Stupidity

If I had to pick one pet peeve, it would be stupidity. The sad thing is that it seems to be running more rampant than in years past.

 

I had a 'you've got to be kidding me' moment earlier today when I learned that the school provides snacks for the kids who have to stay for detention. Seriously? You know, when I was in school, detention meant having to scrape gum off the bleachers in the gym or raking pine straw in front of the school. It was enough of a drag that it discouraged kids from getting into trouble again. Now, they just sit in an air-conditioned room and eat junk food. Am I the only one who sees the problem here? You know there is a reason that this discipline system isn't working.

 

I fear the lasting effects from this ineffective form of discipline. In fact, the book I am currently working on has such a character. Everything that this character has ever done wrong has always been laid at someone else's feet... Let's just say that the character in question is bat-shit crazy and manages to commit some of the most horrible crimes imaginable.

 

It makes me wonder, what will be the outcome if we continue on this road?