r/Airdrie • u/RockyMtnAdventurer • 1d ago

Control your kids!!

A cashier at the CircleK in Summerfield was pepper sprayed 2 nights ago by a group of kids who were hanging out and smoking in the parking lot beforehand. I only know of this because I went there shortly after and was handcuffed by cops thinking I was a suspect (cleared within 30 secs tho)

Parents in this city are seriously failing seeing how kids behave with my own eyes and the shit that happens here. Control your fucking kids and belt them if needed cause this is unacceptable, most of the crime here is your children.

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u/Dualintrinsic 1d ago

Look at the census data, there is a massive cohort of very bored pre-teens and teens in Airdrie. There is nowhere near enough stuff for these kids to do considering we have one community center and one library.

Also I get you're frustrated, but it's been proven that hitting your kids actually results in worse behavior and not better.

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u/Falkrunn77 1d ago

Boredom should never be a fucking excuse to commit a crime. And yeah, Pepper Spraying someone is a serious case of assault with a weapon, which carries a helluva lot of consequences.

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u/Frosted_Newt 21h ago

Assault with a PROHIBITED weapon no less.

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u/Suspicious_Mix_9964 9h ago

Belting your kids is also assault with a weapon

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u/Frosted_Newt 7h ago

While I agree with you, I'm fairly confident that OP wasn't ACTUALLY advocating for the belting of children.