Ever seen one of those billboards imploring you not to shake your baby? Maybe I’m being overly logical or giving the human race too much credit but do we really need to be told not to shake a baby?
Of course I realize that there are a select few, deranged, insensitive, ignorant, child abusers out there that are guilty of this very act however, I do not believe for one second that they thought it was okay, or that it would not harm the baby! They lost their patience and temper, plain and simple. They lost control and they took it out on a baby. I do not believe that they would have behaved any differently had they passed a billboard earlier in the day reminding them not to shake their baby.
I guess I believe that, although there are messed up people out there, posting lessons in good behavior in public places is not going to make a huge difference.
It makes about as much sense as billboards that read, "Do not hit your baby with a bat", "Do not set your baby on fire" or "Do not step on your baby". Of course you shouldn't do these things! It’s common sense!!
Since when did we become a society where we have to tell people NOT to do harmful and illegal things by posting public bulletins for them?
Future bulletins might read: "Do not rob banks", "Do not set fire to public or private buildings", "Do not deal drugs", "Do not hit a cop (no matter how much he may deserve it)", or even "Do not kill people...it’s just not nice!"
Call me old school, but I believe that the majority of the population in this world know what is acceptable behavior and what is not. It’s just that some people don’t really care what is right or wrong, they just do whatever they want regardless of who it hurts.
So, instead of placing pointless warnings of common sense, perhaps billboards should show someone beating the hell out of someone that shook (or otherwise abused)a baby. Another could show an arsonist being set ablaze while another could show a murderer in front of a firing squad.
Other countries have less crime because they don’t coddle criminals and treat them like children that don’t know better! They make sure the punishment fits the crime. Perhaps we need to be a little (or a lot) more harsh with the convicted felons in our country.
I think it’s safe to say that signs like "Don’t Shake Your Baby" just aren’t cuttin’ it!!
Of course I realize that there are a select few, deranged, insensitive, ignorant, child abusers out there that are guilty of this very act however, I do not believe for one second that they thought it was okay, or that it would not harm the baby! They lost their patience and temper, plain and simple. They lost control and they took it out on a baby. I do not believe that they would have behaved any differently had they passed a billboard earlier in the day reminding them not to shake their baby.
I guess I believe that, although there are messed up people out there, posting lessons in good behavior in public places is not going to make a huge difference.
It makes about as much sense as billboards that read, "Do not hit your baby with a bat", "Do not set your baby on fire" or "Do not step on your baby". Of course you shouldn't do these things! It’s common sense!!
Since when did we become a society where we have to tell people NOT to do harmful and illegal things by posting public bulletins for them?
Future bulletins might read: "Do not rob banks", "Do not set fire to public or private buildings", "Do not deal drugs", "Do not hit a cop (no matter how much he may deserve it)", or even "Do not kill people...it’s just not nice!"
Call me old school, but I believe that the majority of the population in this world know what is acceptable behavior and what is not. It’s just that some people don’t really care what is right or wrong, they just do whatever they want regardless of who it hurts.
So, instead of placing pointless warnings of common sense, perhaps billboards should show someone beating the hell out of someone that shook (or otherwise abused)a baby. Another could show an arsonist being set ablaze while another could show a murderer in front of a firing squad.
Other countries have less crime because they don’t coddle criminals and treat them like children that don’t know better! They make sure the punishment fits the crime. Perhaps we need to be a little (or a lot) more harsh with the convicted felons in our country.
I think it’s safe to say that signs like "Don’t Shake Your Baby" just aren’t cuttin’ it!!
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