Respect

Kids these days.....Oh wait does that include me?

There's a story being covered by the national media concerning an 18-yr old who had her grandmother arrested for slapping her. (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2010/05/04/Grandma-arrested-for-teen-slap/UPI-69641272992704/)

As the story goes, the teenager kept swearing in front of her Grandmother, to which Granny had asked her to watch her language. After continuing to drop the "F bombs", Granny wound up and slapped the taste out of the teen's mouth. The teenager then proceeded to call the Police.

I don't care what the whole story is, or how much you argue about free speech. I'm with Granny on this one.

It's a continuing trend that people hide behind the law way too much, suing people for hot coffee, getting hit with a water balloon, and now this incident.

Toughen up America!!

Just b/c you could have the right to sue, doesn't mean you automatically should. In this case, you're really going to call the Police over your OWN GRANDMOTHER slapping you?

What has happened to this country. It's like we're back in the 70's with all the hippies who are too weak to fight back on their own. They've taken out punishments in school, outlawed calling other kids "bad" names (fat, stupid, lazy, etc), and now parents disciplining their own children.

People may state civil rights, I call it growing up. I won't even get into the details of the punishment I've seen and received. To me, it was all about growing up. It made you tough, and you learned from those experiences. You learn how to deal with bullies, name calling, and what your parents don't want you to do.

Nowadays, people are in therapy b/c they believe their parents didn't "love them enough". You know what therapy was back in the day? Mowing the lawn and crying at the same time, because of the beating you just received for breaking that lamp.

To a certain extent I honestly believe parents should be allowed to punish/discipline their children. If this involves some light "tough love", so be it. There is a pretty clear line over taking a whupping for doing something wrong and just getting physically abused by your elders.

This 18 year old is a clear example of what has become of today's youth. She really felt the need to call the Police b/c her 73 year old Granny just slapped and embarrassed her? If I was the Police I would have laughed in her face and lectured her to no end. Just before letting Granny off with a "warning".

Granny unfortunately had to spend the night in jail, but luckily this 18 year old will live with her shame for the rest of her life.