Re: Respect
Role reversals is what it's all about, lack of corporal punishment. 'If I do something wrong, dad will get into trouble if he punishes me, so i can do what I like. If he tries to tell me what to do I'll just tell him no, why should I give him respect, he should respect me, and the pigs they should respect me too, I've done nothing wrong.'
They should of course, but they should give respect to each other, the kids should be learning whats right and wrong, and why, and adults should be teaching whats right and wrong and why. We need adults in charge, kids behaving, but mutual respect. The bobby respected you, you respected the bobby, if you did wrong he corrected you, not just because it was wrong, but to help guide you in the right direction for the rest of your life, you took notice of him, cos you knew he didn't just say it to be awkard and nasty but had a reason to.
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