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Originally Posted by ***Mr D***
Why misguided, truth is its easy to be part of the crowd and say "Yes I Would" but in the real world it would probably be a different story.
I presume all you good citizens have NEVER bought any goods that have been offered in the pub or under the counter or off a friend on the cheap.
Or as a youngster NEVER did anything that was wrong.  |
No, you are wrong....I live in the real world and I am from a generation who were brought up to tell the truth and to own up when you have done something wrong.
I have never bought anything from anyone in a pub, or
knowingly bought something stolen.( I have bought goods from e-bay ...but I trust traders to be bona fide)
As a youngster I scrumped apples, I scavenged for coal on the railway lines........but there is a
vast difference between those things and going out with the express aim of looting, rioting and setting fires.
I have absolutely no doubt in my mind what I would do if I found my child had done any of those things...and anyone who knows me, knows that I do what I say.
Most of the problems that beset this country can be traced back to slack parenting...taking the line of least resistance, not setting boundaries.
If you know your offspring has been up to looting etc, and you don't act then you are as guilty as they are....because you give out the message that it is Ok, it doesn't really matter that much...Currys/PC World/Sony...well, they are big companies, they can stand the loss. They will get it all back on the insurance......yes and we, the consumer, ends up paying for it.
Maybe 'misguided' wasn't the right word after all...maybe 'misguided' was too lenient.