tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post3662482992580025541..comments2024-01-19T04:29:08.081-06:00Comments on subrealism: 3 months in juvie for a myspace joke?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-68579548508742365242011-07-13T14:22:38.168-05:002011-07-13T14:22:38.168-05:00Not the kids' fault though. Parents are preoc...Not the kids' fault though. Parents are preoccupied, either literally overwhelmed or just blanked out, have other priorities. People I know, the kids have new trucks but virtually no 'parenting'. Anybody see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ice_Storm_(film)" rel="nofollow">The Ice Storm</a>? Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-61832310101266599132011-07-13T11:55:31.903-05:002011-07-13T11:55:31.903-05:00Damn near put your finger on the root cause of the...Damn near put your finger on the root cause of the stagnation if not the outright demise of the American wing of western civilization!<br /><br />GCV is truth, accept no substitutes...,CNuhttp://subrealism.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-56975516464470932432011-07-13T08:28:23.156-05:002011-07-13T08:28:23.156-05:00An 18 year old is suppose to read a "bomb&quo...An 18 year old is suppose to read a "bomb" social commentary into a package? BD, a lot of our thinking is based on what or who we invest our beliefs in. Obviously an older paranoid white male who walks out his house and is disgusted by the sight of Somalis and any other Moozlum immigrants will immediately be on red alert at every turn. I mean in the 80s when the break dance craze hit the US it was a very alarming and radical threat to an older white generation. To the 12-18 or 19 year olds (white included), it was nothing more than "interpretive dance" (that actually did law enforcement a great service by reducing crime) before it was a threat to national security. <br /><br />But an 18 yr old kid does not share the same hang-ups that you may use to interpret the world around you. They aren't thinking about undertones, duality in meaning, social commentary and the likes. There is a reason why Michael Bay's movies are successful; why Lady Gaga has has almost 400 million youtube hits; why today's libraries is a tweeter page. And there is a reason why this age group can be convinced that going into the military, to fight for resources that everyone gets a cut of but yourself, is more rational than using your youth to strategically build a future your one's self. <br /><br />If an 18 yr old has acquired a sex doll package, the underlining theme going through his head is doggy style and getting blown, not bomb squad dogs and getting blown-up.Gee Chee Visionnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-7104203883389525392011-07-11T18:52:20.290-05:002011-07-11T18:52:20.290-05:00Well, his "crime" (leaving doll in john)...Well, his "crime" (leaving doll in john) wasn't actually a crime. But his actions which got him in trouble were suspicious (e.g. leaving a package in the school).Big Donnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-89518998596375759732011-07-11T12:27:32.439-05:002011-07-11T12:27:32.439-05:00"avoiding even the appearance of guilt...&quo..."avoiding even the appearance of guilt..."<br />Might be good advice for your kids BD. But how can the kid in your link possibly do that?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539837.post-87421731036514532222011-07-11T06:08:42.211-05:002011-07-11T06:08:42.211-05:00Here's a similar one where prosecutors may be ...Here's a similar one where prosecutors may be over-reacting... http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Teen-faces-prison-after-sex-doll-prank-goes-awry-1453251.php<br /><br />BD's kids wwere always lectured extensively on "avoiding even the appearance of guilt..." That it was not sufficient to just keep one's own nose clean, but rather, it was essential to avoid even associating, and indeed immediately GTF away from anyone doing anything suspicious lest you get sucked into the consequences when that person gets busted...Big Donnoreply@blogger.com