.

[4yearlurker]

As a dad with two daughters that was hard to watch. I could only watch about half the video. The “Judge” is a jerkoff bully who needs to loose his job,promptly arrested,convicted and jailed.

[Rokurota]

The video says she was in trouble for using the internet. Around the 50 second mark, when the lights are still on, you catch a glimpse of the girl and she is not wearing her shirt at that time. Not sure what she was really caught doing.

Anyway, dad was clearly out of control.

[cynwoody]

She may be having second thoughts ...

@shoeofallcosmos Hillary

I'm feeling some regret for publishing the video because to ruin my own father is heavy indeed. But I really want him to seek help.

11 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone

[PhilDragoo]

Grown man beating his daughter with a belt, screaming at her, cursing her.

Let him experience prison. Justice will be done.

The wife is a worm. A real woman would go through restraining order, divorce, criminal charges if necessary.

Now she's an enabler, hoping the crocodile will eat her last.

Oh, yes, there are crocodiles much bigger than this "judge."

[eyedigress]

To late now. He might even lose his pension over this. He will obviously not be re-elected.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

The video says she was in trouble for using the internet.

So does her father in the video.

Around the 50 second mark, when the lights are still on, you catch a glimpse of the girl and she is not wearing her shirt at that time. Not sure what she was really caught doing.

My guess is that she was caught trying to go to sleep so she could get away from her vicious, abusive father for a while. The girl knew where to set up the camera for a perfect view - obviously the beatings were nothing new.

[NewinTexsas]

Interesting. Not in the video at the article link. The lights were on in that first part and dad comes in with belt in hand. No audio in your referenced video?

[MNDude]

Your right. Probably web camming I guess.

[Enterprise]

The girl without the shirt is a small girl. She’s not the same girl who got whipped.

[fso301]

Around the 50 second mark, when the lights are still on, you catch a glimpse of the girl and she is not wearing her shirt at that time. Not sure what she was really caught doing.

Good catch. She does appear to be topless. Hard to tell what she or her mom says. The girl might say something about porn.

[Rokurota]

Hmmm...on further review I guess you’re right. Looks like I could be an NFL ref.

[eyedigress]

My guess is she is the one getting this treatment these days.

[momtothree]

Reference this girl now feeling guilty... does that sound like the typical abused woman or what? Sort of the “he really loves me, he just gets angry sometimes” or “I’m the one that makes him get that way. If I wasn’t so stupid or lazy or fat... he would be nicer”. Sometimes public humiliation or the possible loss of a job (etc) is the only way a person can change.

[freekitty]

I couldn’t watch but a second of it. What is wrong with those parents? They are very sick.

[warsaw44]

The father addresses the mother with something along the lines of “ get ( insert a different girls name ) out of the room “

He is referring to another child partially seen early in the video.

[eddie willers]

This man is indefensible.....and I am glad to see no one here has tried to defend him.

[eyedigress]

Daddy is get his comeuppance now, the court of public opinion will destroy him long before any agencies are done with him. I believe the young girl told to leave early in the video is facing this and that is what prompted the video release.

[Oztrich Boy]

Don’t go to the other thread.