I Am Not Your Child's Parent.

 

If your child will not do his homework or his chores,

if he  stays out late or  back talks, I will not

drag him out of your house in handcuffs.

I will not dress him down or put the fear of God into him. 

If your child is hurt, I will give him aid.

If you child is lost, I will help find him.

If your child has committed a crime,

I will investigate the incident and make an arrest if necessary. 

 

But if your child is rude and unruly, don't call me.

I'm not your child's disciplinarian. You are. 

 

 

Comments

[Ed Skinner]

Yep!
The gov'ment ought'a work a lot like that, too.
('Course, a swift kick in the butt ev'ry now and then sure might be helpful.)

[insomniacmedic]

I have one word on this: AMEN!!!

[deputydog]

I second the motion.

[Jade]

My mom used to threaten my sister with a call to the police for her unruliness. Looking back, I wonder if they were empty threats, or if she ever tried calling and was told to deal with it herself.

[Applican't]

In my limited experience a child who is outwardly scared of the police has seen a family member arrested.

Case in point: I show up to a not very bad MVC and the two year old starts crying and mom has to reassure her "it's the police, they're good guys." When I run mom's name to get her DL number to write her ticket, she comes up as being at risk of domestic violence.

[RD]

Interesting. Does your agency attach special interest files to DLs or do you have a separate agency screen for all subjects for run?

My agency only flags mentals, resisters, and subjects likely to run.

[Applican't]

We do attach to DLs and flag about 8 or 9 different things, plus special interest. I run the plate, which automatically runs the RO and I get their history as well. It's a good system when it works. It's technically a separate query, but the computer is set up to bunch them together. Have fun at occupy(We don't have one)!