Chopp143's Blog

Chopp, the theory that government will replace the responsibility of parents is the theory that is CREATING parents who do not do as they should, or have no clue how to. It's liberal social engineering gone horribly bad.

A better idea is to reward the parents who DO turn in violence, drug and gang related kids. Or even better, give tax breaks for new parents who attend parenting classes...Maybe this could be run in "Stupid School"....

Or....they might take responsibility for their own children and set some limits, then, with that effort failing, even thugh they tried their hardest, they bring in the assistance of the police, because they know the alternative is their own children's demise.

Then, when they take this difficult but courageous step, our society could reward them. To respect them, to put them up as the ultimate in parental sacrifice...instead of doing news stories about them when thehy are crying because they have lost their children to senseless violence.

It's called leadership...it's called courage...It's call parental responsibility.

That coupled with investing in the nuclear family, and acknowldeging that our failed social policies have, in fact harmed it, may have the effect of reducing violence.

Making cops do simple parenting certainly won't.

Ah Chip, if only parents did what you described, with the only reward being the safety and well-being of their children. Doesn't it seem like that should be enough? I know, you are thinking like me, sadly that's not the case, but it really makes me sad to think about stuff like this.

I'm not a parent. I hope to be someday, but not yet. Everytime I think about the world I would be bringing this child into, it makes me think twice. Really, it is just beyond sad and scary.

NAIVE

Life is different in 'the hood', and parents are intimidated by their 'gangsta' teenagers. If the police are allowed to step in, at least it's an action -- it's SOMETHING. The way things are now...you're not going to 'entice' frightened/intimidated parents into turning their kids in for some 'reward', but they might feel differently if the police actually showed up at the door. At least it shows the police are trying. Unfortunately there's a bunch of liberals going around door-to-door fearmongering by telling them that their civil liberties are at stake. ...People with blood on their hands.

Being a father of a 17 yr.old, l
can tell you this,It is a veary
difficult time for both,There
are so many pitfalles. Teen's,
and parents jockey thair love
around. If a parent theretens to
invade thair childs privercy,
the child, has wepons of thair
own. (not just gun's) They know thair parents weekneses, and they learn to win in thair own way. When this happens, And I
Know from my own fleash and blood experiences! Children,
Not all, but thoes who have a
determination to get what they
want, will do almoast anything
to achive that goal.good or bad. Policing my be a parents
only hope, A trump card of des-
peration, If l may say. It doese
seem harsh, the question is, l
ask you,to what extream doese
the parent, or parent's go.
I say to love your chidren,truly
there is no limet!
But l warn you all,Once it is
done, it can not be undone,Choose
veary carefully how to police
your child,or children. You
have to live with that discion.
It's effect will be with you,
the rest of you,and yours,life.
Policing my be nessary thease
day's for parents with no controle over thair child, bottom
line is Is ,in my opionyon. let
these parents who want this to
call police for themselfe's. If
not have a friend or pastor
do so,for thair own peace of mind. God Bless us all!

Chopp, That was a different time,
You were, As I, raised to respect
your parents and elders, That is
not the case anymore. Now adays
we, As parents are restricted, a
parent can not beat or threten
or force a child to do what thay
are told, Children know this, It
is learned veary early in thair
young lives, startes in kidnergarden,goes right up to thair 14th birthday, After that
Children can divorce thair own
parents, even before that, they
call d.s.s or police on thair own
parents to get thair one way or
use the threat of that, they tell
a teacher or anyone who will go
to bat for them, side with them
they have the internet,We gave
them tease tools to overule us.
Courts side with children.
It's a child vs. parent world.
If you can not outsmart them,
they can certainly outsmart you.
If you lose control,just once,
your child know's, they build on
that. I is a battle for both the
child and parent, more laws,or
ways to enforce a parentents
right is what is needed, for
the parents to keep thair children in line, untill they
grow up and know it is in thair
best intrest or learn this of
you...who wants to do what thay
are TOLD? that's the bottom line.
I t is a tuff pill to swallow,all
I have learned in my 55 yrs. Did
not work to my advange, Not yet
anyhow, I can only preay It will.
but it is up to my daughter, Her
life is her own, I brought her in
to this world, I can not take her
out. She is in control of her
destany, not I.Myself, I'm with God.Till the end of days,Amen
My life is as such, I'm ok with
that.it is to me, and fo

Boston Harbor near George's Island.

As a matter of fact I did and it was great.