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Originally Posted by Billyworld
I think the Chief should win "Father of the year award". I believe the Chief got the kid's attention. I grew up "Old School". The police were irrelevant in my life and the kids I hung out with. The only thing I worried about, and the kids I hung out with was what would happen if our dad found out. That was the only "Law Enforcement" we worried about. And guess what? It works. Maybe if we went back to the old days methods of discipline, the local jails and the prisons would be less crowded. Also, the streets would be safer for everyone.----Just my opinion. (I can hear the bleeding hearts growling already)  |
Not that simple in this case. He adopted an older child. These kids come with many issues and corporal punishment rarely works. Sadly, for some of these kids, nothing really works. If they have attachment issues (so very common), there is no therapy or medication to help them. The best you can do is hope that some of your values stick and that they become at least semi-productive adults. Not a happy situation. I wish Chief Tucker and his family the best. At the very least, he got the attention of Family Services and that might just open a few doors to help him guide his son through teen-agedom.