Video of judge beating his kid

[Sam the Caveman]

For those of you who aren't from this area, this is normal behavior. That doesn't mean that its acceptable or beneficial in any way.

As a kid, if you do something dad or mom didn't want you doing, you get a beating until they are satisfied. However, you still keep doing it or something else they don't like, then you get another beating.

They don't stop to think, are these beatings actually helping?

You just make them mad and they give out beatings. They are not mentally mature enough to think past that, and most never will be.

I used to get the belt all the time for accuisations against me by my step brothers. All they had to do was say I did something bad to them and I got the belt. My step brothers would complain to their mother about something I did and it would upset her, then she would be upset when my dad got home, then I'd get the belt. As soon as I got big enough to start fighting back, I did, and that was the end of beatings for me. I was the oldest and they didn't do it nearly as bad to my younger brothers.

Around here, this is normal, everyone I grew up with got treated the same way, with the exception of a few here and there, whose parents were well educated from proper institutions. My parents generation from this area were taught that to get your kids to act properly you had to instill fear in them, that if they didn't act right, it was going to be bad for them, very bad. Scare them into acting right.

The more rural areas, the worse it is, generally.

 

[ThePizzaMan]

Re: Video of judge beating his kid

While I think there are so many that probably do deserve to get beat like that....this girl is certainly not one of them. Clearly this guy got off on it, and its kind of hard to watch.

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[huligun]

I don't believe in hitting living thing unless it means survival but I would hit him right now. Seven years later.

 

[Phillthy]

cnn update with lawyer weighing in.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/03/justice/texas-video-beating/index.html?hpt=us_c2

 

[Hold Your Fire]

I didn't watch the vid, after reading this thread, I don't need to.
I just hope there is a special place, in a VERY violent prison, for this asshole.
And I sure as hell hope he gets what's coming to him.

 

[DiscoBiscuit]

If the guy gets nothing more than public scorn it'll be a rough life.

 

[FreezerBoy]

There's a difference between discipline and abuse. I got the belt, sent to bed without my supper, had my mouth washed out with soap. Never once did it come as a surprise. Never once did it cross the line. Mom, Dad, Thank you, I love you.

This was abuse.

 

[TNTBudSticker]

I knew someone that got their mouth washed out with soap...That's sick.

I predict that it'll hit 3 million and 100,000 comments.Only been 2 days.

 

[Stoner4Life]

I knew someone that got their mouth washed out with soap...That's sick.

I predict that it'll hit 3 million and 100,000 comments.Only been 2 days.

I heard this news early & when I watched that clip it had less than 300 hits on it, every time I refreshed the page the count was growing rapidly.

It seems her father threatened to cut off support to her but from what I've seen of this video she could do the 'Partner' thing with YOUTUBE & clean up on her own.......

 

[LiLWaynE]

dude, i just came here to start a thread on this video....


NEVER should a male EVER touch a female in ANY OTHER WAY then in a loving manner....


this guy will get his, you watch.......


and that mom, she is a spineless bitch...

i commend this girl for posting this video....
update!!!
Police: Judge won't be charged over video beating]

