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originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: infolurker
Talking about it is grooming? Here is what's wrong with you folks...
You'd rather have it bared from public discourse?
it's sex ed, get out of your Christian sex dungeons, or at least admit that you need the world to be censored so you can feel non offended, oh wait where did I hear that before....
Your all the same little snowflakes, Christians with their reee and liberals with their screech... All thinking their moral highground is justified while both standing on a pile of crap trying to virtue signal.
Carry on...
Choosing is obeying in your eyes?
originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: jerryznv
Choosing is obeying in your eyes?
You tell me. If you do something that breaks the law, will you be caught and punished for it? Of course.
Do you obey the law? Yes? That is a choice. It matters not whether you freely choose or grudgingly choose to obey the law; the threat of punishment is still there and thus so is the authority. Punishment for breaking the law does not take into account whether past lawfulness was by choice or not.
You simply submitted to the school's authority willingly. The authority still existed.
TheRedneck
You simply submitted to the school's authority willingly. The authority still existed.
Is it your stance that if a law is passed you must submit to the authority of it...grudgingly or not?
There are many laws written that I am not going to obey, many laws that are simply wrong and immoral! I will not submit to obeying them and they DO NOT have authority over me!
The Constitution of the United States of America says I can own whatever kind of gun and magazine I want...that has authority over any law written that is repugnant to it!
I chose to let authority exist in my life at different times...it did not magically exist because someone said it had to!
Just like today...I do not acknowledge things that go against my moral values no matter who says they have authority over me or my children! They do not!
How you can effectively compare a teacher to a police officer enforcing laws is beyond me...that's quite a stretch!
By the way both are public servants (unless they are private schools) and ultimately...the people (the public) have authority over them!
1
[noncount] : the power to give orders or make decisions : the power or right to direct or control someone or something
Authority exists due to the credible threat of force.
originally posted by: jerryznv
a reply to: TheRedneck
You are so stuck on that word authority...
1
[noncount] : the power to give orders or make decisions : the power or right to direct or control someone or something
Authority
The power...and according to your summation...through use or threat of force!
"The right"...to control someone...sounds wonderful!
So...you submit to the authority of a teacher to direct and control what your children learn! Okay...I do not submit to just letting that happen...I feel like I have a say in how my child is directed and controlled!
How this for a motto..."I will obey and pave the way"? Sounds catchy huh?
Yes master...I submit and obey your authority...like it or not...please don't beat me anymore!
Wonderful lessons to teach our generation!
Authority exists due to the credible threat of force.
This is the authority teachers are allowed to exhibit over your children? Wow...just wow!
Carry on!
You mentioned, I believe, that you are a Marine (and I thank you for your service in that regard). You should know better than others about authority and how it works.
The maximum punishment for a violation or failure to obey lawful general order or regulation is dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for two years.
It's generally called a "duty to disobey," and is empowered by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The UCMJ is more concerned about the need to obey orders, but specifies the conditions when military personnel may feel justified in not following them:
If the order is "contrary to the constitution" or "the laws of the United States."
If the order is "patently illegal, ... such as one that directs the commission of a crime."
You can blabber in about all the definitions of authority and cherry pick your favorite one to push you agenda, still does not change the fact that a teacher is an authority figure at school.
So...you submit to the authority of a teacher to direct and control what your children learn! Okay...I do not submit to just letting that happen...I feel like I have a say in how my child is directed and controlled!
originally posted by: Terpene
get out of your Christian sex dungeons,
or at least admit that you need the world to be censored,
Your all the same little snowflakes,
Christians with their reee and liberals ...
All thinking their moral highground
is justified while both standing on a pile of crap
pile of crap
"Educators/teachers" are given the role of teaching...educating...not the authority to rule over and govern through use of force...that was never the intended purpose of an educator.
originally posted by: TheRedneck
a reply to: jerryznv
"Educators/teachers" are given the role of teaching...educating...not the authority to rule over and govern through use of force...that was never the intended purpose of an educator.
The authority over a child is not the intended purpose, but it is necessary to achieve the intended purpose.
Let me make something simple to you: in my home I am the ultimate authority. If your child is caught stealing from me, I will detain them, and I don't care how much they are kicking and screaming. If you want things to end badly for me over that, well, let's just say they will end badly for someone.
Your child is subject to authority any time they are in someone else's home or care. That includes a school. A teacher must have authority over the children in their classroom to maintain order and educate.
TheRedneck
Okay...well we weren't talking about your home...we were discussing a public school!
If your child is not in your direct care they are subject to whatever authority is put on them!
Got it!
How long will you detain a child for?
I doubt it.
When you enrolled your child in that school, you gave them the authority over your child.