Last week, I was watching the news with my family. I heard a story of two teenagers who purchased baby chicks and beheaded them. That wasn't the part that actually upset me. What did was when the newscaster stated that law officials were still deciding whether to prosecute the teens or not!! We should all be held accountable for what we do, whether it was right or wrong. Those chicks had a life ahead of them that was taken away. True that their lives could have ended when they were processed for Sunday dinner, but these chicks didn't even have that opportunity.
I told my kids all the time that I would always love them, no matter what they said or did and that I would always be there for them. This would still be the case if they committed a crime. I am still willing to be there beside them even while they have to stand before a judge and jury. I love my children, the persons, but that does not have to mean that I have to love everything they do. I will stand up for my children, the persons, even if I agree with the fact that they are being charged with a crime that they did.
With that in mind, these teens should have to pay some kind of price. Yes, they paid for the chicks, but these chicks were not sold for the intent of them being beheaded with baseball bats. As a parent, I would feel that I failed to teach my children something if they felt a need to behead baby chicks. What is this world coming to if it is okay for things like this to happen?
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