Originally Posted by ratbastid

Is "being against community service" a euphemism for "I'm too lazy/I don't wanna"?

Honestly. Is anybody actually against community service?


Until I saw this thread, I didn't think it did. Now I'm not so sure.

Originally Posted by Deltona Couple

I hate to disagree with you there Dk, but if YOU fail in your responsability as a parent, it is not only our job as a society to pick it up, but it is our DUTY as a community! Otherwise we will have a society of children who weren't taught the meaning of self-responsability, and civic duty...oh wait, it is too late, they already ARE for the most part. So yes, it IS our job to pick up the torch if someone drops it. Not in forcing religious ideas, but yes, ethic as a COMMUNITY should be taught. What is right and wrong in a society, what is legal and NOT legal, what is the right thing to do when you are a member of a society!
What about the children who dont HAVE parents? Should we not teach THEM what is right and wrong in society? I mean Heaven forbid we infringe on THEIR rights, or the rights of their drug-dealing parents who don't know the first THING about raising children. It is our JOB and DUTY as a society to help form our youth into law-abiding, contributing members of society. Not by FORCING them to do something, but by leading them in the right direction, and giving them the opportunity to find a good civil service to help out in is a part of that.