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Originally Posted by aklim
If he was that unstable, lock him up, throw away the key, weld the door shut. If not, the parents are responsible. Yes, I did stupid things when young. Unfortunately for me, you weren't my father or mother and I had to pay for them. Take the time I busted the neighbor's flood lamp. I was made to somehow get him a replacement. Not enough money? No problem. Dad provided it. Repayment terms applied. WITH INTEREST. No job? That's ok. There are jobs to do around the house. I don't know how many times I had to wax the cars by hand for $3 or dig a hole for the tree and get paid $5. Bit by bit, it got paid WITH INTEREST building up so I can't take too much time. At the end of it, I leaned my lesson.
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hate to break it to you, but 95% of all teenagers fall into the category of being mentally unstable. should we lock them all up? or should we attempt to guide them onward and upward towards a higher path? the system leans towards the "lock 'em up and throw away the key" attitude. only problem with that is when they are in Juvy they learn how to do more bad things from other bad kids. then they come out and run the streets practicing what they learned while in lock up.
for the record, I am not saying they should not be disciplined by their parents. on the contrary, if dad whipped out the "board of education" more often, we wouldn't see the kids at the court house.
the system is working.
05-05-2010, 04:58 PM
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