what does it teach our kids?
it teaches them that it's ok to do WHATEVER you want, as long as you don't get caught.
at any of several leadership courses that i attended, one of the big things brougt to your attention, over andover, is, "don't give an order you KNOW won't be obeyed".
letting "the little things" slide only encourages letting everything slide. this does not mean that all in a position of authority must be martinets and unfailingly punish any infraction. it does mean, however, that it is important that we only make rules(laws) that are necessary and that people will abide by. most of our problems now are the result of a confusing proliferation of laws. many feel that they don't know what the law is , so they do whatever they want.
i wish that there was a way to reduce the number of laws on the books, but i don't know how . passing more laws and selectively enforcing them will only encourage people to disregard any law as they see fit.
personally, i feel that the less gov't the better. but, how to get there?
sorry for the ramble cmore