F^@%(&g kids!

[Evets]

I received an email from my internet provider stating that we have committed our third piracy offense, and that my service will be suspended for at least two weeks. Seems my adult daughters can't get it through their heads that it is illegal to use bit torrent to download movies. Three strikes and you're out. Well it looks like I'm out and I've never downloaded a movie in my life.
This SUCKS!!

 

[smokinop]

There are ways you can block your kids from particular websites using open DNS or port blocking on the router. If you are familiar with networking, not too hard to get the info off of the net. Otherwise, find a buddy or a buddy's kid who has the knowledge.

If the kids are using wifi, you can change the security key & then choose not to share it but make you also change your admin password to the router.

Hope all turns out well...

 

[Bernie Brewer]

This. Block the interwebbs from the little ingrates. Tell them if they wanna surf they have to go to the library.

 

[jtkratzer]

Take it like you would/will take the car keys. Cut off the data on the cell phones as well. That would get through their heads as their social networking lives will be out on hold.

 

[thepartsmancometh]

Crazy that the ISP would do that! I'd be ISP shopping just out of principal; they shouldn't be monitoring their customers.

Anyway, I'd be pissed at your daughters too. As mentioned above, I'd find a way to make sure they don't have access in the future

 

[SkyHighBrew88]

Who IS your ISP by the way??

 

[itsme6582]

It's not the ISP snooping you. Hollywood tracks illegal downloads. They get IP addresses from the downloads and then report to ISPs who is illegally downloading their movie. Once notified, the ISP is legally obligated to stop it from happening.

 

[thepartsmancometh]

It's not the ISP snooping you. Hollywood tracks illegal downloads. They get IP addresses from the downloads and then report to ISPs who is illegally downloading their movie. Once notified, the ISP is legally obligated to stop it from happening.

I'm going to drop this so as not to threadjack, but whichever way you slice it your privacy is being infringed on. Its not legal for a private company to snoop on people

 

[JeepDiver]

I'm going to drop this so as not to threadjack, but whichever way you slice it your privacy is being infringed on. Its not legal for a private company to snoop on people

The ISP sells you a service. That service comes with terms of service, which you probably didn't bother to read when you clicked the button that says you agreed. If you are to lazy to read what your rights are and you agree to let them step on your freedoms then you don't get to complain when they do. No ones rights were violated. You have no right to internet service and you agreed to moinitoring when you signed up.

 

[JeepDiver]

I'm going to drop this so as not to threadjack, but whichever way you slice it your privacy is being infringed on. Its not legal for a private company to snoop on people

Especially when you are complaining about your so called rights because you want to engage in illegal activity.

Sorry to the OP for the derail, but people who think they have a RIGHT to any and everything when they have no clue what they really have a RIGHT to and how to protect those rights really irks me

 

[Evets]

I'm not blaming my ISP or even Hollywood. Rules are rules. I get that. I'm surprised they gave me three chances. Three violations spread out over several years between two kids. I'm sure the oldest(first 2 violations) gets it now, and hopefully the youngest will get it now too. Maybe I'll just go back to dial-up where it's too slow to steal movies. For now, I get to remember what life was like before the internet. Maybe it's a good thing, but I doubt it.

 

[Gear101]

My step daughter did the same thing to me, the first letter stated that they could seek damages for 250 millon, the second time I got a phone call. I agree with you, it is not the ISP or the moive companies, it was my step daughter not going to red box and gettinng the movie.

 

[JonM]

So has the internet suspension helped get the message through to their brains?

 

[Evets]

I'm sure the oldest is complying. We'll see about the youngest. We haven't decided what to do yet. The suspension doesn't start til Tuesday. In the meantime, I have to write a letter explaining what measures have been taken to remove the illegal files and ensure against repeat violations. At this point the ISP can grant or decline a pardon. According to the ISP, this process can take up to two weeks. So, I guess I'm out service for at least those two weeks.

 

[ahaley]

If the youngest I old enough to pirate he/ she is old enough to get hit for doing something that illegal. I'm not talking beat them, but hit so they remember, kids are like dogs, imo, When I was a kid my dad hit me once really hard and I learned not to do it again lol
Good luck! You'll look primitive, no Internet, no Facebook, your facial hair will grow out of control, and most of all, your car will turn to a flintstone looking one lol

 

[jtkratzer]

Crazy that the ISP would do that! I'd be ISP shopping just out of principal; they shouldn't be monitoring their customers.

Anyway, I'd be pissed at your daughters too. As mentioned above, I'd find a way to make sure they don't have access in the future

Every single ISP does this. Read your service agreement and terms and conditions. How do you think people get caught for trafficking kiddie porn? Or content that gets you looked at for Patriot Act stuff.

 

[thedingo]

If the youngest I old enough to pirate he/ she is old enough to get hit for doing something that illegal. I'm not talking beat them, but hit so they remember, kids are like dogs, imo, When I was a kid my dad hit me once really hard and I learned not to do it again lol
Good luck! You'll look primitive, no Internet, no Facebook, your facial hair will grow out of control, and most of all, your car will turn to a flintstone looking one lol

Yeh nice advice moron.
The only one primitive here is yourself if you think hitting children will teach them a lesson. Maybe your dad hit you a bit too hard?

