Another part of this crime equation is us. We citizens have allowed ourselves to be walked down the primrose lane.
It takes a village to raise a child, there are no bad children, felons can be rehabilitated, probations works, it's that way everywhere. We bought the whole shooting match. It takes parents, plural, to raise a child. Parents who teach the child right from wrong, how to worship the faith of their choice, manners, how to act in public, and other life skills that will serve them when get to adulthood. The village only enters the equation with public schooling and making a safe haven to live in. And no matter how much compassion you have, there are some bad kids, most people cannot be rehabilitated, and probation isn't working. While I think it's getting bad all over, I don't see that as an excuse to let our city fall into ruin. What's wrong with no murders per 100,000? Why should we have a assault rate half of the National average? I'm accused of looking at only the negative side of our town, but if it wasn't there I couldn't do that; could I?
Just the other day a 17 year old girl got shot by her 27 year old ex-boyfriend. Everyone seems to be praying for the girl, and that's great. But not many are saying; what in the hell is a 27 year old man doing with a 17 year old girl? Shouldn't there be statutory rape charges and a place on the sex offender website in his future? Do they even have it on the laws anymore? We don't have all the details yet, but one still wonders. And why did he have a warrant for a controlled substance? This is where the Judiciary comes in. This guy should have been getting daylight pumped to him in a prison.
Two young children were tortured, supposedly for months, by their parents. I'm still worked up over this one. I don't see how a pregnant mother can be a party to this. After she has the baby, and they take it away, she should have her tubes tied, he should be casterated, they should get life in prison, in the same cell filled with 'soiled' diapers and made to watch Barney reruns for eternity. And that's too good for them.
And I wonder if more people will be shopping online and avoiding the Malls because of what's going on out there. The number of businesses hurt by this is growing. Alot of people won't go to Chuckie Cheese, the Village Shopping Center, Northpark Mall, Southpark Mall, and even Downtown. News Flash- If people aren't going, they're not making money. And yet I'm told things aren't that bad.
I'll end with this-
"Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen."
Please take a moment to remember those who protect our right to agree to disagree.
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I went to the mall on Saturday. It was crowded I thought. I guess my only comment was that there were tweenties and teens just running amuck. Just hanging out, being loud etc. NO supervision, nothing going on. They were young and impressionable. These are children that shouldnn't just be hangingout at the mall doing nothing.
I also went in to mow end jewelry store and waited for the worker to pierce someone's ears so Icould ask a question. While I was waiting, the lady getting her ears peirced had like 5 children. One a pre-teen and a baby (they just stood there and watched by the stroller. But the other 3 kids were like 4,5,7 or something and they ran absolutely wild around the store, in the hall in front of the store and the mother getting her ears pierced said nothing to them. Nothing. These kids learn bad and out of control behaviors from thier parents. I felt like going over and grabbing the three kids and sitting them down in front of thier mother and telling them to behave. This mother was oblivious, but the rest of the constomers and workers saw it all. It was nuts. Babies having lots of babies has got to stop or we are all in trouble.
You've made a good point. Even though it was busy, you didn't enjoy it. If that keeps up, even without the fights, you'll try somewhere else. I can see the clerk's point because if the clerk said something about her kids acting up, I'd imagine this mother would have caused an even bigger scene. We're open to suggestions on how to end this behavior. I like kids, but its behavior like this that we don't go to Northpark except when there is a car cruise, and then we stay outside.
If my kids acted that way - I would have disciplined them right then and there. In fact, I have. My kids have acted up in the mall and we either leave or they know that are to behave. I don't put up with it. This mother needed to do something.
If the worker said something, she would have risked business maybe, but she could have said something in a kind gentle manner.
Our children wouldn't have gotten away with it either. This seems to be a problem that's growing. As I've said before I sure miss good manners some days.
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