I am a news junkie and I love the show The First 48 for all that are not familiar with this show it follows real life homicide cops investigating murders.
Erie Pa is the third largest city's in Pa we are about 30 to 45 minutes from Erie. The city of Erie has had 4 homicide cases this year and the age of the killers have been 17 and 18 years old one guy was 67.
The 17 and 18 years old are black and drugs and/or robbery or just plain hate have been involved and the more The first 48 I watch I see the same thing.
It makes me want to ask what is wrong with our teens. Or better yet what is wrong with our society or the parents. I am raising two teens I dont let them get anything or watch or listen to anything they want they know if they dont follow me and Mikes rules there are consiquences. Tonight I asked J why he was failing two subjects and where his homework assignments were which resulted in him throwing a fit and getting grounded. I wonder how many parents of these teens asked them that?
But I am not blaming the parents here either I guess there is no one to blame is there it just makes me wonder why these young ones are throwing their lives away?
Is it drugs, money the easiness of guns who knows but somewhere someone has to have the answer.
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Bobbie, I think it is nearly complete breakdown in the morals and willingness to accept responsibility throughout our society. And it goes back several decades. I don't think anyone or any group can be blamed entirely. Parents expect the school to discipline their kids but without doing anything to them, even words. Schools expect parents, many of whom are single parents or both are working, to be present at all times for the kids. Child care is outrageously expensive, so many kids are "latch-key kids" from very young and left to fend for themselves. And no one, NO ONE, wants to have responsibility of why the kids are "bad." It's just a sad situation.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right Lyn but at some point it has to stop. Its just sad.
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