I am lost at the mention of/connection to Rosa Parks in this rant. Care to elaborate?
On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 1:20 AM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i don't think anything can overcome the damage the schools do nowadays. > you > can't watch videos about rosa parks all day while being told that you and > everyone else is just the greatest and not come home warped. young people > are trained nowadays to be utterly mindless. in other words, they are too > stupid to figure out what it is exactly they are doing and brainwashing > into > thinking it's all good. > > between the media and education their minds are corrupted to the point of > uselessness. most parents will fail to inculcate values related to > decency. add to this the natural tendency of adolescents (and adolescence > today seems to extend until roughly the age of 30) to do stupid and > disturbing things, and it is nearly a lost cause. > > about a year ago, a high school kid (and, it turns out, the step son of > one > of our customers) is sitting behind the ex wife in teh turning lane. the > ex > wife goes to turn. she is old and slow. she isn't going fast enough for > the lad, so he bumps her, nascar style. he thinks this is normal > behavior, > not because he is bad, but he is just THAT stupid. and despite all the > videos, he probably doesn't really have his facts straight on rosa parks > either. > > As he had money, i settled the matter by having him pay me a $1500 > tribute. > now he will know that nascar is good on tv, but not the thing to do on the > street (which, btw, despite massive investment, the criminal justice would > not be able to teach him just as the schools, depsite their massive > investment in him, had been unable to do). while i cannot undo the damage > done by the public schools and television, i can at least do my little > part > to educate those less fortunate between the ears than myself. > > On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 12:18 AM, Tom Hargrave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Stealing one for "thrills" or a dare is one thing but an entire box of > > Mercedes hood ornaments shows me that they had a gross disrespect for > > other > > people's property. And I see no difference between this and a common > > thief. > > I should have prosecuted but I also blame the parents. > > > > My "children" are 25 & 26. My youngest Son came home with a trunk full > of > > mailboxes one day. First, I asked why I should not call the police since > > each mailbox represented a Fealony. Then I explained the consequences & > > explained that I would call the police if he did not make things right > in > > the next couple of hours. I would have called the police and he got the > > "message". > > > > Thanks, > > Tom Hargrave > > www.kegkits.com > > 256-656-1924 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Hendrik & Fay > > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2008 7:19 PM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 81 300TD smashed today in hit and run > > > > And the end result of that would have been what? > > No stars for you, cops have to do paperwork, 'kids' end up with criminal > > record over something stupid which may well lead them right off the > > rails, over worked justice system has more work, blah blah blah. > > Sure at that age they should know better but if they are really bad kids > > then they will end up in jail. > > Anyway remember to a parent a child will always be a child, whether they > > are 2 or 22. > > > > Hendrik > > with two genuine kids at 7 and 12 > > > > Tom Hargrave wrote: > > > "kids" were trembling. > > > > > > I found out later that the "kids" were 21 & 22 years old - hardly kids > > at > > > all. I should have looked closer at the license and should have > pressed > > > charges. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Tom Hargrave > > > www.kegkits.com > > > 256-656-1924 > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.22.3/1354 - Release Date: > 4/1/2008 > > 5:38 AM > > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.22.3/1354 - Release Date: > 4/1/2008 > > 5:38 AM > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
