Would you punish me for this?

[An Unknown Kevin]

Before I start, my father has told me not to post bad things on Facebook so here goes :I posted a thing on my Facebook about a video game and tagged my friends. Now I wasn't trying to harm or threaten anyone but my uncle called up my dad and told him I was threatening people in the picture. (I swear,No threat was made and no one commented on it about any threat and I even showed my father the post.) My uncle then proceeded to call the police and I told them that it was from a video game called Battlefield 4 and I could see how people who didn't know the game could see it as threatening, but I reassured them that I wasn't threatening anyone and I even showed them the post. They told me they where just making sure I meant no harm and they clearly saw no threat so they told me that I was off the hook and no further law enforcement action would be taken. Now here is where i gets bad: My dad took away my xbox, phone, and cut off social activities (youth group, hanging with my friends, etc.) for a year. I know he told me not to post anything bad, and I didn't mean for it to be bad like it was perceived. I tried to talk to him about the punishment being about a month or so because I meant no harm and I wrote an apology to my uncle but he said "Hell no, you are not allowed to have any privileges for a whole year and you are not allowed to have your permit." ( Yes, I'm 15 and I was wrapping up drivers ed) Would you punish me for this?
Link to the picture I posted: https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/7604386560/h73F96C59/
Sorry for the repost, I just wanted some opinions on this

[Austin J]

Haha parents don't understand anything. The post was fine!!

[Ben]

No, I would not, and I don't really see why you were

[jeanette]

Your uncle and dad obviously don't understand that Battlefield 4 is video game. I'm shocked that your uncle actually called the police for something as innocent as that.
Have you tried explaining to your dad or uncle that it's nothing more than a game? From what you've explained, it sounds like they're being highly irrational to take away your driving privileges over a misunderstanding. Try talking and explaining it to them. Hopefully they will understand, if not, I'm very sorry.

[lighght30]

I can see why kids are leaving Facebook in droves. I'm not exactly sure what happened, but if the pic that you posted is the pic that you put on Facebook, I don't understand the reaction. And why is your buttinsky uncle getting into the act? In my opinion (and I am a parent), your father is overreacting. He may feel as though he has to come down on you like a ton of bricks to look like he's doing his job in your uncle's eyes. Is your dad the younger brother? That might explain it, a bit. What would have been great would have been if the cops would have torn your uncle a new one for wasting police time, but sadly, they probably contented themselves with rolling their eyes when they got back in their car.

Here is the mistake you made. You know that you come from a family of extreme overreactors. Knowing that, and knowing that your dad's idea of "posting bad things" on Facebook is, to say the least, broad, why did you even bother putting anything on Facebook at all? If your family uses Facebook extensively, you should just keep up a generic page, post an occasional picture of a bird or the Bible or something, and leave it. You should have opened up another account somewhere, maybe game-related, that your friends know about, but your family doesn't. Then you could've posted in freedom.

The only thing to do now is to give it some time. A year is ridiculous, and your dad may not follow through. And where is your mother in all this? If my husband and his brother tried to pull this nonsense on my son, they would not try it again anytime soon. Calling the police - give me a break! They should have a son who REALLY causes problems - they would thank God for you. (Forgive me if your mother is not in the picture for whatever reason.)

You sound like a nice, reasonable kid. Good for you for not blowing up and making matters worse. Your steady personality is going to be your greatest asset.

[lighght30]

Nope I wouldn't punish you! Your Father and Uncle are just looking out for you. The punishment is extreme. Best to lay low for a little while, then try again to get the punishment lifted!

[Isabella]

No, this isn't bad at all