Dad Stabbed For Trying To Give Teen A Trim

15-Year-Old Son Accused Of Cutting Father With Tiny Sword Over Haircut Dispute

(CBS/ AP)  A Volusia County teenager is accused of stabbing his father with a miniature sword because he was upset his father wanted to give him a haircut.

According to a sheriff's office report, the 15-year-old Deltona boy told deputies he gave his father more than one warning to stay away Monday afternoon. The teen was charged with aggravated battery causing bodily harm. He was taken to a juvenile detention center.

Meanwhile, the father, 47, was taken to a hospital where he was treated for the wound on his hand. The police report stated that the boy also tried to stab his father in the torso with the 10-inch sword, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Deputies say the teen had said he was afraid his father was going to hit him and threw a bag of seashells at him before stabbing him.

[whiskyrokkr]

Nice kid. A lot of kid''s these days are spoiled rotten. Kid need''s to have his a$$ beat.

[dsr57]

Wow, Why did he call the cops I would have beat him till my arms got tired and locked him in the basement for about thre days.. DON"T MESS WITH DADDY ha ha ha

[Gary Kempf]

Stabs father because of a haircut, What would the kid do if he had to mow the lawn? Clean his room?


Pathetic...

[pollroller1]

Did y''all hear the one about the red neck that wanted to give his red neck son a haircut?

This is obviously another case of child abuse that''s been ignored. Sounds to me like the child was afraid/tired of being abused "AGAIN"...The child said, "I thought he was going to hit me"!

[magoo2u1]

"This is obviously another case of child abuse that''''s been ignored. Sounds to me like the child was afraid/tired of being abused "AGAIN"...The child said, "I thought he was going to hit me"!"

Good call from a thousand miles away. Quick: What color shoes am I wearing?

To magoo2u1: Don''t Assume you know where I''m at and make an a$$ out of yourself.

[concorde5]

DSR57.....Ageed. I would have given that child a beating he would never forget. The cops were not necessary, all that kid needed was a good old-fashioned, backwoods, mississippi-style, a55-whooping!

[republic1776]

Man,
I slap this "boy" silly, if I were his father.
You have a father who cares here, so having this kid in jail will just teach him how to be a crinimal.
I say let the boy out and let his father do justice

[god-is-true]

Thaaaattt''s the lastttt timmmme i tellll my kiddddd to gettttt hissss hairrrr cutttt...

[minnick8-2009]

This is all the fault of modern feminism. Women spoil the children too much and make dad out to be the bad guy all the time . . .

Posted by GOP_forever

This is the most pathetic post on here.

Well, if the kid was worried about his father abusing him, he is removed from it now. I wonder how long the kids are allowed to keep their hair in the detention center?

[aorrville]

I would like to know more about the situation. It is entirely possible his father is abusive. Imagine a drunk man coming at you to cut your hair. I have seen hair cuts given to children that should be considered abuse. I had a first grader cry and get made fun of becuse his parents gave him a mohawk. I had to put a hat on the kid to calm him down. Parents can be cruel. On the other hand, it is possible this kid is being a teenage jerk, and this stabbing indicates some severe behavior issues.

[barbaraf4]

If I were dad, I would go to court and have this kid declared a Legal Adult. Then turn him out of the house and let him make his own living.

[hurtmorons]

Beat your children america! I''m serious, they need it and it''s your responsibility as parents to correct your children before society does!

[minnick8-2009]

Some things are worth fighting over and some things aren''t. I had a rather Bohemian daughter where clothes were concerned. I finally gave her two rules. Her clothes must cover all the right spots and be appropriate for the weather. Why get your panties in a bunch over things that are not immoral and not illegal. There are worse things kids can do besides have unruly hair.

[minnick8-2009]

hurtmoron,

Your name is significant. Obviously you were abused as a child yourself. The answer to life''s problems is not beating your children. I was abused too, and I know how long it takes to get over the hurts physical and psychological. Breaking the cycle took conscious effort on my part.

[chromenun]

The boy was wrong to stab his father, but I can understand his fear. I was raised by parents that were so controlling that I literally hated them. My mother once forced me to sit and allow her to cut all my hair off really short, and yet all of my sisters were allowed to grow theirs long. I am a girl by the way. Parents aren''t supposed to be dictators, they should instead try to understand what it is like to be a teenager and understand about peer pressure and how a teen needs to fit in with his group.

