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stella40 -> RE: Too Rough, Or Doing His JOb? (7/4/2007 5:07:24 AM)
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ORIGINAL: swtnsparkling
sleazybutterfly
I loved your reply- I deal with alot of teenagers and what you say is true.
Seems they are being taught they are entitled- can do or say anything they want- nothing is ever their fault- there is no respect- no responsablity- no manners- no work ethic it's a shame (every genteration just seems to get worst)
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I think he got what he deserved. Kids today don't learn respect for anyone in most circumstances. They think they can whine, cry, talk back, and then get away with anything. I know there are some good ones out there, thank goodness..because there are so many that aren't the world will sure need them to step up as the years go by.
Might seem harsh, but I am so tired of hearing whiny assed teens crying about how they aren't treated fair. Welcome to the real world, you better get used to it now because it only gets more unfair the older you get.
Oh right. So what if the skateboarders had been 60 or 70 years old, for example? Would that have made any difference?
To me it doesn't - the law is the law, it doesn't matter what age you are.
And yes, the teenagers (or young adults, who were also present according to the article) did turn round and try to argue with the cop, and tried to run away and they were foolish.
But you know, I can remember being a teenager and challenging authority and feeling that I could argue my case with the police or any authority figure in general. It's like the few times I was convinced that I could drink over a bottle of vodka with a couple of bottles of red wine and sleep for an hour and a half and still feel great the next day. Or that I could get through two parties on two nights without any sleep. Or that you could meet someone in a bar, go back to their place, jump into bed with them and this was such a big relationship.
Haven't you done things as a teenager when you remember you cringe or think 'maybe I shouldn't have done that'?
It's very easy to be 10, 20 or even 30 years older and to point the finger at teenagers and with the comfort of hindsight criticise them, but I do believe that until they become mature adults all teenagers have The Right To Be Stupid.
I can't say what it's like to be a teenager today because I'm from a different generation, and yes they do seem disrespectful, they have no responsibility, they feel they can say or do whatever they like and they are entitled to do so, and they can treat people with no respect. But why is that exactly? Who brings up these teenagers? And why have we as a society removed their voice of protest. Who are their role models?
And hey, guess what? Why not go and check out some of the threads posted on the General BDSM boards? Because there too you will find a few threads and postings from people who whine, feel that they're entitled, no respect, no sense of responsibility, where nothing is ever their fault, and these are threads and postings written by seemingly mature adults.
This just seems to be the way society is right now. I live in hope of a society which places people above material gain, where people will have time for each other again and we will rediscover what family, community and respect really mean.
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