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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Can R-E-S-P-E-C-T be legislated?

(Photo by Jeremy Noble)
According to Wikipedia, “respect is a positive feeling of esteem or deference
for a person or other entity… and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem.”

Yahoo! Odd News recently reported that Spain is considering the passing of a law which would require children to “do chores and ‘be respectful.’”

The question is:  Can respect really be legislated?  (And if so, should it be?)

This Yahoo! report prompted a number of diverse comments from readers.  These include the following:

Sounds like a great start. New laws, making children have respect, and such, would be a start at turning this country around. How about it people, would you support such laws? I would, because every day there
are media stories about the lack of respect, at home, at school, and in public…

But on the other hand:

Funny, I've never needed a law to get my children to do anything. Of course, my kids were raised (not hatched and ignored) by my wife (not baby mama) and myself. You know, together. In a home. With rules and guidelines, supervision, respect, responsibility and discipline…

Obviously a polarizing topic with no ready-made answer key…

Resources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respect

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/spain-might-pass-law-that-would-make-children-do-chores-and-%E2%80%98be-respectful%E2%80%99-181006526.html

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