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JDPriestly

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27. And do you empathize with the police officers who are violent?

Tue Apr 28, 2015, 01:20 PM

Apr 2015

I do not.

They too have reasons for being violent. They see a lot of horrible crime, injuries, beatings, shootings, blood, guts, far more than your son has seen.

Ending the violence in our society starts with our children, with the movies we watch, with the values we hold. Angry violence in a teenager is a very dangerous thing.

The violence should be channeled into sports and physical activity, not into destroying things or hurting people.

How can we expect police officers to control their violence when we ask them to stand between us and out-of-control violent people including teenagers?

The violence has to stop, and stopping it begins in our homes.

Violence against a spouse is another kind of violence with for I have no empathy.

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Dumbing it Down: I have a teenaged son [View all] ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 OP

I think this is a good post. bigwillq Apr 2015 #1

Thanks, and that is what I'm thinking too. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #11

It amazes me how, on a progressive board... Whiskeytide Apr 2015 #2

It amazes me too. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #12

Your post really makes a useful and timely point. JohnnyLib2 Apr 2015 #3

Thank you... ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #13

Thank you for this post. onecaliberal Apr 2015 #4

Thank you ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #14

Reads post, worries about responses.... daleanime Apr 2015 #5

I did too. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #15

excellent post. fuggin, excellent. i agree with using this to better express how so many feel seabeyond Apr 2015 #6

Thanks. I'll make sure he gets it. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #16

well done post - excellently made points Mira Apr 2015 #7

Exactly. Also, you give me hope that my son will make it through this. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #17

My dad always made me fix the damage I did as a teen... hunter Apr 2015 #8

Thank you for this post. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #18

Understanding is a good start Joe Nation Apr 2015 #9

Very well-written. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #21

Hope your life is getting better Joe Nation Apr 2015 #30

Sorry. If my child JDPriestly Apr 2015 #10

+10000 - I have friends with a schizophrenic son wordpix Apr 2015 #20

If you somehow thought there were not penalties for the destructive behavior, ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #22

Interesting how the same people who "empathize" with a violent child JDPriestly Apr 2015 #25

My child is angry. He has a right to be. I'm going to go with his counselor and the job ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #26

And do you empathize with the police officers who are violent? JDPriestly Apr 2015 #27

Reframing. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #28

You never punched a hole in the wall? hunter Apr 2015 #29

Actually, I had a very bad temper when I was a small child, but JDPriestly Apr 2015 #31

Angry teenage girls frequently use their words... hunter Apr 2015 #32

Good suggestion. Maybe we should require police officers to wear JDPriestly Apr 2015 #33

My mother died thanksgiving day 1981 awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #19

I am so sorry. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #23

It makes sense... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #24