The firearm philosophy / use debate truly tires me. As long as nobody in the ivory castle is writing some bill of attainder saying I'm a criminal for owning and using them for sporting purposes, I'm starting to care less and less about other people and their idiocy with their implements. Apathy hurts my soul.
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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
Parents often have little control over their teenagers, which is likely a reason why there are juvenile courts in the first place.
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The root of the problem, I'd say. This isn't a factual thing, so much as it is a belief. Like religion, it only works if you let it into your imagination.
Colorful sayings come out of the closet:
"But we should treat them like adults." "They need privacy." "Kids being kids." "Oh, they're just kids." "What can I do?"
Ex post facto bovine excrement. Copouts. Lame attempts at excuses. Bargaining. BAD PARENTING.
The thing that slays me is how easy it is for society to believe such things.
We didn't give up the power over our kids... we just ignored it and put it in a closet. We (adults) put ourselves on the same level as them (juveniles).
We are what we do... and we act like kids have the same rights as adults.
We fucked up.