Monday, November 20, 2017

a couple of buttheads: trump and lavar ball

one butthead to another butthead. president twitter thinks that he should have left the ucla basketball players in jail.  
Trump lashes out at LaVar Ball, says 'should have left' UCLA players in Chinese jail - NBC News
maybe president twitter is right--but, for all the wrong reasons. 
they shouldn't have been left in jail for ingratitude to president twitter.
they should have been left in jail because they're adults and shoplifting is a crime. minds of mush: it's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids"

president twitter asking china's president to give the ucla basketball players a pass is wrong on several levels:
- to the rest of the world, it makes all americans more ugly 
- to americans, it demonstrates again how "special" people, e.g. star athletes and rich people, get a pass   Photos show Trump in military garb before dodging draft - NY Daily News
- president twitter, and america by default, now owe china a favor. we all know from the godfather movies that one good favor requires another in return. the USA shouldn't be left in a position where it's beholding to china for allowing those who broke china's laws to get "off the hook". Godfather Favor - YouTube





it's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids"

"The age of majority is the legally defined age at which a person is considered an adult, with all the attendant rights and responsibilities of adulthood. The age of majority is defined by state laws, which vary by state, but is 18 in most states."

'Sorry' isn't good enough for UCLA's shoplifting basketball players – LA Times

So what's behind the recent fraternity hazing incidents on college campuses nationwide? – Los Angeles Times

college "kids"? It's time to stop calling 18+ years' olds "kids". They're adults "with all the attendant rights and responsibilities of adulthood"Grow up. "Don't do the crime, if you can't do the time."