To: Mikey_1962
"Pranks are no longer considered pranks," Melita said. "We take these things very seriously." Thank goodness the 'zero-tollerance' crowd wasn't around when I was a kid, I'd have a record a mile long.
5 posted on
05/28/2006 3:53:07 PM PDT by
CrawDaddyCA
(Free Travis McGee!!)
To: CrawDaddyCA
They were around when we were kids; they were Dad's with razor strops, leather belts, and willow tree switches called "Dad's fer No-Tolerance Such Antics." Funny thing is that Zero Tolerance force really worked.
9 posted on
05/28/2006 3:57:59 PM PDT by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: CrawDaddyCA
Thank goodness the 'zero-tollerance' crowd wasn't around when I was a kid, I'd have a record a mile long. You and me both!
They probably used charcoal starting fluid or something and I'm sure that less than 10 bucks worth of grass seed could fix that 500-1000 dollar grass and 'soil' damage.
This country has become a nanny-state for sure.
11 posted on
05/28/2006 4:05:46 PM PDT by
Looking4Truth
(Radical muslims and illegal immigrants: One group wants to kill U.S and the other invade U.S.)
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