[MD] The MoQ.org STRANGLES Creativity

[Platt Holden]

Hi SA:

> So
> after looking at all of this, where do you think this
> all starts?

Thanks for fleshing out the problems of troubled youth and possible causes.
As you rightfully point out, blame cannot be placed on just one part of 
the problem, like disfunctional families. As politicians are wont to 
say, "There's plenty of blame to go around." To make matters worse, I 
suppose your hands are tied as regards punishment of offenders of the 
social order since "spar the rod and spoil the child" has become 
unfashionable if not illegal. 

What I wonder about is seeing young volunteers working during the 
vacations from college helping to rebuild weather-destroyed housing 
like in New Orleans, or working for Habitat for Humanity, or in church 
groups improving the lives of the poor in their communities. It seems 
to me with all the work to be done repairing broken homes and lives 
that the group you're involved with could be given worthwhile jobs to 
do that would challenge their mental and physical capabilities to such 
an extent that at night they would be too tired to rebel. 

But, it's easy for me sitting in the bleachers while you battle down on 
the playing field to toss out unsolicited advice. I'm grateful for  the 
work you do, and also for your contributions to this site.

Platt