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Date Posted: 20:44:25 03/06/06 Mon
Author: tg
Subject: Re: WW(you)D
In reply to: lump 's message, "WW(you)D" on 09:16:43 03/06/06 Mon

OK so the guy is a jerk, but THE KID WASN'T STEALING!! She is a little girl, who was taking something without asking; so tell her that. Explain it to her!

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[> Re: WW(you)D -- chico781, 23:08:29 03/06/06 Mon [1]

I think that you did the right thing. I understand how some might prefer to turn a blind eye since they're poorer kids but I honestly think this is a mistake. I think it's them we need to help develop their character. So, I definitely think I would have tried to talk to the girl about not stealing and I would have told those PTA bastards to fuck off.

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[> [> Re: WW(you)D -- Christian, 08:30:38 03/07/06 Tue [1]

TG you gotta be fucking kidding. You're making a heap of assumptions ("the kid wasn't stealing" etc) but even with those aside, you're missing the point that it's fundamentally wrong. Now Lump didn't call the cops, advise the school or drag her off to her parents like I probably would have, but if you honestly believe making excuses for this kind of behaviour is the right thing to do - you'd be doing this girl (and society in general) a disservice.

I remember being a young kid, maybe 5 years old shoplifting a sesame seed bar from my local corner store. Even then, before I was even in primary school, I knew I was doing the wrong thing. I was a fuckin poor kid and went hungry most days but so what??? That wouldn't have made it any more right.

You need to give kids more credit than you do, and if you believe you're helping anyone by making excuses and allowing them to absolve themselves of responsibility for their actions - then you're part of the problem and not part of the solution.

Lump - that PTA guy WAS an asshole and I probably woulda tore him a new one. You did the right thing and hopefully scared this girl out of the likelihood of doing it again.

C.

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