Hey Judge Adams: That was not "discipline," and that was not a "child."

I spanked my children.  I never let my husband, mother, sister, or even their teachers hit them.  When I say my "children," they were 6 years old or younger, I think.  It was 3 swats on the butt with MY HAND.  It was never what anyone could call a BEATING.  They did not even cry, and then started to make fun of me.  I realized they had grown, and I had not.  Soooo, to their dismay, I started a thing called "grounding," or extra chores.  The grounding really gets to kids 6 and up, especially if they are 16 YEARS OLD and have plans with their friends, skating, movies, etc.

I have never used absolutely fowl language to bring my kids into SUBMISSION.  I have never verbally terrorized them in a threatening manner (lectures, a few).   I can not stand the thought of my children, at any age, being afraid of me. 

Kids of all ages can suffer consequences from their negative actions and learn lessons the hard way.  There should always be consequences for kids - but none of any age should have to fear enduring what this 16 YEAR OLD did on a REGULAR BASIS. 

Many 16-year-olds have intimate relationships with the opposite sex (safely I hope).  Many 16-year-olds are working and earning wages in an adult world.  There was a time when a 16-year-old was already a mother and a wife.  Just saying, that was no "child," and that was no "spanking."  That was some sick, perverted, angry, violent, power trip from a hypocritic jerk who is seeking total SUBMISSION from others. 

I am not sure of the daughter's motive, if any, 7 years later, doesn't matter.  Anyone who does something like this (not to mention the position he is responsible for to society's children), should be named and shamed.