After all these years, I finally have the long hair I always wanted and I won''t let anyone cut it. And I have raised my children with a good deal of understanding and compassion for how it is to grow up in our society. Raising good children is not about forcing them to do something, but rather encouraging them to be themselves and loving the person they are.

[observer2020]

The current attitude of kids nowadays started with "time out." When parents started discussing things with 2 year olds, respect for authority totally went down the tubes. Kids don''t understand (nor are they even familiar with) rules and respect for elders (no matter who they are). That''s why kids today walk all over their parents. I remember my dad used to give my brother shaved-head haircuts every summer and my brother had nothing to say about it. GOP needs to take its view about women and stuff them! My Dad was never around and us kids had huge respect for our Mom. When Dad finally came around, it was like..."who is this man and why does he think he can tell me what to do?" Men need to be involved with rearing children and not just hand it over (as they ALWAYS do) to the Moms. Just think guys, if you helped out your wife more with the kids and cleaning around the house, you may just get a little more attention in the bedroom. But society needs to go back to "spare the rod and spoil the child" attitude and things will be better.

[pirmin3]

Mamby pamby parents have lost control of their kids by 10 years old. TV as a baby sitter and negotiating with them on every issue creates nothing but a BRAT!! The kid needs to have his a$$ kicked until his nose bleeds.

[rangerdahl]

%u201CI personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uhmmm, some people out there in our nation don''t have maps and uh, I believe that our, I, education like such as, uh, South Africa, and uh, the Iraq, everywhere like such as, and I believe that they should, uhhh, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., uh, should help South Africa, it should help the Iraq and the Asian countries so we will be able to build up our future, for us.%u201D

That is an example of America''s youth...this haircut kid was told from day one that he is special and he "won" every single thing he ever did, even if he lost. this is what happens when everyone gets a trphy just for playing. Some kids are losers, they need to know that, so tell them. Quit pumping sunshine up their bottoms and wake them up. He stabbed his dad becasue he thought he was too special for a hircut...thank you Dr Spock fo *** up America. That''s why we have to keep guys in the military longer to fight the war...Little lord fountleroy and his hair are too precious to the Mom and Dad that were conceived at Woodstock.

[xraytwonine]

stop with the whole individuality and individual rights ***, kids need boundaries and discipline!!!

"I would like to know more about the situation. It is entirely possible his father is abusive. Imagine a drunk man coming at you to cut your hair. I have seen hair cuts given to children that should be considered abuse. I had a first grader cry and get made fun of becuse his parents gave him a mohawk. I had to put a hat on the kid to calm him down. Parents can be cruel. On the other hand, it is possible this kid is being a teenage jerk, and this stabbing indicates some severe behavior issues."

Posted by aorrville at 10:13 AM : Aug 06, 2008

comeon, an angry drunk'' never care for a child''s hair length and would have fought back when stabbed and probably near-kill the child. The fact of the matter is, people and news are both pathetic nowadays, news is presented with minimal info and people are allowed to debate over it...

[hologram5]

Well, when the nanny state government tells us we cannot spank our children, what do you expect? We, as parents are unable to discipline our children without fear of being called "abusers" so we don''t spank anymore. My child tells me they''ll call the cops when I spank them then I tell them to call an ambulance as they will need it.

[shippg]

Parents need to choose their battles. Length of hair is not a worthy one.

[drinuk]

Time to bring back corporal punishment for children,
throw all the anti-depressants into the garbage and keep them away from the head doctors who will find a reason to fill ''em full of pills. Forty shots of vaccines are turning them all into Zombies.

We could also pack ''em off to the coal mines at 13 for a 2 year stretch of National Service, that should improve their behaviour a little.

[observer2020]

rangerdahl: I agree. When t-ball started up that was also BS. No one is a loser, everyone is a winner--that''s wrong because the child never learns how to lose. I knew someone in daycare (teacher for 2-year olds) and you could not tell them that they did something wrong...you had to praise their ingenuity. Also, graduating should only be for high school and college...little kids "graduating" to the next grade is also a pile of dung. When I was growing up, over at a friends house, there was a belt hanging in the kitchen. It didn''t matter if you had 2 legs or 4 OR if you were just visiting or a member of the family, you did something wrong, you got the belt! Going over there wasn''t really a whole lot of fun, but you certainly behaved yourself when you were there. To us old-timers...remember when you were out playing in the street and, say, you threw a rock or stick at a car...the person driving the car got out and gave you a spanking then took you home, where you got it again from Mom (that''s for you GOP!). Dad didn''t even care, if he was even there. Now that''s discipline. I certainly have tons of respect for any elder, for other people''s property, and authority. My mother taught me very well.

