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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
The problem I find with the "kids will be kids" arguement is that it assumes hopelessness and that nothing will really solve the problem.
I believe it's more than simply the parents who have to show children right from wrong. Brothers, sisters, babysitters, teachers, nannies, bus drivers, soccer coaches, and everyone in between has a role in raising kids. Why? Because they're socialized and educated through more than just two blood relatives. It's a more macro, cultural thing we need to address. I think bullying being picked apart like it has been in the last couple of years is a good start to recognize the long-running roots of why it happens.
BTW, I doubt this would ever happen in a country like Japan, where respect for other people is on a completely different level than in North America. We could learn alot from other cultures.
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Good call. We should probably have a massive suicide risk and sell used panties from vending machines.
This isn't white and black, young and old. It's not even kids being kids. It's just jerks being jerks. It happened then, and it happens now. And guess what, it happens in Japan. Even China.
The only way to do something about it is just to do something about it. And respect those that take care of your children. If you don't no one else will.
It would of course take too much time to look in the mirror and see the staff that serve our children. If we hire them and yell at them, if we think we can bus them and school them better, why would our precious children think any different?