Brooklyn Students Throw Trash In 9/11 Memorial, Say It Was “Something To Do”

I WHOLE-HEARTEDLY agree. I got my butt spanked when I was out of line as a child, and I grew up just fine.

We the parents need to take back over the discipline of our children. Spankings are not abuse. Beatings are. This needs to include the schools, bus drivers and what ever or where ever they are. My child got into trouble at school and the age of 13. The principal called me and I went straight up there and picked her up (school just got out). I chewed her out in front of the teachers, principals, assistant principals and all of the councilors. At that time I also told her that she was grounded for a year. The only people that she was allowed to be around was me, her dad or my sister. No phone, No computer, No friends. NO nothing. By the time the year was up I had a different child. It takes a community to raise a child properly. But the biggest part of it falls back to the parent for not asking for help. Especially single moms. The help is there.

I feel like these kids, kind of. I served, before and during that time, and all I get now for it is cuts in my benefits, treated like the trash these kids threw. Spank them, but…There is probably a lot more going on here than 'we were bored' its just the average response because no one would listen to them anyway.

Those of us who were alive and conscious of September 11 simply cannot imagine how anyone could do such a thing. For these kids, though, there's no visceral association. They just don't get it. Pearl Harbor Day was like that for me. I wasn't born till many years after the fact. I used to "celebrate" Pearl Harbor Day by 'going to a Japanese restaurant to get bombed.' I thought that was hilarious! It wasn't till Sept 11 that I finally understood. My sincerest hope is that these little dopes NEVER have to fully understand the significance of that memorial, but can at least respect it. And I think they will.

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

Spanking is OK by me. Abuse is not. fine line but I do believe in spanking.

Throw them in jail! Kids like this need a wake up call!

AMEN!

beat the crap out of those kids and they should have been arrested and why weren't they arrested were there no cops around who saw this?

we as a society accept too much bs because ":they are just kids" , teach them a lesson along with their parents if they need to be educated also! I for one I am tired of the crap the teenagers today get away with! If that happened on our class trip, we would have been thrown out of the area out, disciplined when we got home & parents notified.I think they ought to be made to go back there & clean up the ware @ their expense!

disgraceful

that should say clean up the area @ the kids/ parents expense! spoiled ass kids… cause they were bored… give me a freakin break!

Well said Rachel – from the beginning I felt that 9/11 was our generations Pearl Harbor or JFK.

violence solves nothing… and as for the farce memorial… where's the MEMORIAL for all the NATIVES the SO-CALLED Americans killed when they stole their land and raped and murdered their people? The so-called peace treaty the Natives were FORCED to adhere to? And we were savages?

Here's the problem: kids today have no structure, no discipline and absolutely no understandng of consequences becauses there are NONE-at home or at school. Parents have either bought into the 'self-esteem' crap or could care less about their bratty kids behavior. Parents are the ones that need to be re-educated on what their responsibilities are towards their kids.

Depends on who you asked =) jk

who r u 2 disrespect the Memorial & call it a farce?!

Were they on their own w/o parents or teachers w/them? Their lack of respect is totally UNacceptable ; how did their parents respond when informed of their kids' misbehavior. These kids should been been forced 2 clean up ALL the debris in & around the Memorial!

Exactly!

What's going to be the wake-up call? When the 40-something parents today find out that their 30-something kids of tomorrow don't want to pay for their retirement. Hahahahaha

I know the perfect solution if kids are bored. Military school. That'll give 'em structure, discipline, and something to do.

CHILDREN'S BAD BEHAVIOR NEEDS TO HAVE IMMEDIATE CONSEQUENCES. LIKE NO TV (TALKING ABOUT WHEN THEY ARE SMALL), OR IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIE TOMORROW YOU HAVE TO BEHAVE TODAY, OR TIME OUT…..ETC ETC….THINGS THAT ARE OURS..MONEY FOR THE MOVIES FOR EXAMPLE, THAT ARE IN OUR CONTROL AND THAT WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO WITHOLD IF THERE IS BAD BEHAVIOR……….HITTING THEM IS A NO NO….BECAUSE IT TEACHES VIOLENCE………IT THREATENS AND SAYS MAYBE I HATE YOU AS OPPOSED TO LOVING YOU AFTER ALL I AM HITTING YOU……..INSTEAD OF SAYING TO THEIR FRIEND "YOU HAVE BEEN TREATING ME MEAN SO I AM NOT COMING TO YOUR HOUSE TOMORROW", THEY WILL JUST SOCK EM ONE…..WHY WOULD THEY THINK IT WRONG IF YOU HIT THEM WHEN THEY ARE BAD OR MEAN ETC. I ALSO THINK THEIR TOYS ARE OFF LIMITS , THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN GIVEN TO THEM……THEY MAY SUFFER TEMPORARY LOSS OF T HEM LIKE IF THEY ARE IN TIME OUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE HAVING A BALL PLAYING WITH THEIR ELECTRONIC DEVICES………BUT THOSE ARE THEIRS SO AS SOON AS THE TIME OUT IS OVER THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THEM…..STATISTICS TELL US THAT THE WORST CRIMINALS ARE PRODUCTS OF TOO HARSH A N ENVIRONMENT..MAKES SENSE TO ME……THE NEXT MOST SCREWED UP PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHOSE PARENTS HAD NO STRUCTURE FOR THEM AND NO DISCIPLINE…..THE BEST ARE THOSE FROM A STRUCTURED, DISCIPLINED BUT REASONABLE AND ALWAYS LOVING, NON VIOLENT FAMILY…AND ALWAYS EXAMPLE IS THE BEST TEACHER……..BUT REMEMBER KIDS WILL SOMETIMES FOLLOW THEIR PEERS NO MATTER HOW WE BRING THEM UP………WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT WHAT WE DO KICKS IN AT THE RIGHT TIMES AND MAKES THEM THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING…..THOSE KIDS WHO WERE THE LEADERS IN T HE BULLYING OF THE BUS MONITOR HOWEVER HAVE SEEN LOTS OF MEANESS AT HOME, YOU CAN TRUST THAT TO BE TRUE…..YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO BE THAT MEAN….

