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I was going to post the exact same thing but you beat me to it. We watched that show every week as a kid and to this day, I think of that theme song every time I hear someone crying about the punishment they receive for breaking the law.i8godzilla wrote:There is a line in this that was hammered into my head growing up:
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From getting my hand caught in the cookie jar to minor mischief, Dad insured that I understood it. (I miss you Dad!)
Unfortunately, this is not an unusual thought process these days. I have listened to variations on this way of thinking by employees over the years. I had an applicant for employeement a couple years ago say something that almost caused me to laugh in his face. I told him we run criminal background checks on new hires and asked if anything might come up that needed explaining. He told me that he was waiting in the car while his friend was breaking in to a house. He believed he was somehow not as guilty as his friend and he went on to express the same sentiments as your neighbors son. The guy honestly believed he had been treated unfairly.Abraham wrote:My neighbor's son has a mantra: "it's no big deal" he says, after being caught committing a rather large number and variety of driving offenses.
He has a certain air of entitlement and demonstrates a kind of belligerence about the fines and punishment he earned. He acts like he's being treated unfairly, while simultaneously admitting he's guilty. He seems to think that the act of admission of guilt alone should exonerate him. His behavior reminds me of small children who expect no punishment because they said (after being caught) they were "sorry".
