Reply to "Man...Isn't this the truth....."

No big deal Larry, you didn't really, I just took it the wrong way. Sorry brother. I guess I'm still just a little touchy about the feelings of Vets in my days vs. now. When we came home from Nam, we weren't hero's, we were labled murderers, baby killers, called names and spit on. But in todays war & vets, their considered hero's. How times change huh....and yet war is war and there are no real winners. It really is a pity that the chicken shit politicians that start the wars don't have to actually be on the front lines fighting themselve's instead of sending others to do their dirty work.

So many things we used to do can't be done anymore because of those idiots that screw things up for everyone.

I just think that the no tollerance additude on many occasions has become a bit overboard.

Case in point. My 13 year old, in a very stupid moment, decided to spray paint his initials on a block wall 2 times that belonged to the city of Peoria a year ago. Before, he would have got his butted kicked by me, (well that part didn't change) and he would have been made to re-paint that area of wall himself, learn his lession and life goes on.

But today's world, he was charged with 3 felonies from class 3 to class 5. I'm now going to be responsible for $7500.00 in restitution so they can paint the entire 8000 sf of block wall and a $50.00 a monthly probation fee until he's 18. His sentencing is coming up in December and we'll see what the judge does.

For 1 stupid act, he's now going to be a convicted felon 3 times over for the rest of his life over something so stupid to begin with unless I can get the powers to be to lighten up just a little bit.

Just a bit over kill.


[QUOTE]Sorry I offended you Coz.