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Offline warpmine

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One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« on: March 21, 2011, 11:29:48 AM »
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20110321_Cops__Fed_up_with_teens_in_hangout_lot_in_Bridesburg__man_shoots_14-year-old.html

Was listening to WSBA 910 AM new/talk radio this morning that tipped me off to this story above that took place over the weekend.

Thought the teenagers in the story are reluctant to tell exactly what happened(what else is new?) I tend to believe that the shooter, a 74 y.o. man wouldn't have discharged his weapon if he were not threatened by a beer bottle projected towards his face by one f the teens.

The kids were already violating the man's property that was clearly marked "No Trespassing" by numerous signs along the fence, perimeter and field so obviously they didn't give a rat's azz to what they were doing as long as they were allowed to party. I suspect that the victim was probably already buzzed or wasted from drink or drugs before he tossed the bottle. The fact hat he was only fourteen says much about the parents that are obviously missing in action during the most vital days of this kids life. Apparently not one explained to him that when an adult tells you to vacate the area because it's private property, you best do as your told without mouthing off or tossing a object.

I tell you, respect isn't being taught by "parents" these days.  :o
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 01:03:30 PM »
Taught self-esteem, though.

So, who was what color, because the only person identified in the article was "an area resident".
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 01:33:38 PM »
Taught self-esteem, though.

So, who was what color, because the only person identified in the article was "an area resident".

Considering it's Philadelphia, I think I can make an educated guess. They don't call it the City of Brotha-ly Love for nothing!
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 01:45:22 PM »
Taught self-esteem, though.

So, who was what color, because the only person identified in the article was "an area resident".

Considering it's Philadelphia, I think I can make an educated guess. They don't call it the City of Brotha-ly Love for nothing!

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 02:47:12 PM »
I know I'll get some arguement on this but tough ! One of the big reasons is that parents can't back-hand their own kid when they smart off without fear of being arrested . I can guarentee you that when my Dad laid the wood to me it got my attention ( even the threat of it ). Then of course some parents just don't give a damn so there's nothing to be done with them or their kids !

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 02:58:07 PM »
No argument from me; I agree with you.  There have been too many instances of bunches of Black kids engaging in assault and beatings, and if these kids are White or mixed, the thrown beer bottle - from an underage drinker - is evidence enough for me that the duffer was within his rights.
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2011, 03:25:37 PM »
I know I'll get some arguement on this but tough ! One of the big reasons is that parents can't back-hand their own kid when they smart off without fear of being arrested . I can guarentee you that when my Dad laid the wood to me it got my attention ( even the threat of it ). Then of course some parents just don't give a damn so there's nothing to be done with them or their kids !

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2011, 05:25:16 PM »
I know I'll get some arguement on this but tough ! One of the big reasons is that parents can't back-hand their own kid when they smart off without fear of being arrested . I can guarentee you that when my Dad laid the wood to me it got my attention ( even the threat of it ). Then of course some parents just don't give a damn so there's nothing to be done with them or their kids !


No argument from me. My family was old school. They did not spare the rod....They did not spoil the child. You don't do your chores, you didn't eat. Better not question either.

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« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2011, 06:19:24 PM »
I agree SH, that a good whack cures a smart-mouth, and a spanking is something that kids don't forget, but there's also little doubt in my mind that you don't have to go too far to have gone "too far".
My dad used a belt, on very infrequent occasions when we were very young, but if he had tried it when I was bigger, I'd have killed him. Literally.
It's been a point of contention for years, actually, and he once tried to deny it and justify it in the same conversation.
Haven't talked to him since.
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2011, 11:42:12 PM »
I agree SH, that a good whack cures a smart-mouth, and a spanking is something that kids don't forget, but there's also little doubt in my mind that you don't have to go too far to have gone "too far".
My dad used a belt, on very infrequent occasions when we were very young, but if he had tried it when I was bigger, I'd have killed him. Literally.
It's been a point of contention for years, actually, and he once tried to deny it and justify it in the same conversation.
Haven't talked to him since.

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2011, 05:00:15 AM »
Sometimes a well intentioned ( and well deserved ) "tanning" can get out of hand but that's not what I'm talking about . 99 % of the time a trip to the woodshed can be very instructive .

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2011, 05:59:40 AM »

My dad used a belt, on very infrequent occasions when we were very young, . . .

Dan mine did too. I can still remember vividly the sound of that belt being jerked out of his trousers. I guess the difference is that my dad used it a couple of times, and the remainder of the times, he whipped it out for "effect."

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2011, 07:13:42 AM »
Heh.  I'm with y'all.

My pappy really got steamed one time when I knew I was really gonna get it and stuffed magazines down my shorts...ooohh, not a good move!

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2011, 05:41:16 PM »

My dad used a belt, on very infrequent occasions when we were very young, . . .

Dan mine did too. I can still remember vividly the sound of that belt being jerked out of his trousers. I guess the difference is that my dad used it a couple of times, and the remainder of the times, he whipped it out for "effect."

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #14 on: March 22, 2011, 06:01:34 PM »
When I was a kid and we went on family vacations, my dad used to place a 1" X 1" on the floor at the feet of myself and my siblings. When we'd misbehave, he'd reach back and pick the stick up off the floor and hold it in front of our faces and shake it. "You kids want the stick"? He never had to use it. I mean, we'd all been spanked before, but 1" X 1" was a bit more than we were willing to risk!

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« Reply #15 on: March 22, 2011, 07:42:01 PM »
My mother threw a piece of yarn at me once.  I was in high school and past standing in place waiting for the slap, so I was running around the dining room table.  She got frustrated because she couldn't catch me and that's what was on the table.

She did slap me in the face when I was 21, and married.
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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2011, 08:08:06 PM »
. . .
She did slap me in the face when I was 21, and married.

Because . . .?
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« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2011, 08:13:49 PM »
My mother threw a piece of yarn at me once.  I was in high school and past standing in place waiting for the slap, so I was running around the dining room table.  She got frustrated because she couldn't catch me and that's what was on the table.

She did slap me in the face when I was 21, and married.

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Re: One problem today, kids aren't taught respect.
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2011, 09:22:02 PM »
Of the five of us kids I was always the best behaved so I rarely got punished.... ::hysterical::

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« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2011, 09:34:48 PM »
. . .
She did slap me in the face when I was 21, and married.

Because . . .?

Mouth.  I rarely got in trouble for anything I did; it was usually something I said.  People don't like to hear the truth, and I was never really big on tact.

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