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Written by my Father for the local Newspaper.

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11 years 11 months ago #14916 by zfk55
They're all dead. All of the un-dreampt dreams, all of the unrealized surprises in the life of a child.... unrealized. Gone. Dead. The business of playing, learning, being happy with the rest of their playmates........ stopped cold. Cruelly torn from the fabric of their familes, lifeless little bodies with futures never to be experienced, horrifically ripped from lives of innocence......... and why? Because NObody took the responsibility of their well-being factually or seriously. Not their parents, not their teachers, not the school board members, not their city councils............. nobody.

The base and gross failure of all of the above to recognize this American society for what it has become is the base cause of this and other travesties against children. A dead child?... a dead adult?..... is there a difference. Yes! A child is completely reliant on the judgement of those in whose care he/she has been placed and is unaware of the very dangers of today's American society. How could a child ever imagine the danger and the depths of depravity surrounding them?

"Sally! It's pouring rain outside. You're not going anywhere without boots, hat and a raincoat!"
"James! There's six inches of snow on the ground and its 29 degrees! You're not going anywhere without a scarf, hat coat, boots and mittens!"
"Sarah! It's a beautiful day, but there are abducters, molesters and murderers out there, so......... just be careful. If you're in school I'm sure your Teacher will put herself between you and a killer. Once he's killed her, just trust to luck that a Police Officer will come in time before you're killed too."

Who is reponsible? YOU ARE! You who allow trial lawyers and politicians to put the rights of criminals ahead of the rights of the public. You who elect politicians who are hell bent to disarm and equalize you. You who elect liberal judges with revolving courtroom doors. You who allow convicted killers, rapists and child molesters to fill the prisons and continue living their lives, wating for their release to do the same thngs all over again to our children and the public at large. You who alllow the main body of teachers in this country to teach your children all about equality and politcal fairness and correctness. You who allow your children to become one of a mass of equal children instead of becoming their own little independent persons. You who have created this atmosphere of danger for Families and Children by your self professed sense of tolerance and fair-play. Who are you, and how in hell did you become so entrenched in my country?

YOU, who are responsible for all of the above have a ritual habit of blaming the very weapons used for self defense as if "they" were the culprit. YOU are the culprits. You remove the defense mechanisms that should be used to protect these Children and then publish and post cries of dispair about the very Children you yourselves placed in that dangerous situation. You analyze, discuss, dissect, point fingers, find blame in inanimate objects and fume over your inability to stop these acts of despicable violence with laws, and then turn around and insist that more laws and disarming the public is the only solution. How can supposed educated human beings be so patently stupid? How can these teachers and politicians be so oblivious to history's track record?

Our children do NOT BELONG TO YOU! You are their temporary custodians for short periods of education. Pure education, not YOUR view of history and most certainly not YOUR view of family values. Because there are most certainly worthless parents who never should have had children and never instill any values in them does NOT give you the right to instill YOUR values in our children. If you've chosen teaching as your profession, then teach! You don't have the right to change these children into clones of yourself.

Since you've opted to take responsibility for these children during school, you also have an absolute obligation to protect them, and that doesn't mean putting yourself between a killer and them. Once you're dead the children are unprotected. It is the school's responsibilty to ensure that equal or superior force be available and employed to guard the lives of these Children. THIS is reality, not the flower garden of peace you want your schoolroom to be. WAKE UP! You've allowed this socialist idiocy to grow for years. We're NOT equal. Children are NOT equal. They must have their incentive to grow and succeed at their own pace left uninhibited. My child is moving faster than some in the class? Great! Who are you to slow him/her down to wait for the rest of them to catch up? They were not born, nor will they ever be equal.

Your chose your professions, and your responsibilty as teachers, board members and council members is simple. Educate and protect without predjudice!
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11 years 11 months ago #14920 by Siscowet
Would your father mind if I copied it with due credit, and passed it on to others?

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11 years 11 months ago #14923 by zfk55
I just aksed. He says do whatever you like with it.
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11 years 11 months ago #14924 by Sharkey
Well written piece L. You should let your father know he should send that to FAR more than just the local paper.

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11 years 11 months ago #15088 by Charlie
I shared that on FB. It's a good article, and it hits pretty hard. If we're going to lay the blame then let's lay it on the right doorstep!

Three likes already.

Charlie

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