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday.
Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams likely would have been charged with causing injury to a child or other assault-related offenses for the 2004 beating of his then-16-year-old daughter, but the five-year statutes of limitations expired, Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe said.
"We believe that there was a criminal offense involved and that there was substantial evidence to indicate that and under normal circumstances … a charge could have been made," Jayroe said. He said the district attorney determined he couldn't bring charges, and that police would discuss the case with federal prosecutors even though he doesn't believe federal charges would apply.
STORY: Beating video sparks talks on discipline
Hillary Adams, now 23, posted the 8-minute clip on YouTube last week that shows her father viciously lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop. The clip had received more than 2.4 million hits as of Thursday, and police began investigating Wednesday after hearing from concerned citizens.
William Adams, 51, issued a three-page statement Thursday saying his daughter posted the clip to get back at him for telling her he would be reducing the amount of financial support he gives her and taking away her Mercedes. The statement did not include an apology for the beating, but he told Corpus Christi television station KZTV on Wednesday that the video "looks worse than it is," that he had already apologized to his daughter and that he was just disciplining his child for stealing.
Hillary Adams says her parents were angry because she had downloaded pirated content online, and that she turned on the camera because she sensed something was going to happen.
William Adams, who presides over child abuse cases, is still being investigated by the state's judicial conduct commission and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which on Thursday requested that he be removed from its cases until the investigation concludes.
Patrick Crimmins, a spokesman for the agency, declined to elaborate on the exact nature of the investigation. But he said that in general, the agency would only investigate a case in which a suspected abuse victim has already reached adulthood if there are still children in the home who could be at risk. Adams was granted joint custody of his 10-year-old daughter in his 2007 divorce.
There are no allegations of alleged abuse by Adams against his younger daughter, who primarily resides with her mother, Hallie Adams. Crimmins declined to say whether his agency is investigating the parental fitness of Hallie Adams, who lashed Hillary once during the 2004 beating.
Crimmins said his agency ordinarily wouldn't disclose that it is investigating someone, but that it did in this case because the investigation is the reason it requested that William Adams be taken off its cases.
Jayroe said that police did not interview the younger daughter, but asked both Hallie and Hillary Adams about it and there was no indication of abuse of the younger daughter.
In his statement Thursday, Adams said he would "respond" to all investigations. As Aransas County's top judge, he has dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the past year alone, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking determine whether parents were fit to raise their children.
County officials confirmed that Adams will not hear cases related to Child Protective Services for at least the next two weeks. And the top administrator in Aransas County cast doubt on whether Adams could credibly return to the bench.
"I would think it would be very difficult," said Aransas County Judge C.H. "Burt" Mills Jr. "Personally I don't see how he can recover from this."
If the judicial commission and police investigations don't lead to punishment or charges, Adams could be safe on the bench until he's up for re-election in three years.
Hillary Adams said she waited so long to expose her father because she was terrified at what might have happened had she done so while still living under his roof. She said the outpouring of support and encouragement she's received since posting the clip is tempered by the sadness that it's her father repeatedly lashing her with a belt and threatening to beat her "into submission."
During an interview with her mother Thursday on NBC's Today show, Hillary Adams said her father regularly beat her for a period of time. has repeatedly said she didn't post the clip to spite her father, and that she hopes it forces him to seek help.
Her mother blamed her ex-husband's bouts of violence on an "addition." She called it a "family secret," but declined to elaborate.
In his statement, though, William Adams painted a starkly different picture of why his daughter posted the clip.
"Just prior to the YouTube upload, a concerned father shared with his 23-year-old daughter that he was unwilling to continue to work hard and be her primary source of financial support, if she was going to simply 'drop out,' and strive to achieve no more in life than to work part time at a video game store," Adams' statement said. "Hillary warned her father if he reduced her financial support, and took away her Mercedes automobile, which her father had provided, he would live to regret it."
Hillary Adams did not immediately respond to e-mail requests Thursday seeking a response.

 

[gonzo`]

She only released this video because daddy threatened to take away here mercedes benz and financial support if she dropped out of college to become a bum working in a video game shop. Makes her credibility somewhat questionable...

Yeah he beat his kids, so do a lot of people, he only hit her legs and bum, not really abuse.... but not nice to watch either...

 

[Weird]

She only released this video because daddy threatened to take away here mercedes benz and financial support if she dropped out of college to become a bum working in a video game shop. Makes her credibility somewhat questionable...

Yeah he beat his kids, so do a lot of people, he only hit her legs and bum, not really abuse.... but not nice to watch either...

maybe daddy needs to support her cause he didn't give her the love support and esteem to stand on her own later on

beating kids is weak and justifying it in any way even weaker

 

[Islandbud]

Maybe you should stop trying to justify a beating like that. Daddy should be locked up where he will receive the same treatment right before Bubba has him as his prison bitch. Gutless fuck.

 

[sweetypie]

I used to get my ass tore up like that till I moved out at 17. Actually it was way worse than that. For bad grades mostly and other dumb shit. I don't have kids but if I found out any of my nieces or nephews were getting beat like that I would fuck their parents up, not call the police or release a tape, but physically fuck them up. The whole "that's the way my parents raised me" is a bullshit pussy excuse.

