Basic Legal Rights

[tranquility]

In addition I generally suggest everybody watch the video "don't talk to the police"

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc

Just to be clear, I like and recommend the video and theory. However, I find it unlikely the government will, as policy, instruct children to not talk to its enforcement arm. In fact, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer_Friendly .

 

[quincy]

Again!! Jus' Saying that this thread was brought up by a banned spammer!!

Yes, but the thread topic was not thoroughly covered. I know there are many more dimwitted shows on TV to discuss.

For the benefit of thomasfaulkner and korae's education, here is a link to the Bill of Rights:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights

Michigan schools (and I imagine most schools) do address basic legal rights (in required government classes in high school) but students often don't absorb what is taught. The teachers/classes could perhaps do better by showing how what is taught applies to students in situations they often encounter (Facebook postings, sexting, bullying, drugs and alcohol, questioning by school officials and police ...).

I agree with Silverplum, though, that this education needs to start at home.

 

[justalayman]

Yes, but the thread topic was not thoroughly covered. I know there are many more dimwitted shows on TV to discuss.

For the benefit of thomasfaulkner and korae's education, here is a link to the Bill of Rights:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofrights

Michigan schools (and I imagine most schools) do address basic legal rights (in required government classes in high school) but students often don't absorb what is taught. The teachers/classes could perhaps do better by showing how what is taught applies to students in situations they often encounter (Facebook postings, sexting, bullying, drugs and alcohol, questioning by school officials and police ...).

I agree with Silverplum, though, that this education needs to start at home.

start at home? Thats part of the problem. The parents have not been taught any "life skills" in regards to their rights (unless they have regular negative interactions with the police) so it is somewhat of a blind leading the blind. As with any new education it takes a couple generations for the populace to even begin to become saturated with the knowledge.

 

[Silverplum]

When my H taught hi-skool (*shudder*) the #1 legal question they asked him was at what age/s could teens have TheSex with each other.

 

[tranquility]

start at home? Thats part of the problem. The parents have not been taught any "life skills" in regards to their rights (unless they have regular negative interactions with the police) so it is somewhat of a blind leading the blind. As with any new education it takes a couple generations for the populace to even begin to become saturated with the knowledge.

"That" is part of the whole problem for most everything wrong. I remember, when I was a cop, going into an apartment for something. The smell was sour and terrible and was much like the alcoholic homeless man you sometimes meet in a small space. As I was talking to the mother, a child came in looking for food. Mom pulled out a dish from the sink that seemed to have never been washed and had dried food all over it, went to the refrigerator and pulled out a thing, dumped it on the plate and gave it to the child.

There is no way on God's green Earth I would not wash my hands with soap and hot water after touching that plate before going to the bathroom, let alone eat something off it. It was clear the mother had no idea of "germ theory". I agree starting at the home is foolish for some in the population. I also think there are other things more important to teach than not talking to the cops. Darn, I wish there was some organization that would teach proper behavior like churches did through much of our history. Hey what about...no, that can't be right. Religion is bad. We will have to think of something else. Perhaps we can invent something.

My wife and I were thinking of what to do in retirement. We can certainly help in many ways based on our skills. (I'm still keen on education law. Fighting The Man on the civil right of education. I think I'd be good. My wife knows how the law developed and so its purpose. I...can be quite charming until I believe it is time to fight like a honey badger. (I was going to say wolverine, but determined the honey badger to be more difficult.) I have not laid out a business plan yet, that is for this summer. I bet I can make as much as I do now and feel good, upright, reverent, thrifty and brave, without feeling dirty sometimes.

Getting back from the detour, I might fight for a set of proper cooking instruments given to all who need. (Criteria needs to be determined.) Then, the training. My wife and I dream of accessible videos (Think youtube) on cooking. Buying the right thing. How to cook it to make it good. How it is healthful. I suspect some planned and expressed outline can teach those who don't know anything about germ theory how they can feed themselves and their family with delicious and healthy meals. You can always throw in a moment about cleanliness, exercise and any of a number of things. (Wife might like to add sewing. I try to explain how it is too complex. Yet, I love a shirt that fits me precisely. I know that is not the theory, but, mmmmnn, perfect shirt.)

Bottom line is that some parents are stupid beyond all words while others care about their particular child beyond anyone else. The balance is hard.

 

[CdwJava]

When my H taught hi-skool (*shudder*) the #1 legal question they asked him was at what age/s could teens have TheSex with each other.

And there is still the mistaken belief that (1) if two minors have sex, it is NOT a crime, and, (2) once you turn 18 if you fight someone NOT 18 yet, you go to prison or some such horrible thing. Ah, myth.

 

[single317dad]

Since we're already dragging out a necro thread...

I've long believed that basic law and business are two things we don't teach enough about in schools. We teach the mathematics and the language arts, but nothing about their application in the real world. Some kids will thrive in algebra or history, others in woodworking or auto repair. Regardless of what avenue those kids travel when they leave the sheltered confines of public education, they will need to practically apply their skills to their chosen profession. Without a basic understand of law and business, every endeavor becomes more difficult.