What if she sold it? Just because she's he daughter doesn't mean she gets a free pass to steal. OP is doing the right thing.

If this was anyone but OPs daughter your opinion would be very different.

So because she's his daughter she should get a free pass for stealing? She made a choice. It's her own ******* fault.

You're right, #38, it's not about punishment. It's about teaching her she cannot get away with stealing, even if it is stealing from family. She should have thought about the consequences before doing the deed, and now she should have to pay the price for it. Stealing is inexcusable, and you think she should just get away with it because the victim is her father? Also, she could very well be an adult already, seeing as she was given enough trust and responsibility to have her own store key and know the security code.

I'd go for a video editor to review it, since you wouldn't use Photoshop for something like that. Using final cut would also not be ideal. That being said, it's highly unlikely that the daughter is right. Because that would mean that someone else stole the stuff and also had footage of the daughter to use in its place. I highly doubt that her excuse would be considered a possibility in court.

#50, You don't know a thing about the parenting that was done. Sometimes kids just become rebellious no matter how good the parents are. I would personally assume that he's taking her to court because he loves her. Sometimes you have to send your kids hard messages to get them to understand the gravity of their bad choices. It's likely that he's probably tried other less successful methods to get through her thick skull, but if she's so willing to steal from her own father, then clearly harsher methods are the only things that might work. We don't know all the facts.

How many kids do you have?