Comments on: Cracking down on irresponsible parents http://www.thebeanblog.com/2009/05/21/cracking-down-on-irresponsible-parents/ Trying to stay sane while parenting five kids, working full-time and going college part-time. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:40:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Mariah http://www.thebeanblog.com/2009/05/21/cracking-down-on-irresponsible-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-61082 Mariah Fri, 29 May 2009 21:07:08 +0000 http://www.thebeanblog.com/?p=2017#comment-61082 As a parent ofa teen this concerns me. A) my kid had a party and people snuck in alcohol. Would I be blamed for it if I didn't know? B)Why should the parents get in trouble? Let the kid deal with what they did wrong As a parent ofa teen this concerns me.
A) my kid had a party and people snuck in alcohol. Would I be blamed for it if I didn’t know?

B)Why should the parents get in trouble? Let the kid deal with what they did wrong

]]> By: Farmer Matt http://www.thebeanblog.com/2009/05/21/cracking-down-on-irresponsible-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-61072 Farmer Matt Sun, 24 May 2009 12:25:28 +0000 http://www.thebeanblog.com/?p=2017#comment-61072 <strong>If you're old enough to drink illegally, you're old enough to go to jail or be fined.</strong> I have no problem throwing the drinking kids in jail or fining them directly. If it can be proved the adults supplied the liquor, hang them under existing law. If not, hang the kids. <strong>This law is a symptom of America's desire to go after those who have the deepest pockets or most to lose instead of the party or parties responsible.</strong. Hit a pothole on your bicycle and busted your ass? Suck it up and ride more carefully next time? Nope. Sue the county government for not keeping the road in better repair. Sue the bicycle company because they didn't provide a warning not to ride into pot holes on their product. </strong><strong>I'm all for draconian punishment. Let's just make sure we have squeezed all the vengeance out of our existing laws before we start making new laws.</strong> Cheers, Matt <abbr><em>Farmer Matts last blog post..<a href="http://www.watchmyfoodgrow.com/backyard-garden/sunflowers-raised-vegetable-garden/" rel="nofollow">Sunflowers in the Raised Vegetable Garden</a></em></abbr> If you’re old enough to drink illegally, you’re old enough to go to jail or be fined.

I have no problem throwing the drinking kids in jail or fining them directly. If it can be proved the adults supplied the liquor, hang them under existing law. If not, hang the kids.

This law is a symptom of America’s desire to go after those who have the deepest pockets or most to lose instead of the party or parties responsible.</strong.

Hit a pothole on your bicycle and busted your ass? Suck it up and ride more carefully next time? Nope. Sue the county government for not keeping the road in better repair. Sue the bicycle company because they didn’t provide a warning not to ride into pot holes on their product.

I’m all for draconian punishment. Let’s just make sure we have squeezed all the vengeance out of our existing laws before we start making new laws.

Cheers,
Matt

Farmer Matts last blog post..Sunflowers in the Raised Vegetable Garden

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