I’ve mentioned this before, but I used to think God’s name was Howard. This seems to be a pretty common mistake with little kids. It all goes back to The Lord’s Prayer… “Howard be thy name.” But it went on with me. I thought Jesus’ real name was Will. His big chore was to keep track of his dad’s nitwits … or something along those lines. Yes. He was in charge of the King’s Dumb. “Thy King Dumb Come, by Will be done.”
As I look back, I botched things up a bit all over the place. When we studied the Constitution in grade school, I thought there was a stipulation about wearing t-shirts and tank tops. Yes. The Right To Bare Arms. I determined this was some pretty stealthy thinking on the part of our Founding Forefathers. Indeed. Enough with their staunchy waistcoats and wigs… they wanted to get some sun on that skin and show off their guns.
But they were talking about the OTHER guns.
Which brings me to the next topic…. which is the latest viral video.
I’ve seen it numerous times on Facebook. You probably have too. It is the video of the father… shooting his daughter’s laptop with a .45 caliber weapon… because his daughter made some derogatory remarks about he and his wife (the girl’s mother) on Facebook.. ”
A whole lotta’ people on line have cheered him… applauded him… for his parenting methods. They have posted it… and hit the little thumbs up.
Somebody help me out with this one. Drop me a note. Explain it to me. I am a firm believer in the U.S. Constitution and the 2nd Amendment… which is of course… the Right to Bear Arms. Who knows… I might even own a gun or two. But that is not the point.
What I don’t get is this guy’s message to his daughter. Which is….ultimately… if you are upset, angry about something, disagree with someone, …. you simply take out your gun and you shoot the living sh*t out of it. Blow it away. Problem gone.
Except for one eeensy, teeeensy, weeeensy little thing….. you probably shouldn’t do that in the real world… in a functioning society. It is just wrong, I think. Angry with your boss? Or your wife? Same methodology in place sir? How about to a lesser degree… the ATM Machine… or the DVD player. Oh no… the kid got your order wrong at McDonald’s… or… how about…. perhaps …… you disagree with a member of the United States Congress… say someone like Gabby Giffords. What then?
I believe it is the wrong message. I think Howard and Will would back me up on this one.