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Armed police for truancy - sounds great. Glad your government always knows whats best, otherwise that's a frightening prospect.

techsupporter 11y ago
Assuming you are from the U.S., I have bad news: Your government does that, too. In every state, truancy is a criminal offense (usually chargeable against the parents) and people are arrested for it.
- thieving_magpie 11y ago
  It really doesn't matter which country you're talking about. Introducing violence over truancy is a stupid idea.
Mithaldu 11y ago
Well, in one year one of your cops uses more bullets than our entire police force, and that's with the country being roughly 1/5 of yours in population. Also no death penalty. I'm reasonably confident my government has a better grip on these things than yours.
- thieving_magpie 11y ago
  In one year a single American cop uses the amount of bullets in all of the (guessing German by your name) German police force? Yeah, I believe you. This isn't a government pissing contest - I'm only saying armed response to truancy is stupid. If it happens in the US, it's stupid.
  - Mithaldu 11y ago
    Well, to be fair. It wasn't truancy. It was unqualified parents insisting on home-schooling their gaggle of 4 or so kids, because they were very religious.
    - thieving_magpie 11y ago
      Ah. I see. Well that's definitely a thing in the US, I have family that are very religious and home-schooled. I honestly disagree with their lifestyle and subjecting their kids to a lesser education, but that's not my place to decide for them. Nor, as I personally believe, is it my government's job. That's a dangerous road to go down in my opinion.
      - Mithaldu 11y ago
        On the other hand, i find it is not any parent's place to decide their children may only have access to lesser education. The parents may be responsible for the first 18 years; but for the roughly 60 years after that their offspring and the rest of the country have to bear the burden of their bad decisions.
        thieving_magpie 11y ago
        Totally agree. I have no idea what to do about it though. I can't agree that force separation is the best option sadly.
        Mithaldu 11y ago
        It is of course not the best, it is the last recourse when everything else fails.

techsupporter 11y ago

Assuming you are from the U.S., I have bad news: Your government does that, too. In every state, truancy is a criminal offense (usually chargeable against the parents) and people are arrested for it.

thieving_magpie 11y ago
It really doesn't matter which country you're talking about. Introducing violence over truancy is a stupid idea.

Mithaldu 11y ago

Well, in one year one of your cops uses more bullets than our entire police force, and that's with the country being roughly 1/5 of yours in population. Also no death penalty. I'm reasonably confident my government has a better grip on these things than yours.

thieving_magpie 11y ago
In one year a single American cop uses the amount of bullets in all of the (guessing German by your name) German police force? Yeah, I believe you. This isn't a government pissing contest - I'm only saying armed response to truancy is stupid. If it happens in the US, it's stupid.
- Mithaldu 11y ago
  Well, to be fair. It wasn't truancy. It was unqualified parents insisting on home-schooling their gaggle of 4 or so kids, because they were very religious.
  - thieving_magpie 11y ago
    Ah. I see. Well that's definitely a thing in the US, I have family that are very religious and home-schooled. I honestly disagree with their lifestyle and subjecting their kids to a lesser education, but that's not my place to decide for them. Nor, as I personally believe, is it my government's job. That's a dangerous road to go down in my opinion.
    - Mithaldu 11y ago
      On the other hand, i find it is not any parent's place to decide their children may only have access to lesser education. The parents may be responsible for the first 18 years; but for the roughly 60 years after that their offspring and the rest of the country have to bear the burden of their bad decisions.
      - thieving_magpie 11y ago
        Totally agree. I have no idea what to do about it though. I can't agree that force separation is the best option sadly.
        Mithaldu 11y ago
        It is of course not the best, it is the last recourse when everything else fails.