[mswolfestock]

My sperm donor was an a*s*s*h*o*l*e just like this guy. Notice that I did not use the word father . . . .

I suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, as if I had been in combat in a war. However I would rather have been in a war, but I had to live for 18 years with a psychopath, who is just like this guy.

I don''t waste any time hating my sperm donor - I just think of myself as an orphan. This young man should do the same.

[credibility2]

This kid needs to be locked up and forced to undergo some serious psychiatric counseling. If a haircut sets this moron off at the tender age of fifteen, he''s a definite threat to society. Since when is a kid allowed to even warn his parent? Sounds to me like the kid has gotten away with too much do-do and needed his you-know-what whacked to set him straight and act appropriately, like a kid is supposed to; no back talk or smart mouthing.

[buttonjockey]

mswolfestock said:

: "My sperm donor was an a*s*s*h*o*l*e just like this guy."


It looks like it runs in the family. That kid''s Dad might not be tactful but the kid had no right to stab him. What kind of man will he turn out to be?

[dremn1]

Good4Always - Maybe that is because children get caned in other countries.

[xmanborg]

Strap the BRAT down and give him a Military Hair Cut and shave all his Golden LOCKS OFF.

The Kid is a BRAT and needs some serious time out and a major spankin. Grow the Frack UP kid.

[pollroller1]

One thing for sure, we don''t know the whole story. This kid could have been abused both mentally and physically. Maybe so, maybe not but I don''t think we should be the judge until we know all of the facts.

[sparty088]

Thats some great logic Good4always. I mean after all, if you''ve never heard of it then it must not ever happen in other countries. Obviously the dungeon master in Austria was a very respectful and moral family member. You''re a fool.

[deacon20081]

Interesting posts today on a kids hair cut LOL.
I grew up on a Military Base, my dad was a Drill Instructor.....no hair the first half of my childhood.
He cut it with a bowl and clippers. I hated it!
In later years I rebelled and grew it long (70''s)
now as a father myself, I can''t get my sons NOT to cut off all of their hair. Strange twist of fate or just a sign of the times.
The Dad would have been better served to leave him alone and talk to him about his appearance, threats like no Car can work as well. Grabbing him and forcing a cut on him was stupid...that''s Flordia LOL

[nothappyatall]

"he was afraid his father was going to hit him and threw a bag of seashells at him before stabbing him.
"

LOL a bag of seashells??? can you imagine the scene that day?

"I''m goin give you a HAIRCUT son!"

"No papita stay outta here, no mucho hoy!!!! (gets out ''sword'' and seashells) stay back or youse will get yours!"

"I''m yer fadder, doan talka ta me like dat!!!"
(moves forward with the scissors)"


(Throws bag of seashells at papita''s head)

"AyYya hombrero capita!!! mucho soy infermo!!!!%^@&%!"

"I goes hospital!!!!!

[nothappyatall]

It looks like it runs in the family. That kid''''s Dad might not be tactful but the kid had no right to stab him. What kind of man will he turn out to be?

Posted by buttonjockey

Probably one who we''ll read about after he stabs his girlfriend in a argument or something, bad seed

[sparty088]

Good4always. You have a pretty remedial understanding of sarcasm for someone calling others stupid. I WAS ILLUSTRATING A POINT DUMB***. The Austrian is a terrible human being and obviously NOT a moral, respectful person, and guess what HES NOT AMERICAN, which was my whole point. Terrible things occur to children in all countries but you''re such a one dimensional fool that you think because you dont like America that must mean that bad things only happen there. Get a clue.

[mahdeealoo]

I have been humiliated by my mother''s desire to chop off my long hair. As a girl in third grade with beautiful soft curls cascading down my back (after I took out my very tight ponytail almost daily), my mother marched me into a beauty school where I was butched and permed until I only had a 2 inch long set of extremely tight curls on my head. I wondered around the neighborhood for a week, skipping school because I was so embarassed by how I looked. It was quite traumatic to say the least. My trademark was gone.