 

[Evets]

She's 20. Sure, she's had a few spankings when she was growing up. What kid doesn't? I wouldn't consider hitting her now though, any more than I'd tolerate anyone else hitting her. Besides, she'd probably just hit me back! She's been a tough one and I've had to pay for more than one of her mistakes already, but she's my kid. I love her. She's starting to come around now, and we'll get through this too.

 

[jtkratzer]

Yeh nice advice moron.
The only one primitive here is yourself if you think hitting children will teach them a lesson. Maybe your dad hit you a bit too hard?

Nothing wrong with a smack here and there. My dad put me in my place once and slammed me against a wall. I 100% deserved it and was out of line. I thought my parents were idiots growing up and it didn't take long after growing up o realize they were right at least 99% of the time and I'll always be grateful they raised me right. There's certainly a difference between abuse and punishment/discipline though.

 

[klnosaj]

If the youngest I old enough to pirate he/ she is old enough to get hit for doing something that illegal.

Nothing wrong with a smack here and there. My dad put me in my place once and slammed me against a wall.

Because if there's one thing we've learned it's that violence solves problems.

 

[jtkratzer]

Because if there's one thing we've learned it's that violence solves problems.

You have to be kidding. Calling discipline "violence" is why our society is weak and going down the tubes. You never saw kids shooting up schools years ago. I saw the difference between my family and my two cousins who had parents who never laid a hand on them. They were the worst kids, most disrespectful, and idiotic. Neither has ever held a job.

More than one way to skin a cat, but no discipline isn't the right way to raise your children.

 

[barneygumble]

Although I agree that good discipline is necessary to raise a kid, the OP's daughters are adults now, and its a bit late for a spanking. I'd take all screen access away from everyone until the suspension is lifted and make the guilty daughter write a letter of apology to the ISP along with my own. No facebook. No texting. No phone. No twitter. No TV. No nuthin. And No spending time at friends house where they could cheat. Nope. Friends come to your house and get their electronics lifted on the way in the door.

 

[jtkratzer]

Although I agree that good discipline is necessary to raise a kid, the OP's daughters are adults now, and its a bit late for a spanking. I'd take all screen access away from everyone until the suspension is lifted and make the guilty daughter write a letter of apology to the ISP along with my own. No facebook. No texting. No phone. No twitter. No TV. No nuthin. And No spending time at friends house where they could cheat. Nope. Friends come to your house and get their electronics lifted on the way in the door.

Agreed. That foundation is something that can't be established as an adult and at some point that type of discipline becomes ineffective.

 

[ChshreCat]

You can have discipline without beating your kids. It's narrow minded to think that's the only way to do it. If a kid is disrespectful and idiotic there's more that went wrong with their upbringing than a lack of regular beatings.

On topic... teach the kids to pirate the right way and they won't be getting caught.

 

[jtkratzer]

You can have discipline without beating your kids. It's narrow minded to think that's the only way to do it. If a kid is disrespectful and idiotic there's more that went wrong with their upbringing than a lack of regular beatings.

On topic... teach the kids to pirate the right way and they won't be getting caught.

And there is a drastic, night and day difference between discipline/punishment and beatings. I'm sorry your feelings were hurt.

 

[ChshreCat]

And there is a drastic, night and day difference between discipline/punishment and beatings. I'm sorry your feelings were hurt.

My feelings weren't hurt. Did I hit a nerve with you, perhaps? I think that line is a hell of a lot finer than you think it is. Maybe you 're afraid you crossed it more than you admit?

 

[Brewing Clamper]

She's 20...

Ok, I'll spank her...

Seriously, you pretty much have to download gigs & gigs of stuff for them to notice, so they were probably downloading tons of movies. That'll get you flagged quickly. Just give the ISP whatever boot licking they want to get your service back and be done with it. I won't tell you how to deal with your kids...

 

[jtkratzer]

My feelings weren't hurt. Did I hit a nerve with you, perhaps? I think that line is a hell of a lot finer than you think it is. Maybe you 're afraid you crossed it more than you admit?

No you didn't strike a nerve. It's pathetic to me that the majority of our society's children sent disciplined and you see the results. We have parents too wrapped up in their own lives to take the time to raise their children right and teach them to be respectful and how to act. I get tired of seeing kids completely disrespect their parents and adults in general. I'm tired of seeing these snot nosed kids throw fits when they don't get what they want. I'm tire of seeing parents not yeah their kids to have any kind I work ethic or discipline at all.

You are way out of line. I have a 2 year old who isn't even old enough to really understand how punishment of practically any kind works. Spanking is a last means to get their attention when they don't respond to anything else. How dare you accuse me of abusing my child.

I'm done with this. My apologies for my part in derailing this thread.

 

[ChshreCat]

No you didn't strike a nerve. It's pathetic to me that the majority of our society's children sent disciplined and you see the results. We have parents too wrapped up in their own lives to take the time to raise their children right and teach them to be respectful and how to act. I get tired of seeing kids completely disrespect their parents and adults in general. I'm tired of seeing these snot nosed kids throw fits when they don't get what they want. I'm tire of seeing parents not yeah their kids to have any kind I work ethic or discipline at all.

And hitting them is the only way to avoid this?

You can raise your kids to be good, respectful people without hitting them. That's not the only option.

 

[barneygumble]

But as Clamper said, spanking adult wimminz can be a different matter entirely. I am willing to lend my services out for such a venture.