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Originally Posted by Teresa Ford  You know, It is sad that we would even need a common sense law like, seat belts, helments and so on. (On principle the ol' hippy in me says NO MORE LAWS, Big Brother is to nosey already.) But perhaps pets and young children have to be protected from stupid parents ? |
It is sad that laws are created by well-meaning people in an effort to legislate what should be "common" sense. But, there appears to be no such thing, and most of the time, they miss the mark completely, prevent nothing, and merely provide enrichment of govt. coffers at the expense of the 'governed' populace.
While I agree completely that children and pets
should be protected, I do
not see evidence that legislators are qualified to decide how it should be done. Currently, children are being taken from caring parents who make a simple mistake or mis-judgement or in some cases just home-school their kids, in addition to parents who should never have had opportunity to breed although I do not know who is qualified to judge.
Everyone suffers but no one learns from their mistakes...they 'pay their debt to society' instead...but at who's expense?
All people are fallible unless the govt. says they are not allowed to goof up now and again, and then they are labeled criminals for lack of knowledge or skill. Often, they are little more than children themselves. The parents go to jail and their children go into a foster care system that doesn't even always know where the children are.
I have friends who tried for years to adopt a child, and only finally got him when the foster parents up and quit fostering and the children had no place to go. All of the prospective adoptive parents picked up their children-hopeful so they had some place to go. The adoptions then happened as if by magic...when they couldn't have been completed in the previous 5 years. You didn't read about that in a newspaper, though. If stuff like this happens with our beloved children today, and 8-10 or more years ago, what do you suppose would be in store for our beloved dogs where govt.'s answer to lost dogs and cats already is a few days in puppy/kitty jail and a needle if no one finds them in time?
Stuff like this scares the bejeezes outa me...it's easy to say "make a law and make them" do whatever we want. However, every law takes a right away, and some day, it will be a right we have come to enjoy ourselves that is criminalized.
People
do need to be responsible for their own, but putting the burden on the 'taxpayer' while punishing the 'mistaken' has already proved itself an incorrect solution since it has been in place for many, many years, but has not corrected the problems it is designed to punish.
I wish there was really a way to make certain children and animals are protected...and we do whatever we can at our own personal levels, but I am sorry to have to say that I fear more harm than good would come of it if laws like this get passed.
I hope my opinion is taken as just that...nothing more...no offense or disrespect is intended to anyone. I do not attempt by this to be the voice of reason, although these are the reasons for my voice.
Take care, all!
