OT - 10 steps to fascist police state

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:46:48 -0400, Jose
wrote in :

Five year olds should be supervised by a parent. Anything less is
irresponsible.

I've heard the same about fifteen year olds.

And I believe it's true to a lesser extent. While I'm not going to
research the law, I'm reasonably sure there is one that prohibits a
parent from leaving a child of less than a certain age without
supervision.

With the loss of the nuclear family in our nation, and the prevalence
of working mothers, whether through necessity as a single parent or
ambition, there is no one at home to rear children these days. Even
the grand parents who might benefit themselves by supervising the
upbringing of their grand children are not on the scene. Latch-key
kids are left to their own, society suffers the consequences:
uncivilized behavior.

"Gig 601XL Builder" wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net wrote in message
...

My wife was in Junior League a few years back and they do a project for 5
year old kids called Safety Town. They work with them on every thing from
how to cross the street to how to not talk to strangers. Near the end of
this WEEK of training I was asked to walk into the play ground looking for
my dog that I lost and see if the kids can put what they learned about not
talking with or going away with strangers to practical use.

I was able to get every single one of the 30 or so kids to walk off with
me. Scared the crap out of me and the parents that were watching the kids
from inside the building.

Scary!

Similarly, as adults we have received years of education and experience in
history and political science but are still willing to trust those we know
are liars because they are the tallest or the most photogenic. Our leaders
should have more qualifications that a simple 'least worst'.

Reminds me of Pogo, "We have seen the enemy and it is us."