Head Honcho Posted 24 October 2006 Posted 24 October 2006 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6168297,00.html This lady wants to rid the Moss Side streets of gun culture! Fair play to her, but hold on! Doesn't she have a son in Gaol for armed robbery? You have to feel for any parent losing a child but sort your own backyard out first I say. I find it hard to swallow when parents go on TV and plea for this and that when the problems they are highlighting are partly due to their inability to control their own children. It's no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted!
Rincewind Posted 24 October 2006 Posted 24 October 2006 Maybe one of the reasons she has spoken out is because her son was drawn into life of crime. He's not got away with it has he? Maybebe she feels if the area where she lives was better it would be better for all. She may not be to blame for what her son has done, but in some areas it is hard to get away and not become involved. Things are not always as black and white as they seem.
Ultra Posted 25 October 2006 Posted 25 October 2006 Too right.. PS Thanks for the credit in the sig...
Thracian Posted 25 October 2006 Posted 25 October 2006 Often parents find that getting involved with a cause connected with the reason for their child's death or difficulty, helps them to cope or get over the otherwise never ending guilt, trauma, sense of despair, whatever. I have great sympathy with anyone faced with such a situation, whatever their personal shortcomings. There but for fortune I suppose..
Head Honcho Posted 25 October 2006 Author Posted 25 October 2006 Maybe one of the reasons she has spoken out is because her son was drawn into life of crime. He's not got away with it has he? Maybebe she feels if the area where she lives was better it would be better for all. She may not be to blame for what her son has done, but in some areas it is hard to get away and not become involved. Things are not always as black and white as they seem. Yeh I'm always getting the urge to do a bit of armed robbery It's about time we stopped making excuses for why people have chosen a life of crime. Don't give me all that crap about how hard a life people have had, cause I've been there, done it and got the t-shirt, yet somehow I've managed to go through life without trying to rob someone at gunpoint.
Dr The Singh Posted 25 October 2006 Posted 25 October 2006 Yeh I'm always getting the urge to do a bit of armed robbery It's about time we stopped making excuses for why people have chosen a life of crime. Don't give me all that crap about how hard a life people have had, cause I've been there, done it and got the t-shirt, yet somehow I've managed to go through life without trying to rob someone at gunpoint. Allen, but not everyone is the same, and not everyone has your strength and courage, we all have good in us and we all have a chioce in life. I agree most people have the same oppportunities as everyone else, but some people are mislead, mis taught and some just neglected. Of those some rise to challenge and some fail before even trying, some through mistrust of others fail, some through trust achieve. To sum up, people fail people and invariably parents fail children!!!
Head Honcho Posted 25 October 2006 Author Posted 25 October 2006 Allen, but not everyone is the same, and not everyone has your strength and courage, we all have good in us and we all have a chioce in life. I agree most people have the same oppportunities as everyone else, but some people are mislead, mis taught and some just neglected. Of those some rise to challenge and some fail before even trying, some through mistrust of others fail, some through trust achieve. To sum up, people fail people and invariably parents fail children!!! I agree with all you say. ............but my point is. How many parents, if they had the courage, would report a child of theirs to the police if they believed they were involved in crime and had evidence to support it? I'll tell you how many, very few and very few would also admit they knew of their childs involvement in crime if their child was eventually killed due to their criminal behaviour. It's about time parents took responsibility for their children because at the end of the day thats all they are children and owning a gun doesn't change that! Crime starts at home and the sooner parents shoulder the blame for the actions of their children the sooner they'll be able to do something about it.
Dr The Singh Posted 25 October 2006 Posted 25 October 2006 I agree with all you say. ............but my point is. How many parents, if they had the courage, would report a child of theirs to the police if they believed they were involved in crime and had evidence to support it? I'll tell you how many, very few and very few would also admit they knew of their childs involvement in crime if their child was eventually killed due to their criminal behaviour. It's about time parents took responsibility for their children because at the end of the day thats all they are children and owning a gun doesn't change that! Crime starts at home and the sooner parents shoulder the blame for the actions of their children the sooner they'll be able to do something about it. Agreed, discipline and action should began at home and a child must realise that this discipline (not physical but behavioural) does not stop at home but continues whereever whenever!!!
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