On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:46:19 -0400, "Mike T." > wrote:

>Hey, you just reminded me of something. When I was 16-18 (the age of the
>teens in this story), I had to work after school. We had no bus service in
>my school district at all, BUT, if we did, and a judge had ordered me to
>ride the bus, I would have been FIRED shortly afterward for being late to
>work. I wouldn't have minded too much having to ride the bus, but I simply
>wouldn't have had time to ride the bus.
>
>Surely ordering someone to quit their job, or causing them to be fired, for
>a minor traffic infraction, is not an appropriate punishment. -Dave
>
Priorities...
A high-schooler losing a job isn't neaqr as damaging as a breadwinner
for a family losing his/her job.
They get put in jail; things to think about.
--
Bill Funk
replace "g" with "a"