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plthijinx · 02-23-2004, 11:42 PM

ok. here's my take. like it or not. let's take a look at the "utopians" and see just what they are allowing now for "kids". "kids" nowadays feel that they have the same rights as adults. i.e. the public school system. when i was 6 i got paddled a few times in the 1st grade for losing my place in a read along in class. a little extreme? maybe. but later on, say when i was in the 8th on up grade, i watched my behavior because not only would i get the paddle at school, but i'd have to answer to my mother and father when i got home through discussions. (my parents NEVER hit me, abused me or anything like that except for one time, see parenting for that) anyway, back on track. now the school system can't paddle, and the kids know that they can get away with a bunch more with less punishment. c'mon, remember when (if) you got suspended? it was a free vacation! kids today do not respect their elders. yes, some do and yes a lot has to do with upbringing BUT environment plays a key role in the matter of personality development with their peers. these kids KNOW right from wrong. they were taught/learned at an early age, be it from their parents or school. so YES they should be held accountable and if the death penalty is available in their state for a murder that they commited, then pull the trigger, throw the switch or pump them full of lethal chemicals. one deterrent could be to pay-per-view/public square the death penalty on the adults so deserving.

p.s. - i've been a juror on a capital murder case and have seen autopsy pictures of a brutally murdered 18 month old baby boy and had to decide the fate of this putrid excuse of a human being.

02-23-2004, 11:42 PM	#14
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	ok. here's my take. like it or not. let's take a look at the "utopians" and see just what they are allowing now for "kids". "kids" nowadays feel that they have the same rights as adults. i.e. the public school system. when i was 6 i got paddled a few times in the 1st grade for losing my place in a read along in class. a little extreme? maybe. but later on, say when i was in the 8th on up grade, i watched my behavior because not only would i get the paddle at school, but i'd have to answer to my mother and father when i got home through discussions. (my parents NEVER hit me, abused me or anything like that except for one time, see parenting for that) anyway, back on track. now the school system can't paddle, and the kids know that they can get away with a bunch more with less punishment. c'mon, remember when (if) you got suspended? it was a free vacation! kids today do not respect their elders. yes, some do and yes a lot has to do with upbringing BUT environment plays a key role in the matter of personality development with their peers. these kids KNOW right from wrong. they were taught/learned at an early age, be it from their parents or school. so YES they should be held accountable and if the death penalty is available in their state for a murder that they commited, then pull the trigger, throw the switch or pump them full of lethal chemicals. one deterrent could be to pay-per-view/public square the death penalty on the adults so deserving. p.s. - i've been a juror on a capital murder case and have seen autopsy pictures of a brutally murdered 18 month old baby boy and had to decide the fate of this putrid excuse of a human being. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.