Wednesday, April 29, 2009

"Raging Debate"

Has anybody else seen the video on Yahoo that talks about a mom who kicked her girls out of the car after she couldn't get them to quit fighting? One was 10 and the other 12. She then drove around the block with anticipation of just making the girls see that she meant business. When she got back, the girls were gone. They found the 12-year-old and couldn't find the other girl, so called the cops. Apparently someone had seen the girl waiting on the sidewalk, taken her for ice cream and then flagged a cop car down. When the woman went down to pick up her daughter, she was arrested for child endangerment.

This has created huge controversy and people are being horrible about this woman. I'm sorry, but this is ridiculous. Whether or not you agree with what the woman did, how many of these parents would drop their children off in that same area to socialize or hang out with friends? Obviously, if there was an ice cream shop right there, it is a definite possibility. How many parents don't even know where there kids are? It is not like these girls were 5 or 6. Really, it was the bi-stander who caused the problem, and the girl, who probably just loved that she got ice cream out of being in trouble.

Obviously, I am not an advocate of child abuse in any way, shape or form, but how are people supposed to raise their children anymore? Everyone else butts in, there is no real way to punish, positive reinforcement only goes so far, etc. While everyone is debating about this situation, children grow more and more apathetic, out of control and disrespectful. I'll be honest, I'm more scared about what these next generations will become than I am about a lady who drove around the block while her girls were supposed to be waiting.

No comments: