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<blockquote data-quote="Sara PA" data-source="post: 172033" data-attributes="member: 1498"><p>I have no idea why you would take that tone with me. I said nothing to warrant it. I have no clue why you would suggest that I believe you should apologize. </p><p></p><p>But since you mention it, obviously your consequences have had little effect on her behavior. I clearly said that she would have benefited from the <em>natural</em> consquences -- those imposed by the legal system. If both officers had given her tickets, how many points would she have? If you don't believe the prospect of losing her license is enough to make her drive more responsibly perhaps she isn't ready to be driving. </p><p></p><p>Really, this shouldn't be about you at all but about her and the legal system. You shouldn't have to be a part of it. As I said, the police failed her.</p><p></p><p>As for whether or not you live in an affluent neighborhood, that really wasn't my point. Your defensiveness is rather startling. The point was that when police let kids escape the natural consequences <em>for whatever reason</em>, it perpetuates that very common teenage sense of entitlement. And it could be very sad for them when they finally learn they aren't entitled.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sara PA, post: 172033, member: 1498"] I have no idea why you would take that tone with me. I said nothing to warrant it. I have no clue why you would suggest that I believe you should apologize. But since you mention it, obviously your consequences have had little effect on her behavior. I clearly said that she would have benefited from the [I]natural[/I] consquences -- those imposed by the legal system. If both officers had given her tickets, how many points would she have? If you don't believe the prospect of losing her license is enough to make her drive more responsibly perhaps she isn't ready to be driving. Really, this shouldn't be about you at all but about her and the legal system. You shouldn't have to be a part of it. As I said, the police failed her. As for whether or not you live in an affluent neighborhood, that really wasn't my point. Your defensiveness is rather startling. The point was that when police let kids escape the natural consequences [I]for whatever reason[/I], it perpetuates that very common teenage sense of entitlement. And it could be very sad for them when they finally learn they aren't entitled. [/QUOTE]
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