No Carley, my idea or purpose is not to just flame away and several have sure presented some well thought out points, I’m sure I was too hasty. I work within the County Court at Law system in our rural Texas county and no, we should be cautious of labeling those within the judicial system (behind the bars, serving time) as “losers” which causes me to think RE: Mad Dawg’s comments.
I like Mad Dawg’s thinking on the value of the “self-esteem” issue which on second blush, has certainly been ruined by shallow and vapid thinking (great choice of words too).
That’s a well-reasoned thought Mad Dawg, I also like your summation, I hadn’t thought from that perspective (some evangelizing going on). To be sure, if the team has done some sowing and if we take the long view (the best way IMO)then it certainly is for the right reasons, regardless, with that view in mind there were good, solid intentions so we hope and pray for the best results.
I was hoping that some of the ‘kids’ realized that there is another path to be taken in life. That there are people who actually care about them.
If you work in the court system you must see some pretty sad cases where kids with the right family or mentor could make something of themselves.
Thank you, bro. Stay safe.