Finally
By rebelann1949
@rebelann (112671)
El Paso, Texas
October 26, 2023 4:23pm CST
I'm not a parent so please forgive my harsh assessment of things kids do. I for one can't always blame parents for the behavior of their kids but those parents did make the choice to have kids and like my parents had to take care of & teach them & to also pay attention to the kinds of mischief they get into. Kids don't learn if they never have to pay the consequences for their actions so I was happy to read in the news that a 16 year old who was the shooter in a drive by shooting is now going to serve 50 years in prison for that act. I just hope his parents don't try to play dumb, it was their responsibility to teach that kid the right and wrong of things.
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@DaddyEvil (137234)
• United States
27 Oct
Pretty picked up my prescriptions yesterday for me and I "got to listen" to a woman arguing with a five year old girl. The girl kept ordering her mother to go back into the store and buy her a pumpkin. The mom kept telling the kid they didn't have money for a pumpkin... The little girl threw a fit and refused to get into their car...
I admit, I wasn't feeling good, hence Pretty picking up my meds, but I kept thinking the mom should just spank the kid, buckle her into the seat and be done with it.
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@DaddyEvil (137234)
• United States
27 Oct
@rebelann When Pretty was 14, she decided she was going to throw a fit in Walmart parking lot. She's lucky Walmart is only two miles from our house. I got in the car and drove home. One of my brothers called and said Pretty was walking home and, if I needed, he'd go back and bring her home. I told him to let her walk and then explained why she was walking home.
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@RebeccasFarm (89231)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Oct
I get a lot of disagreement about what I am going to say. Some kids are born bad, no matter how they were raised..I have witnessed it. What I mean by that is that there may be something physiological wrong with him and others, no matter if the parents gave a crap or not.
Still whatever the case is, crime needs to be punished.
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@MarshaMusselman (38856)
• Midland, Michigan
27 Oct
I am a parent but your are correct in your judgement. It could also be that they trained him the best they could but weren't very good at listening to him or picking up on signs he was having issues.
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@MarshaMusselman (38856)
• Midland, Michigan
27 Oct
@rebelann some adults don't know the difference between right and wrong, so I don't quite agree with that.
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@JudyEv (337535)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Oct
I understand what you're staying but sometimes, even with the very best of intentions, kids go their own way. They get in with the wrong crowd and it's pretty difficult to keep them on the straight and narrow. But shooting others is never on. There is no excuse for such behaviour.
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@Deepizzaguy (101298)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
26 Oct
You are right since a good parent will teach their children right from wrong from childhood so they can avoid getting in trouble as adults.
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@Deepizzaguy (101298)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Oct
@rebelann The same with my late parents.
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@much2say (55118)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Nov
Geez, he looks way younger than 16! They say he was neglected all his life, but I'll bet it's more than that. It is the parents' duty to guide and teach their children right from wrong . . . but evenso, unfortunately some kids are gonna do what they're gonna do. And they won't give a darn.
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@much2say (55118)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Nov
@rebelann It IS old enough to know. Even though he was neglected by his parents, he must've had a complete disconnect from society to not observe what is right or wrong. I know many 16 years are not "mature" - but they would know exactly what they're doing when it comes to bad "choices" like this . . . can't use the excuse that they're just a kid.
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@allknowing (134095)
• India
27 Oct
The actions of today's kids should be treated in the same way how they are treated with adults.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16728)
• China
28 Oct
I agree with you.Criminals are sometimes the product of bad homes.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16728)
• China
29 Oct
@rebelann You are right ! Nothing justifies killing other people,they should pay for what they have done.
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@RasmaSandra (78786)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Oct
Such a cute photo. I totally agree that parents should teach kids right from wrong but lately it seems that the parents don't care and the kids are running amoke,
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@GardenGerty (160242)
• United States
27 Oct
And they are also being punished by suffering his absence. I hope if they have other kids they have been raised better.
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@rebelann (112671)
• El Paso, Texas
28 Oct
If the media got it right then probably not, they claimed the mom mentioned that this 16 yr old was neglected.
@BarBaraPrz (46885)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
27 Oct
That boy looks younger than 16...
What happened to the little girl he shot?
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@Tampa_girl7 (50028)
• United States
29 Oct
I hope the parents tried to teach their child right from wrong. It seems that some parents don’t, but I also think that some are just born rotten apples and can do these evil acts even if their parents tried to raise them right.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
27 Oct
Yes! I read about that. This wasn't a problem 75 years ago. There is a disconnect somewhere between parents and children. And a spanking isn't allowed anymore; so who knows if a "time out" is successful in teaching a child a lesson? So much I could say about this; but 50 years is a very harsh sentence for a 16-year-old. Maybe it will send a message to some of these other teens.
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@LindaOHio (174650)
• United States
28 Oct
@rebelann Yes, ma'am. I totally agree. We got spanked and turned out OK.
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@dgobucks226 (35362)
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2 Nov
Some parents try to be the kid's friend rather than taking responsibility as a parent and instilling, rules, order and discipline. Our society as a whole has become lawless with no accountability for one's actions. Liberal DA's and mayors not prosecuting crime and instituting a no bail policy is one example. Our government using a catch and release program for illegal immigrants is another. Why should kids, teens, and young adults, obey laws when in many cases there is no punishment for violating them. Being responsible for your actions is a thing of the past.
Even our government leaders take no responsibility for their actions. It's do as I say, not as I do for them. I remember during Covid, Nancy Pelosi going maskless in a beauty salon getting her hair done when the business was closed to the public. And Governor Newsom was out maskless in a restaurant at the height of the Covid pandemic and in an indoor suite at a football game when he had instituted a state mandate.
Glad to see finally a young man is being held responsible for his actions. These days it is far and few between especially in many Democratic run cities and states.
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