As an adult now, I have had long hair my whole adult life and get compliments on it everywhere in the world I go.

My three children have always had the hair length they wanted. All girls. All long.

Parents need to respect a child''s self image and it is selfish to impose ANY desires onto them with regard to their appearance. It is amazing how our parents teach us by example. Albeit positive or negative.

[toldyouso12]

The father should not have tried to chop off his 15 year old''s hair. That actually is molestation, which is not always a sexual crime--sometimes "molestation" means the taking of liberties in any form--of another person''s body. In this case, the taking of liberties was the father''s perceived right to remove hair growing from someone else''s head.

It should be self defense and the boy should be removed from the home and the father charged with attempted assault.

If a stranger tried to shave the kid, we''d all be screaming bloody murder. What is the difference between a stranger chopping off someone''s hair and a parent? Either way, the hair would be gone.

[toldyouso12]

Since when is a kid allowed to even warn his parent? Sounds to me like the kid has gotten away with too much do-do and needed his you-know-what whacked to set him straight and act appropriately, like a kid is supposed to; no back talk or smart mouthing.

Posted by Credibility2 at 12:10 PM : Aug 06, 2008


Warning someone that you will react to them if they do not stop is very civilized. Now, he could have been like some other kids and just went into his dad''s room after the hair cut and stabbed his dad to death in his sleep.

I believe in spanking, but also in honoring the rights of others--children have the right to their own bodies and most of what they do to them. If what they do is not harmful, (Like having long hair) parents need to stop being so controlling and chill out.

[toldyouso12]

It looks like it runs in the family. That kid''''s Dad might not be tactful but the kid had no right to stab him. What kind of man will he turn out to be?

Posted by buttonjockey at 12:47 PM : Aug 06, 2008


One who will fight back if he is attacked but maybe will warn the other before he does it? On the other hand, Juvvy can be as nightmarish as adult prison, so for that act of rebellion, we may have even more severe problems on our hands when the kid grows up.

His dad should never have tried to force a haircut. His son may never, ever forgive him now. Never send a kid to juvenile or jail unless you are prepared for what happens in there as well as prepared to take part of the blame. Why did the dad feel he should physically enforce something as petty as a haircut? Control issues?

[dog7771]

You try to cut someone else''s hair without their consent, you get smacked down. Leave his hair alone. You parents think you own kids. This wasn''t tattooing or eye make up.

[akpals]

If you live in your parents house and they pay for you to eat, wear clothes, go to school, have a roof over your head, and everything else you need, then you do what the he!! they tell you to do. END OF STORY!!

[barbaram99]

This is what is wrong this nation the children think they run the house. Well they don''t and most of ye are kids to me.When I was told as a teen yer not wearing that,yer hair is cut. I did as I was told. Yes the foster mothers had my hair cut way to short and it hurt, I am female. As long as the parents are their care takers,pay their bills,buy their cloths,live under the parents roof. Shut up and do as yer told. It is only hair so it will grow back.

[barbaram99]

toldyouso,no it is not control. I take ye can see fully. If ye allow yer children to do as they please then they learn nothing but having no repect for the home they have,their person,others and be aMe myself and I person. Ye allow the child to dress and act in a manner is wrong. Parents are their first teachers. They have a duty to see to it that he/she is clean,neatly dressed,well mannered. I did have a say in my clothes but they had to meet a dress code. I did not break that dress code. Ye care about yerself and yer kids, Most look awful. March them to their room and change. I am from the old scool. No I don''t wear a dress. That kid be grounded in my day.No he would not raise his paw and hurt an adult. I was raised by elderly women. I am 53. I am appolled what that young do that we never dreamt of doing. It the breakdown of the family and manners are not taught.

[libsluv2spit]

well i dont think those bleeding heart liberals would allow anybody to ''control'' a poor child

[hidegirlgcks]

"spare the rod, spoil the child?" Bull*hit!! These kids became out of control when they took away spanking!!!

[observer2020]

hidegirlgcks: Couldn''t have said it better.
Good4Always: This was a brat kid that needs an attitude adjustment. I would never, ever think of raising my hand to either of my parents. I lived in their house, ate their food, they made sure I had clothing and other needs...all I had to do is follow their rules. Same applies to my house and children and visitors...you are in my house, follow my rules. I will do the same visiting you in your house.