I don't argue that the parent has the right to punish, but the transference of violence from his daughter to her laptop is kinda sick. How is it different that saying "I want to shoot you!"? To me, that seems like a pretty unhealthy way to express disappointment. In the the end it will always be "You shot my laptop" and never "I hurt your feelings, etc" Forever. Not like til prom.

The cigarette, however, was pure class.