Re: Lest we forget ..

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: : I am with you on this one Jimmers. : : : : : I am sorry if YOU are tired of reading/hearing about the John Ford statue mess .. but I just wanted to keep this topic at the top of the board .. so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle too quickly. : : : : : : :: YES I'M MAD .... I think good little Johnny, Mommy and Daddy should go to Apollo and visit the poor Mother who lost her soldier fighting for our Flag .... To think how hard our forefathers worked to raise the money for that statue. It's a disgrace !! .... Come on parents tell us what punishment little Johnny is getting at home. : : : :: the kids will say they are sorry and be back at the bar - laughing how they made asses of everyone. This wasn't a spur of the moment thing, it was planned, they had tried it before. But we don't want that on the little darlings record ... : : : : : : REPLY: Some VERY good points made here over the past few days .. good to see that the theory of CRIME AND PUNISHMENT is still out there !! : : : I'm VERY glad we have the chance to debate this topic over a vandalism case .. instead of a drug overdose or child abuse .. it seems like a chance to reach the perps BEFORE they do something more serious, dangerous or damaging. : : : We all agree that parents should LOVE their kids .. we just need to prove that CODDLING DOES NOT EQUAL LOVE .. the words TOUGH LOVE were used .. and they are very IMPORTANT words in my book .. not many things can be made OK by waving a magic wand .. lessons learned THE HARD WAY often are learned and remembered best. : : : I know of a 22 year old girl who was up on multiple FELONY drug charges .. her parents threw $$$ at a lawyer who found a loophole to PROTECT HER REPUTATION .. so the girl learns that "Mom and Dad will save my ass NO MATTER WHAT" !! .. FELONY charges do NOT count as youthful mistakes .. in MY book at least .. did Zac Zion's death not teach people ANYTHING ?? : : : Drunk drivers don't MEAN to kill people, but we throw the book at them ... investment scammers don't physically HURT people but we throw the book at them .. INVOLUNTARY manslaughter isn't done ON PURPOSE, yet we put folks in prison for it. (I am NOT defending these actions so READ before you send hate mail !!) : : : The John Ford statue vandalism was NOT an accident .. all of these PEOPLE (not kids) did what they did ON PURPOSE .. they ATTACKED a statue .. it doesn't matter if they were sober, drunk, high or if it was peer pressure .. IT WAS WRONG .. THEY SHOULD PAY FOR IT .. not just the $$$ involved .. I LOVE the idea of scrubbing bird shit off the staue for a year (make it 10 years!!) .. the whole town should be invited to watch .. see how much barroom bragging gets done about their GREAT ADVENTURE then !! : : : (deep breath) ... I feel better at least !

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