By: Dan

Dan
Fri, 17 Oct 2014 13:37:59 +0000

Sure, "give the kid a break", it's only a rule/law that he broke. Why should we obey any laws, or be held personally accountable for any of our actions for that matter? Rules and laws are just like speed limits; just a suggestion. I guess that's why we have the ever increasing crime rates we have these days. This explains why there is little to no enforcement of existing laws, but when the police do catch law-breakers (a.k.a. criminals) the oh-so-lenient court system plea-bargains the police officers hard work down to a lesser offense; or there are riots by people who did not witness what happened, but "know" more of what happened than the police who "were" on the scene; or the criminal is allowed to serve less than half of the time for which they were sentenced; or people who complain that some people are being too strict with the enforcement of these rules/laws. This ill-logic is why much of the deterrent effect is gone from our laws these days. This is evident in the burgeoning rate of many crimes and the liberal attitudes that demand we "give the kid a break." Give "me" a break!