Community Chat

[Shanus]

We personally asked our mail man and UPS carrier to leave pkgs. at side door (not seen from street). 

They know the problem of theft w/ pkgs. and are happy to help out, as long as you’re not asking them to go far out of their way to an out building or somewhere else on your property. 

[151949]

@2blonde  I think that there are people - many people who think some folks just have it all given to them and they don't deserve it.When I was a senior  in high school they had an assembly all the seniors went to where those who had gotten schlorships were presented with certificates & also all the honor students were given recognition. There were people in the audience who sat there and booed everyone who got any recognition.On the trolley on the way home I was asking a kid I knew why they booed and a girl said because we are sick & tired of the certain little darlings getting everything for nothing while we just get nothing. Clearly, she did not understand that no one gets anything for nothing. Those who were on the honor roll & those who got schlorships had to work extremely hard to get those grades. No one gave you all A for nothing - they are earned.

Anyway - people who think everyone else is getting everything for nothing feel they have a right to steal to get their share. They are clueless just like those kids at that assembly.

[Spurt]

Its a sad commentary on whats happened to our society where moral values and a clean conscience have gone by the wayside..... And if I sound like a "get off my lawn"  "old" lady....SO BE IT!!!  I remember respect for other people's property and a better world!!!

[dex]

I think we need to bring back shame...nobody feels any so they are able to carry out these petty crimes and then have people who rally around them with excuses instead of a little justice...well they were experiencing hard times,bad childhood,drug addictions...etc.We need to bring back shame on you instead of shame on society for not seeing that your life is difficult.

[SahmIam]

No but I'm glad it happened to her. Justice was served.

[Spurt]

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@SahmIamwrote:

No but I'm glad it happened to her. Justice was served.

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@SahmIam

This is the mentality (and I use the term mentality lightly)....one "team" that was caught was on the news and one of the crooks was crying and said "she was praying that they wouldn't get caught".............SMH 

[Kalli]

As they say, looks like she caught the Karma train.  

[2blonde]

@151949  You may be onto something there.  It's probably their way of rationalizing their own laziness or lack of initiative.  It's the old, "World owes me a living" attitude, as my mother used to say.

[SahmIam]

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@151949  You may be onto something there.  It's probably their way of rationalizing their own laziness or lack of initiative.  It's the old, "World owes me a living" attitude, as my mother used to say.

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It's also, as I have seen with my own eyes, what they have been taught from the cradle to believe as a fact. Wonder how many of them were teens from back in the day in 151949's trolley. I know people my age who were brought up thinking that way from their parents who learned it from their parents and so on....and their kids and grandkids think the same way.

Off shoot: friend of one of my sons' has this mentality. He is not allowed in our home because I will not have myself or anyone else disrespected for what they have WORKED for. When his attitude changes, so will mine. My son is starting to see the light now that he's heading into college while this friend....is getting into trouble. We'll see.

[happycat]

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@SahmIamwrote:

No but I'm glad it happened to her. Justice was served.

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I agree, but I wonder if she learned anything.....if she will think twice before doing this kind of thing again?