I saw a question that got me thinking. If you are a parent/were a parent, and your teenager beat someone badly enough to send them to the ER, what would you, if you were asked to decide their punishment, choose?
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Keysh
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Make them go and sit by they're bed every day until they got better. Apologize a million times... Unless it was your own son/daughter that was attacked first, and they were just defending themselves.
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To beat them within an inch of their lives and let them be in the bed next to the person they beat
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Mental health assessment, community service, possible jail time, apology to the victim and family, monetary reimbursement to help with medical bills.
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(Skip part about worrying of lawsuits) Find out why this happened. Get them some major help and talk with them everyday about it. They would not be allowed to hang out with anyone who may have helped instigate it or condoned it, stood by and watched, or have done these things in the past. They will surely be kept in the house and watched...vigilantly. They will also be kept to a desk everyday for several minutes a day writing out apologies until I'm convinced it's nothing contrived.
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Among the obvious, (i.e privilege losses and reimbursement for heath care costs) at least one year working as a volunteer in a victims of violent crime hospice.
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For me, I am going to side with the victim and the perpetrator equally and instead of punishing the child I would instead direct my anger towards the current definition of leadership as allowing society to accept such behaviour from young children. You can't just punishment and send them on their way. It needs to be drilled into their brains as very small youngsters that to have tendencies to conflict pain emotionally or physically is wrong. Any teenager that feels the impulse to conflict harm on any human being (usually alcohol induced) obviously has not been taught the value and beauty of life from a tender age. If my teenager was caught up in such a predicament I would have to say, don't punish my son/daughter, punish me and fine the government. I believe this would force the government to face up to the fact that they are failing in their role of leadership, get off their raw behinds and start addressing the major contributing factor to all teenage violence and addiction - very bad parenting.
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The punishment would be to be locked up and mentally treated for the anger being so great to make sure that this would never happen again. This is really a time for tough love.
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I would ask them why they did it, make them apologize to everyone involved and let them face the consequences of the law. This recently happened to my boyfriend who is 16, except it was 3 men in their early 20s who beat him. That is why this question caught my eye. But, may I ask where you saw this question that got you thinking?
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I would let the authorities deal with my child and let them do as they see fit. If the attack was unprovoked, my kid would be on their own.
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Hey Keysha, I guess I am just trying to say that in my opinion children,(and teenagers are still children) are not responsible for the way they act. They act only under the guidance of their elders (elders meaning the current definition of leadership) and it is quite clear to me that the knowledge that these elders pass on to them is a major contributory factor to the disintergration in respect for other human beings. All individuals in the position of leadership need to get off their materialistic arseholes and they themselves should be held accountable for the suffering that humanity endures today. After all who else can further generations rely on.
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Anger Management Classes Evaluation by a Psychiatrist Incarceration in a medical/mental facility Beating someone at all, let alone sending him/her to the ER means the person is totally out of control, a loose cannon, capable of who-knows-what? Scary. This is not something the normal parent can deal with. This requires professionals.
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Dear Keysha I believe that many parents fail in teaching their children what is right from wrong because the government whom we so rely on does not advocate ENOUGH that what parents teach or more importantly FAIL TO TEACH their children impacts on society and future generations. Let's face it no one needs a license to become parent and so idiots are bred by other idiots and until this cycle ceases to exist I am afraid I will alway hold the current definition of leadership responsible because they are in the drivers seat. When the government and potential parents get this message through their brains then I am safe to assume that violence among teenagers will eventually be weened from society and so we are able to progress further towards being a more enlightened planet. This is just one topic that needs to be addressed but if thought out practically, intelligently and optimistically, future generations can be guaranteed of a future that we nowadays can only dream of.
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Oh in addition Keysha, I was an orphan and so have never had a mother or father that I took on as my role model. No, instead I relied on authority figures such as the government to be that role model but they have failed on all accounts and until I see major wonderful changes to society than I will respect them not. So who next does someone in my position seek guidance from. God was my next choice and as far as I am concerned he has done a far greater job with me than anyone else that I can name. It is because of him that I confidently put forward my opinions and comments. He is the teacher that I sort for so many years.
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Whatever the law deciced with no financial help from me. Let him get a public defender who could care less and allow him plenty off time to think of ways his life could be better.
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Jail. It's the legally fair thing to do
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