 

[jd4083]

She only released this video because daddy threatened to take away here mercedes benz and financial support if she dropped out of college to become a bum working in a video game shop. Makes her credibility somewhat questionable...

Yeah he beat his kids, so do a lot of people, he only hit her legs and bum, not really abuse.... but not nice to watch either...

Agreed...ever since this story broke I've been wondering about a few details...especially the apologist perspective on her mother's involvement that she posted with the youtube video. "It wasn't her fault, don't blame her..." If we're sitting here pointing fingers, let's point fingers at everybody involved -- if he is guilty of abuse, his wife is guilty of the very same, or at least criminal neglect...

I guess I'm just wired to play devil's advocate, but something about the whole situation smells a little funny. Please don't get me wrong -- I don't feel like the way he was hitting her is ever necessary or acceptable, but I also think that before this guy is crucified there might be a bit of research to be done regarding the credibility of the girl who posted this.

edit- why in the world would someone say that they did not find this post "helpful"? Are we downvoting posts because they don't mesh with our opinions now?

 

[sneaky101]

Makes me want to just grab my daughter and hold her. Make sure she is never around anyone who would do anything like this to her. Really sad.

 

[Mrs.Babba]

Some pretty harsh comments here....thats too bad

 

[urbanfog]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/police-judge-charged-video-beating-14881056#.TrQE_UMr27s


Judge Won't Be Charged Over Video Beating

A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said.

Aransas County Court-at-Law Judge William Adams likely would have been charged with causing injury to a child or other assault-related offenses for the 2004 beating of his then-16-year-old daughter, but the five-year statutes of limitations expired, Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe said Thursday.

"We believe that there was a criminal offense involved and that there was substantial evidence to indicate that and under normal circumstances ... a charge could have been made," Jayroe said. He said the district attorney determined he couldn't bring charges, and that police would discuss the case with federal prosecutors even though he doesn't believe federal charges would apply.

Hillary Adams, now 23, posted the 8-minute clip on YouTube last week that shows her father viciously lashing her with a belt and trying to force her to bend over her bed to be beaten despite her wails and pleas to stop. The clip had received more than 2.4 million hits as of Thursday, and police began investigating Wednesday after hearing from concerned citizens.


AP
Hillary Adams, daughter of Aransas County... View Full Caption

William Adams, 51, issued a three-page statement Thursday saying his daughter posted the clip to get back at him for telling her he would be reducing the amount of financial support he gives her and taking away her Mercedes. The statement did not include an apology for the beating, but he told Corpus Christi television station KZTV on Wednesday that the video "looks worse than it is," that he had already apologized to his daughter and that he was just disciplining his child for stealing.

Hillary Adams says her parents were angry because she had downloaded pirated content online, and that she turned on the camera because she sensed something was going to happen.

William Adams, who presides over child abuse cases, is still being investigated by the state's judicial conduct commission and the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, which on Thursday requested that he be removed from its cases until the investigation concludes.

Patrick Crimmins, a spokesman for the agency, declined to elaborate on the exact nature of the investigation. But he said that in general, the agency would only investigate a case in which a suspected abuse victim has already reached adulthood if there are still children in the home who could be at risk. Adams was granted joint custody of his 10-year-old daughter in his 2007 divorce.

There are no allegations of alleged abuse by Adams against his younger daughter, who primarily resides with her mother, Hallie Adams. Crimmins declined to say whether his agency is investigating the parental fitness of Hallie Adams, who lashed Hillary once during the 2004 beating.

Crimmins said his agency ordinarily wouldn't disclose that it is investigating someone, but that it did in this case because the investigation is the reason it requested that William Adams be taken off its cases.

Jayroe said that police did not interview the younger daughter, but asked both Hallie and Hillary Adams about it and there was no indication of abuse of the younger daughter.

 

[BigDawg]

seems like he abused them and then bought them things.. brainwashing them and all. He thought since he made all the money he could do what he wants and manipulate them. Now that she's older and moved out with her mom, he doesn't give a damn.

 

[CannaBunkerMan]

So, a judge who presides over child abuse cases is, in fact, a child abuser himself.

I know that virtue isn't necessary to interpret the law, but come on!