Honestly, there is not much I can say to this since I do not know enough of the back-story. She obviously had problems outside of this video, so suffice to say she did not kill herself because of it. Was it a poor move by the father? Yes, and I think he must feel absolutely terrible right now (unless there was more going on that we do not know of)..
I have no problem with public shaming, or punishment that suits the crime. However, cutting off your daughter's hair because of something bad she did? That isn't constructive punishment; it's bullying. Where is the reasoning behind it? Again I have no idea what the backstory is but cutting off her hair is a harsh punishment.
There are 1 million better ways he could have dealt with her while still getting the point across. The least he could have done is talked to her. I must iterate that hair is a source of pride for a girl, and a 13 year old girl who is going through huge changes in her life as well as the shithole that is middle school won't take the chop of her hair too well. Who knows what else she was dealing with?
I agree that most kids seem to be like whiny little twats these days. But whose fault is that? Not the kids.
There are a few further speculations I want to draw from this:
1. She had serious problems at school and/or with her father at home. Committing suicide is not something that anyone takes lightly, really. Unless.......
2. This may have been a spur of the emotional moment thing that happened on a drive home after an argument. Teenagers are not very rational thinkers when they are overcome with emotion. It may have been a kneejerk reaction to something. If this is the case, it is even more tragic.
He could have been very frustrated with her behavior and really wanted her to feel bad, he could have been an abuser, she could have had other problems; it doesn't matter. He made a terrible choice.
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