tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post1497911743917963140..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: I find this... unsettlingtetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-59698995036819442542009-05-14T19:51:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:51:00.000-04:00I would prefer that the pursuit of illegal immigra...I would prefer that the pursuit of illegal immigrants be left exclusively in the hands of law enforcement personnel, and that youth in various parts of the country not get the idea that they should be participating therein.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-90187686162156197142009-05-14T19:37:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:37:00.000-04:00Better to learn to put the knee in the back than a...Better to learn to put the knee in the back than a bullet. Studying martial arts, self-defense, or really any use of force on others can always be made to look dangerous. I'd hope that law enforcement instruction would be about as non-scary as can be, and if it isn't, this program would be well down the list of my concerns. The kids have other problems if law enforcement is out of control.<br /><br />Come to think of it, I wouldn't be at all upset if every adolescent learned how difficult law enforcement can be.<br /><br />And really, what should we do with illegal aliens if not hunt them down? They are, by definition, lawbreakers.Johnv2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-4269530793784000492009-05-14T19:23:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:23:00.000-04:00Well, I'll certainly agree with your last statemen...Well, I'll certainly agree with your last statement, Joe. Purpose-oriented group activities (eg. sports, band, etc.) often predict better academic and mental health outcomes for kids. I wouldn't doubt that the structure and adult mentoring (though probably not the reported sexual abuse) are helpful in that regard.<br /><br />Still kind of worried about the xenophobia, and I don't like the "hunting down illegal aliens" angle.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-36974058367421424422009-05-14T17:59:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:59:00.000-04:00I thought this was a neat story. I'm curious to k...I thought this was a neat story. I'm curious to know if these types of activities motivate the students to perform better in school...I wouldn't be surprised if they do.<br />-joeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-32242459485322839302009-05-14T17:51:00.000-04:002009-05-14T17:51:00.000-04:00I am willing to cut this group a certain degree of...I am willing to cut this group a certain degree of slack, though the idea of a group of militant adolescents with guns putting their knees in other people's backs makes me a bit uneasy. <br /><br />And where on <I> earth </I> did you get the idea that I pretend not to be judgmental? Why do you think I bothered to start up a blog in the first place?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.com