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Originally Posted by graciegirl
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Ahhhh I have explained this to my children. I know this speech by heart. They are the ones in authority, you do what they say if you are ever stopped. And do it immediately. They are in command in this situation and they are stopping you or asking you questions because they represent the law. Don't ever argue with them, or run from them or God Forbid mouth off to them. Or you could be dead or in a jail cell. Right or wrong, in this situation, they are in charge.
Tal, it takes a strong person with a great deal of common sense to raise children. You want to protect them in every way and keep all bad things from happening. You have to accept that sometimes they will lie to you, to escape the heat you will give them. You have to raise them to act in a way that other people will find them to be pleasant to be around and other people will hire them someday and other people will marry them and enjoy their lives with them. It is a hard job being a parent, one that people now hand over to people they would not allow to drive their car.
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Actually, I do not think you should do anything they say especially if it seems wrong according to your ethical codes. I usually do anything a law enforcement officer asks me to do but if they take the law into their own hands that would be another story.
Case in point. I remember that a casino security officer was telling me that he would plant evidence on people if they really pushed his buttons. He might have been joking; but he may not have. He did have a badge and a gun and he was in charge of security.