Dumpster stories!

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Wed Feb 9 19:04:56 2000

Mike Ford wrote:
>
> >When I was a whelp in Philadelphia, there was a rash of kids suffocating
> >in old refrigerators during a big garbage strike one summer. Hide-and-seek
>
> >You can tell kids all you want, but some are still going to play on the
> >train tracks, in old refrigerators, in dumpsters...
>
> The only thing is this instance that seems to really work is to fine anyone
> the puts out a fridge without removing the door hinges. Children by
> definition cannot be expected to obey rules, regardless of the rule.

And therein lies the problem. Some people remain children from birth to
death regardless of the number of years. At some point, people need to take
responsibility for their own actions rather than add to the burden society
seems all too willing to take on and carry.
Received on Wed Feb 09 2000 - 19:04:56 GMT