At 12:45 PM 8/25/2005, j m g typed:
But how many billions are spent on enforcement that doesn't get
anywhere. Why even bother busting kids with a cigarette's worth of
pot?
So he won't get the idea that it's ok & that to make any easy living he
might start to sell it? At some point a foot must come down but it should
be done with compassion on a case by case basis as no one solution will
work for everyone. OBTW saying that enforcement is not getting anywhere is
like my kid telling me that he wants to wear an ear ring because everyone
is doing it. With that kind of logic where does it all stop? When he gets
to be 18 & lives elsewhere & then he decides he wants to wear an ear ring
then fine but since he's not allowed to then everyone is NOT doing it.
There has to be some rules if not at what age should I allow my kids to
spend money on tattoos & ear rings just to be kewl ? 5? 7? 10? 13? What
happens when we don't have the money for such things should I allow my kids
to take what they want? Of course not, so we agree that there has to be
some rules some where, some time & the real question is when & this can
only be answered on a case by case basis hopefully with some compassion.
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Wayne D. Johnson
Ashland, OH, USA 44805
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