I have been privy to many a hand wringing session where people wonder "Why are our kids so <disrespectful, violent, dishonest, insert your word here> these days?"
Well, I can show you a perfect example. No, not the idiot in the news who should have been arrested and charged in 2004, he appaarently lost it after he left home. I am talking about the three thugs in Florida who beat a classmate that opposed them running a recreational pharmaceutical supply at summer school. They beat him, broke bones in his hand and robbed him. I believe that even in the state of Florida, we qualify for felonies at this point. Do we show these thugs that crime doesn't pay, and in fact should cost dearly? Mmm, not so much.
First, we waste time trying to find a way to prosecute the 64 year old bus driver because he didn't put himself in between a victim and three assailants and then smear his good name in the press when that fails. Following that we go for prosecution of the assailants to show them the full extent of the law. The result? Probation and community service. Oh, and they have to say they're sorry.
Really, this is the best that can be done? And you wonder why kids growing up don't respect the law? They should be seeing time on a chain gang, not wearing an electronic tracker and working community service.
This is a prime example of why many of us despair for the future of this country.
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