Have you ever broken the law?

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Yes, but minor offences

Yes, but criminally charged

No, not yet

Never! I am a law abiding citizen

Yes, but never got caught

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My answer is yes. I jumped the traffic light twice.

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PatKirby · M

I was a bad kid growing up, too many. I set fire to a neighbor's garage roof and car for hiding my AKC registered white German Shepard puppy in his house, I broke into a drive-in theater and broke the snack machine and left the butter dispenser running overnight all over the floor, heisted some returnable bottles for cash using fishing rods from atop a store's roof, snagged records from a record shop, I also used to throw mud-covered rocks with friends at the passing cars on the highway they built right behind the house. Did all that before 13. One day we got caught by a juvenile parole officer from juvenile hall who drove back after we pelted his car with big muddy rocks who made us confess to our parents.

Funny, just two years ago I ended up working in the IT department for the very same juvenile hall justice center. I guess karma doesn't forget a face.

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@PatKirby Oh my my ! You were quite something. But what's the reason to do that ? - just some, cheap thrills or you used to get a high from doing that? I know we can be mischievous :) I am just curious to know.

I am glad you believe in the Hindu philosophy of KARMA. Oh trust me! it never forgets a face - even of the ones who wronged u.

PatKirby · M

@SW-User

When I worked at that juvenile justice center I noticed the place was packed full of minors with serious, serious problems. I mean bad. One killed his parent and was on the local news, another was constantly running away, a girl kept trying suicide by cutting herself, and of course there were those who robbed using guns and knives. I asked about 8/10 parole officers why all these kids have such serious problems and keep acting out. Got a harsh answer from each of them straight - they all said it was because of the parents.

See they all said that the parents were usually young themselves, married not so much because of love for each other but more because they couldn't stand their abusive parents themselves. Therefore they themselves were not prepared to raise children, and abused their kids as they were abused themselves. This is at the core of the problem, the parents not having the skills necessary to properly give love, attention and care to their own kids. Parents never admit it. Every single one of the parole officers said the same thing. In my case, I can attest to that fact. Not everyone grows up in a proper environment and it takes decades, even a lifetime, to understand the causes yourself and have the 'where with all' to mature into a proper law abiding, civil, socially responsible adult yourself.

Life throws a lot of adversity at you, it's your responsibility to weather the storm yourself - no one else's. Hope this helps explain things.

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@PatKirby I completely agree with you that how a person becomes and behaves depends a lot on how their environment at home was.

When you are raised in a broken family system, as a child you only Mimick what you see and it severely impacts the child's psychological development.

While parents should always pay attention to their child but It's very important to give special attention to a child from age 8 because this is a crucial age of psychological development.