Absolutely we need spanking again. Yes, there's a fine line between spanking and abuse, but if you know where it is and how not to cross it, you'll be fine. The degree of disrespect for boundaries and personal space shown by today's kids is just appalling to me. And I, too, was spanked as a child and I've turned out to be a law-abiding citizen. "Time-outs" do NOT work!

Turn off your caps lock, it looks like you're yelling at everyone! Furthermore, it's only meanness if you hit them for absolutely no reason.

They might learn something if they have to work a few hundred hours of community service cleaning cemeteries. And I also will say that the lessons of respect begin at home. It seems that far too many parents are not teaching their children the basics involved in accountability and responsibility regarding common courtesy and respect for others, which support being a decent, kind, caring, human being. Maybe the parents need to be spanked too.

There have got to be better ways of teaching respect than spanking. If there's anything more annoying than a chorus of spankers as featured on the inquisitr page, I've not met it for a while.

I have spanked my son 3 times in his life. He is respectful of others and their possessions and the "Mommy look" strikes fear in his heart. Too bad I see as much disrespect from so-called adults just as much (

*Must proof posts for verbosity.

It's too late for spankings….you've already got "generation I don't give a shit".

OMG………

It was good enough for me back in the day.

They need to be beaten severely. Screw all the abuse crap. Beat that backside until they can't stand up.

I agree with you whole heartedly however the memorial was no farce. People lost their lives there. Those kids need a serious beat down.

How does one make the leap from children behaving badly to the idea that physical punishment will make children behave well? Why would anyone think physical discipline is required to raise responsible members of society? Since when has being physically assaulted made anyone into a more thoughtful human being? The children engaging in such behavior should be given natural consequences to learn from. Community service mowing the lawns of families who lost loved ones 9/11 would be a good start.

Put them all on the first flight to Afghanistan..perhaps they will fit in there with thier new friends..and you can send the worthless patents too i say.

All of this works on both sides. Yes, I am all for spanking properly, no kid ever died from a swat on the butt to get their attention. People who take it to far…should be shot. BUT. their parents also need to take a more active role in actually TEACHING behavior, not shoving their kid in front of a tv and letting barney (or whoevers on now) teach them. What they did was wrong, but we also have to look at what they have to teach them what wrong IS.

yes sir. those kids should be sentenced to community service which includes cleaning the whole area of the monument the field trip and picking up garbage on the streets. then they should not be allowed on the property without proper supervision after a trial in criminal court. try them as adults

yes sir. those kids should be sentenced to community service which includes cleaning the whole area of the monument the field trip and picking up garbage on the streets. then they should not be allowed on the property without proper supervision after a trial in criminal court. try them as adults

let the consequenses fit the kid's actions.

Hell yea I got my rear kicked on the daily! Wack em wack em hard!

the way kids behave now is appauling. if I acted like that when I was a kid I woulf of gotten my A%$ whopped good. If you ask me, kids these days just need a proper a%$ whoppin to put them in line. But part the blame for the way kidds act has to fall on the parents, obviously some parent's aren't doing enough to teach their kids.

Just something to do, huh? When I was bored as a kid, I didn't throw trash into a Memorial honoring the sacrifice of many. I was spanked as a child and into my teenage years when I did something wrong. Wooden spoon, belt, whatever was handy. And guess what? I still don't throw trash into a memorial. These kids need to be punished. It's a total disgrace to those who died and all those who sat in front of the tv that day watching it all unfold and who will never forget the hurt, anger and tears that flowed.

Those kids were, at the oldest, five years old when the towers fell. I can see why the monument would not hold the same weight for them and, therefore, they would not consider it above vandalism.

We have tried to teach respect without spanking, and look where its got us. The kids are way out of control.

Have them sit in a dark room and watch all the video of the jumpers from that day if they're bored.

How about I beat the crap out of you. Hey, it's "just something to do". Had I done that as a youngster I wouldn't be typing this right now. My dad would have killed me. The parents of these kid should be sterilized. The kids too. And guess what? Most conservatives would label me a "liberal" so save your breath all you right wingers out there.

Why were they visiting the memorial. If they were so bored, maybe they should have stayed in class at school and studied American History. They need stiff punishment. Maybe 3 months of researching 9/11, listing all that died, getting to know what this Memorial represents. Dumb if they were visiting where thousands died. Yep, they are just plain selfish and dumb. Let them pick up trash for about a year, bet they won't have time to get bored. I am ashamed of them, I hope their parents are also ashamed of them. Wonder if any of them have a relative that has died in the wars, or that terriosts have killed….

Guess they also went to a baseball game, who gave them the baseballs. Selfish kids, they didn't even appreciate that either…

I'd beat the crap out of those sickos makes me soooo mad

Either of those is applicable to the people who were teenagers (or older) when we were little. I remember the JFK stuff only vaguely — my mother exclaiming "Oh NO!" and me asking what was wrong. She told me the President had been shot. I was only upset 'cause she was. And then I was annoyed 'cause there was NOTHING on tv for 4 days. (waaahhh!) Sept 11 broke my heart. I still only refer to it that way; 9/11 seems disrespectful to me, somehow.

someone should beat the shit out of these little snots and tell them it was done just because "it was something to do".