Comments on: Kids Force Train Into Emergency Stop

By: Eylene

Eylene — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:11:17 +0000

I read a lot of comments but never have responded to one of them. This time I have something to say. Children act very stupidly these days because many parents are using stupid concepts raising their offsprings. If there is no real punishment, then the children have no motivation to change their behavior. It would be a good thing if parents would teach their children to love other people as much as God loves each one of us.

By: well

well — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:50:15 +0000

I suppose this was after they got off the bus haven learned such a good lesson at the S/O.

HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Bam

Bam — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:32:10 +0000

@ Kim – never used “time out” for my kids, they did something wrong you can best believe they knew what a belt felt like. Weather they were 8 years old or 12 they should know better and should face the consequences. Sounds to me then need some kind of constructive actives to keep them busy and out of trouble. Scouts in the area run year round.

By: G-parent

G-parent — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 16:50:04 +0000

What we are seeing today is the culmination of the opinions that began with parents in the seventies “not my child!” Spankings became child abuse & so on and so on. No discipline. Now go to a youth ballgame & see how many parents are actually fighting (literally) over the game. I would be at a loss as to what the answer is anymore, well, except for the Bible & The Lord, but parents/children will have to accept this principle for even that to work. For the kids, parent’s & our country’s sake, I hope it’s not too late to bring some kind of disciplined structure back to our society.
The kids are fortunate that were on that train track. The train must not have been going too terribly fast because most of them can’t stop like that, not in a short distance anyway.
There are camera’s and black boxes on trains now, like the ones on airplanes. Not sure they are on all trains, but do know trains now have them.

By: Overit Again!

Overit Again! — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:49:47 +0000

If someone were to get hurt the person responsible would no doubt have a hard time forgetting the nightmare of it. Train engineer, sorry you had to stop, but glad you did. Kids sorry your brains were temporarily on pause. Someone could have been badly injured or dead today. This is as frustrating as people walking after dark with dark clothes on! can’t see you, don’t press charges if you get hit. Use some brain power people. Parents, what’s it going to take?

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:01:38 +0000

This is what so called “Time Out ” has caused of course these kids probably don’t even have responsible enough parents to even do that. I grew up in the 70’s and early 80’s and we had “time out” while mama or daddy broke a switch from the yard or got the belt. That was before a parent could be arrested for spnaking their child.I don’t in any way support abuse of a child but these kids need to know that you do something like this and you have a price to pay or they will end up with a number on their back in our overcrowded prison system. .They put not only themselves in danger but the crew on the train in danger. Parents watch your children and be responsible!

By: csxman

csxman — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:59:21 +0000

not only could they get arrested for trespassing they could get charged for delay of the train and attempt to damage equipment

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:11:37 +0000

I am sick and tired of hearing ,we can’t control the children. Being a parent myself I can tell you ,if I were arrested because my child called the police,guess whose butt is gonna get it again as soon as I am released. We are raising monsters people and it is gonna get worse.

By: Molino Man

Molino Man — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:00:39 +0000

Sounds like these punks were playin chicken. Although I’m glad the train had enough time to stop…maybe the next time it will not. I hope all the punks involved will be “ratted out” by one of the kids that were there. It might even be on a cell phone cam & on Utube now… good luck next time !

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:04:15 +0000

Were these the same brats that didn’t know how to act on the school bus.

Fine job parents are doing these days huh.