Youth gone awry-murder at a track meet

[Old_Me]

Yep. Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child! or in my case a belt, or Razor Strop, or whatever was readily available

i totally forgot about that razor strop, as it was just called a "belt" to us.

i had an ucle that had one, and he couldn't wait for me to F-up in HIS house.

 

[HayesGreener]

I dealt with so many of these feral kids in my career. I think the thug formula is fairly consistent. Fatherless children, no impulse control and no appreciation of logical consequences, no respect for laws or authority or societal rules, marginally literate or illiterate, raised in a culture where hate and violence are default settings for all disagreement. It is so frustrating because a lot of these lost children are intelligent with potential but their destiny is prison or death at a young age. It is a pattern that is largely ignored by the media and elected officials and is a self perpetuating culture of violence.

 

[Old_Me]

Before belts, strops, rods, etc can be administered, there has to be a dad in the house.

not in my family.......everyone had permission to law down the law if you mucked up.

 

[BarryinIN]

not in my family.......everyone had permission to law down the law if you mucked up.

Let me correct and elaborate on that then.
There has to be a man in the house, and not three generations of unwed mothers.

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

Before belts, strops, rods, etc can be administered, there has to be a dad in the house.

Yes sir! My Father was a Master of Psychological Warfare. Sometimes that was worse than getting a Butt Whipping

 

[somorris]

I dealt with so many of these feral kids in my career. I think the thug formula is fairly consistent. Fatherless children, no impulse control and no appreciation of logical consequences, no respect for laws or authority or societal rules, marginally literate or illiterate, raised in a culture where hate and violence are default settings for all disagreement. It is so frustrating because a lot of these lost children are intelligent with potential but their destiny is prison or death at a young age. It is a pattern that is largely ignored by the media and elected officials and is a self perpetuating culture of violence.

Several years ago (at my wife’s urging and because if she was there, I had to be there anyway), I got involved with our local literacy council. Similarly, we got involved with directly supporting our local PD, taking snacks and drinks to the department headquarters for patrolmen and officers to show our appreciation for what they do for us (local fire department too). I am not “saying” this to pat myself on the back, but to tell how much these activities changed my thinking. Now, I fell sorry for and responsible for letting our society treat a segment of our people in such a way that many of them (not all!) feel they have no alternative other than to follow examples in their lives and go down the path this young man (and yes, now thug) have gone. So sad, and so stupid for a senseless tragedy like this to occur. We can do better.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Football player was backing his fellow students from this thug making a scene. Thug kid couldnt just walk away. Had to “not be disrespected”
Stupid is stupid does.

 

[Warrior9(Ret)]

Before belts, strops, rods, etc can be administered, there has to be a dad in the house.

I Totally agree

 

[Old_Me]

Let me correct and elaborate on that then.
There has to be a man in the house, and not three generations of unwed mothers.

yeah, i may have read what you said, the wrong way....

i thought you meant a "man in the house" had to be there for it to happen

true, 28 kids and 28 baby daddy's is not the way.

 

[bc22wm]

Before belts, strops, rods, etc can be administered, there has to be a dad in the house.

Not disagreeing but mom was pretty good with the flat of a bread knife. Now that will make you sit right up and pay attention Worse was that when dad got home we would have a "talk".