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12-22-2012, 09:25 PM #31
Hmm a very educated and true statement.Encore
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12-22-2012, 09:49 PM #32
I cannot tell you the amount of times I came home upset because one of the kids that I thought I possibly got through to was arrested for a more serious crime. Even worse is the kids that I thought I possibly got through to ended up laying face down on some pavement. I went into law enforcement for a variety of reasons. One of which was to try to influence young kids into making good decisions. I myself was a somewhat wild kid as a teenager. I figured if I could turn my life around possibly I could help some kids do the same. Time after time after time I was frustrated seeing kids who I thought were really good inside get mixed up with the wrong crowd and in turn now would have to spend a good part of their life if not all of their life behind bars. It took me a lot longer than most to realize that if I even had a positive influence on ONE kids life I have done something.
The first solution in my eyes starts at home.
...RickLast edited by NY Sports Teams; 12-22-2012 at 09:58 PM.
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12-22-2012, 09:51 PM #33
So why have laws against drunk driving? Drunks still do it!
Why have laws saying murder is illegal.. murderer's still kill!
Why have laws against theft... thieves still steal!
Do you really not getting how "out there" your position is?
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12-22-2012, 09:53 PM #34
A police officer is a highly trained officer of the law PAID TO PROTECT.... the NRA nut was saying we should all have guns on us at all times so a "good" person can shoot the "bad" person...
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12-22-2012, 09:59 PM #35
You're still not getting to it. Get to the kids before someone has to "get through to" and fix them. None of your responses relate to that, you're only going by older kids. You're not reading.
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12-22-2012, 10:23 PM #36
I hear what your saying. I said a very young kid will have the same beliefs as those who are around them the most, their parents. If the parents do not like law enforcement the kids will not like law enforcement. Most kids mimic what parents do. I don't know any 3, 4, 5, 6 year olds that trust an outsider over a parent. I've never seen it, but it sounds like you have. Also the younger kids look up to their older siblings and will act the same way as their older brothers and sisters.
It sounds like you want society to raise these kids. I know too much money has come out of my paychecks to feed/clothe/ect the kids of deadbeat parents who are able to work but want to leech off the government for everything. As I've said a number of times, it all needs to start at HOME. Until there are responsible parents nothing is going to change.
...Rick
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12-22-2012, 10:55 PM #37
I'm not saying I want society to raise kids, but it does take a village. We all have a role in making sure the next generation is better than us. We've forgotten that.
Parents should be the ones to parent. But if you're going to tell me that a kid isn't influenced by teachers, public figures and the like I think you're mistaken. Kids are influenced by everyone around them. Societies job isn't to raise kids, but to make sure kids have the most good experiences and examples possible. That, to me, means building a repoire with police, as well as others, and vice versa. I would love to see when a police car in the school parking lot didn't result in people saying, "Uh oh, what happened."
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12-22-2012, 11:32 PM #38
I think the most underrated job in society are teachers. More so teachers in the earlier grades as they have the kids a longer time as opposed to teachers in jr/high school who see kids for an hour. Plus those teachers have kids at a younger age who somewhat easier to change than older kids.
Where I'm from there is no "Uh oh, what happened" because there is a cruiser in the parking lot. Our schools for years have had officers inside because of the violence. It is not shocking at all to have a very young kid bring a knife or a gun on school property.
You talk about repoire, please tell me how a 3, 4, 5 year old feels about police when they see their biological father taken away to jail by them? You say parents should be the ones to parent. That's all well and good if they are a positive influence on the kids but you might as well have no parent if they are do not have good parental skills and instill good morals and values. If you have a biological father in jail and a biological mother strung out on crack the chances of having a child grow up to be a valued member of society is miniscule. My tax dollars go to pay for incarceration of the father and food/clothing/ect for the kids.
I've said it many times, thank God I will not be around for another fifty years. Each and every year society gets worse and worse.
...RickLast edited by NY Sports Teams; 12-22-2012 at 11:34 PM.
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12-22-2012, 11:34 PM #39
If you're going to judge everything by crack addicts and convicts, we aren't having the same conversation .
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12-23-2012, 04:01 AM #40
It's amazing when you start throwing out common-sense steps like this how quickly the snappy retorts dry up on here!
(or they start talking lawn darts)maccards44 everywhere 'bay, etc
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