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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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