Finally

Pretty picked up my prescriptions yesterday for me and I "got to listen" to a woman arguing with a five year old girl. The girl kept ordering her mother to go back into the store and buy her a pumpkin. The mom kept telling the kid they didn't have money for a pumpkin... The little girl threw a fit and refused to get into their car... I admit, I wasn't feeling good, hence Pretty picking up my meds, but I kept thinking the mom should just spank the kid, buckle her into the seat and be done with it.

I get a lot of disagreement about what I am going to say. Some kids are born bad, no matter how they were raised..I have witnessed it. What I mean by that is that there may be something physiological wrong with him and others, no matter if the parents gave a crap or not. Still whatever the case is, crime needs to be punished.

I’m all for that. They know better.

I am a parent but your are correct in your judgement. It could also be that they trained him the best they could but weren't very good at listening to him or picking up on signs he was having issues.

I understand what you're staying but sometimes, even with the very best of intentions, kids go their own way. They get in with the wrong crowd and it's pretty difficult to keep them on the straight and narrow. But shooting others is never on. There is no excuse for such behaviour.

You are right since a good parent will teach their children right from wrong from childhood so they can avoid getting in trouble as adults.

I'm not a parent either, if I make a mistake my parents will advise me and tell me what's good to do.

Geez, he looks way younger than 16! They say he was neglected all his life, but I'll bet it's more than that. It is the parents' duty to guide and teach their children right from wrong . . . but evenso, unfortunately some kids are gonna do what they're gonna do. And they won't give a darn.

The actions of today's kids should be treated in the same way how they are treated with adults.

I agree with you.Criminals are sometimes the product of bad homes.

Such a cute photo. I totally agree that parents should teach kids right from wrong but lately it seems that the parents don't care and the kids are running amoke,

Some of those years should be spent shoveling dog done its in an animal shelter. Somewhere that could show the kid what misery is.

I agree, he must pay for his actions, no matter if he is only 16 years old.

Parents definitely are slacking on their responsibilities these days. Love the photo.

And they are also being punished by suffering his absence. I hope if they have other kids they have been raised better.

That boy looks younger than 16... What happened to the little girl he shot?

I am not a parent, same as you, and I know how much those pets are important for us. Your two in the photo were lovely.

I hope the parents tried to teach their child right from wrong. It seems that some parents don’t, but I also think that some are just born rotten apples and can do these evil acts even if their parents tried to raise them right.

Yes! I read about that. This wasn't a problem 75 years ago. There is a disconnect somewhere between parents and children. And a spanking isn't allowed anymore; so who knows if a "time out" is successful in teaching a child a lesson? So much I could say about this; but 50 years is a very harsh sentence for a 16-year-old. Maybe it will send a message to some of these other teens.

Some parents try to be the kid's friend rather than taking responsibility as a parent and instilling, rules, order and discipline. Our society as a whole has become lawless with no accountability for one's actions. Liberal DA's and mayors not prosecuting crime and instituting a no bail policy is one example. Our government using a catch and release program for illegal immigrants is another. Why should kids, teens, and young adults, obey laws when in many cases there is no punishment for violating them. Being responsible for your actions is a thing of the past. Even our government leaders take no responsibility for their actions. It's do as I say, not as I do for them. I remember during Covid, Nancy Pelosi going maskless in a beauty salon getting her hair done when the business was closed to the public. And Governor Newsom was out maskless in a restaurant at the height of the Covid pandemic and in an indoor suite at a football game when he had instituted a state mandate. Glad to see finally a young man is being held responsible for his actions. These days it is far and few between especially in many Democratic run cities and states.