Teen makes violent joke during video game, is jailed for months

[Nobexliberty]

When I was a kid, we made jokes about each other's mothers and opponents' physical features. Every generation thinks the kids are degenerate when they're adults and have forgotten childhood. I must say it's a comedy I couldn't write better myself.

That does not make it acceptable. The point of childhood is to get "ready" for the adult years, so insults should lead to punishments by the parents.

 

[WM_in_MO]

Absolutely!

Whatever happened to "sticks-n-stones'll break my bones"?

Fearmongering, politically correct BS has taken hold..

 

[heavenlyboy34]

That does not make it acceptable. The point of childhood is to get "ready" for the adult years, so insults should lead to punishments by the parents.

Yeah, punishment is good for things like this...but jail is quite excessive.

 

[heavenlyboy34]

Absolutely!

Whatever happened to "sticks-n-stones'll break my bones"?

Fearmongering, politically correct BS has taken hold..

this!!^^

 

[Nobexliberty]

Yeah, punishment is good for things like this...but jail is quite excessive.

The more people in jail the more dollars printed.

 

[tod evans]

That does not make it acceptable. The point of childhood is to get "ready" for the adult years, so insults should lead to punishments by the parents.

Raise your child as you see fit and I'll do the same...

Kids are vicious little monsters that will tease and insult one another.

Parents punishing kids for lipping off only leads to kids who hide their behavior.....Much better to talk with them and set some limits on teasing...

When teasing escalates to physical confrontations that actually injure, then I can see meting out "punishment"..

My adult life doesn't see me "punished" for lipping off and I run with a rough crowd...

 

[Demigod]

That does not make it acceptable. The point of childhood is to get "ready" for the adult years, so insults should lead to punishments by the parents.

I can not think of anything else preparing a kid more for an adult life than realizing that people tend to be cruel bastards and that life is brutal.

A parents role is to know when a kid has gone too far and make boundaries.

 

[Nobexliberty]

I can not think of anything else preparing a kid more for an adult life than realizing that people tend to be cruel bastards and that life is a brutal thing.

How is letting a child talk in a rude manner or cursing teaching him of this cruel world, its lazy parenting and defaitism.

 

[Demigod]

How is letting a child talk in a rude manner or cursing teaching him of this cruel world, its lazy parenting and defaitism.

I had a totally different point to make than letting your kid insult other kids and act in a rude manner.I thought that you wanted to say that all kids should not be using insults and treat each other with respect which is never going to happen.

That cruelty can not be eliminated only redirected in a positive direction ( like sports ) in a best case scenario.And trying to eliminate that cruelty from your kid will only make him a big target.

 

[Nobexliberty]

I had a totally different point to make than letting your kid insult other kids and act in a rude manner.I thought that you wanted to say that all kids should not be using insults and treat each other with respect which is never going to happen.

That cruelty can not be eliminated only redirected in a positive direction ( like sports ) in a best case scenario.And trying to eliminate that cruelty from your kid will only make him a big target.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
-Vince Lombardi

We can't make all children behave and treat eachother with respect but if we try we can make a very vast majoirty(95%+) of kids behave and treat other people with respect. And I never meant that we should take their natural aggresivness, only that they should control it. Anyway it is time to sleep, good night.

 

[Seraphim]

If this kid is in jail, Quentin Tarrentino should be hung.

I, of course, am not advocating either, at all.

 

[mad cow]

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
-Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi hated Vikings.

 

[TonySutton]

So has anyone started a phone call brigade yet? I bet a half million phone calls might jar them to sanity!

 

[Nobexliberty]

Vince Lombardi hated Vikings.

But his throphy is going to minnesota!

 

[green73]

Vince Lombardi hated Vikings.

He put a curse on them. Zero super bowl wins.

 

[green73]

But his throphy is going to minnesota!