04-17-2004, 07:17 PM
Hi,
I am bothered by the fact that the original poster of this thread felt that he knew what was right for this child better than the childâs parents did.
Since the extended family is a thing of the past, parents are the only ones having control of how their children are raised. Given the problems with juvenile offenders, I'd say many parents are doing a crappy job, or no job at all. Since society will have to bear the cost of these untamed brats, in the form of increased insurance, in the form of increased emergency services, and in the cost of extended prisons, I feel that every member of society has a right to have an opinion, if not an input, in how these kids are raised.
Or, better yet, shoot the anti-social bastards when they turn 14, thereby eliminating not only that problem but the problem they'll cause through their potential offspring.
Yeah, the government interferes too much. But I didn't see a government official posting, I saw a (rightly) pissed off citizen.
--Pete
I am bothered by the fact that the original poster of this thread felt that he knew what was right for this child better than the childâs parents did.
Since the extended family is a thing of the past, parents are the only ones having control of how their children are raised. Given the problems with juvenile offenders, I'd say many parents are doing a crappy job, or no job at all. Since society will have to bear the cost of these untamed brats, in the form of increased insurance, in the form of increased emergency services, and in the cost of extended prisons, I feel that every member of society has a right to have an opinion, if not an input, in how these kids are raised.
Or, better yet, shoot the anti-social bastards when they turn 14, thereby eliminating not only that problem but the problem they'll cause through their potential offspring.
Yeah, the government interferes too much. But I didn't see a government official posting, I saw a (rightly) pissed off citizen.
--Pete
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