ORIGINAL: awsure
Was that before you put it in the ditch & had to call your Dad to come tow you out?
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Things were different when we were kids.
The LAST thing you wanted to see was your DAD in a situation like that.
My Uncle was a cop for 25 years. If a kid got
into mischief, and my Uncle knew the kid's family, the kid didn't get arrested - he was released to the custody of his Father.
There was NO fate worse than that! This saved a lot of taxpayers' money (unnecessary litigation through the legal process), and left a much more LASTING impression on the offender.
Of course, there were occasions that we
"walked funny" for a few weeks after we'd done something stupid and
"parental justice" had been administered. [
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