My Teen Daughter Destroyed Her Stepsister’s Birthday Dress — I Made Her Get Work To Pay Back $3000 For It

The Angry Mother Imposed a Penalty on Bethany

Everyone was afraid they wouldnt be able to replicate the beautiful dress 
given their time constraints. They had to look for a similar dress and have it altered in time.
The livid mother told Bethany that she needed to get a job to pay back the total price of the dress. It was her punishment for such an irrational act against her stepsister.
Bethany was furious. She claimed her mother was being unfair by choosing Maria over her. This made the mom question whether she was in the wrong for giving her daughter no choice but to find a job.
She wrote about the
story on Reddit hoping to get opinions from others on whether what she did was wrong. To her surprise she got everybodys support.
Bethany did a very bad wrong mean thing and I agree that she needs to make restitution for the dress one user confirmed.
Her behavior is absolutely abysmal and she should have to pay back the dress. Any money you give her for fun should be kept for now in addition to getting a job one voiced out.
What shes done is legally called malicious damage to property. Does she understand that charges could be laid against her if she did this to a non family member? another pointed out.
Ultimately the mom was determined to teach her 16yearold a lesson. She was no longer a child and needed to be taught accountability.
What would you have done if you were in the mothers shoes? Do you think she was right to punish her daughter?