Smuggling

[Steezie]

I got a call from a co-worker today. I had the misfortune of missing work on Friday and the aprehension of an infamous smuggling ring

Certain candy is banned where I work (Daycare center/afterschool program for grades K-6). Chief among them is gum, powdered candy (PixieSticks), lollipops with gum in the center, and any super sour candy (Warheads). They have either caused problems in the past or have the potential to cause problems and are prohibited.

For several months prior to my employment and ever after, there has been a problem. Someone has been bringing such prohibited candy in and selling it to the other kids. Most of the kids usually have a few dollars for lunch and whoever has been doing it hasnt been making much money but its still a concern to the bosses. Personally I could care less, the kids could be eating raw sugar for all I care, as long as they listen and behave.

Apparently on Friday, one of the two kids who has been doing the selling was caught and was asked to leave the program.

So this occurance has left me with a moral musing. Is it indeed wrong to provide goods illicitly to people who are willing to take the risk of procuring them? Does the answer change if the goods in question are harmful (Drugs, weapons etc)?

 

[mnbvcxz87]

Law isn't an absolute authority on right and wrong, so it depends. If condoms were banned by the state and they were smuggled, it's different to guns being smuggled.

 

[WalkingforHim]

I would say it has to depend on what is being smuggled.

 

[justanobserver]

So this occurance has left me with a moral musing. Is it indeed wrong to provide goods illicitly to people who are willing to take the risk of procuring them? Does the answer change if the goods in question are harmful (Drugs, weapons etc)?

Yep. its wrong. Rules and laws are for a purpose - because someone may not like or agree or dont think in their mind its a biggie doesn't give them the right to break it.

Lets say you were watching one of my kids when they was younger and I gave instruction on what foods they can/cannot eat, what TV shows they can/cannot watch, etc. I find out later that while I am gone, you give them what i said they cannot eat and let them watch shows I said no to. You would be told to leave and never come back.

just my views only.

 

[Merlin]

You might concider the agegroup with regards to your questions.

 

[trunks2k]

Certain candy is banned where I work (Daycare center/afterschool program for grades K-6). Chief among them is gum, powdered candy (PixieSticks), lollipops with gum in the center, and any super sour candy (Warheads).

I can understand gum and powdered candy as they can make a mess. But I'm curious as to what brought Warheads to be banned.

 

[Steezie]

I can understand gum and powdered candy as they can make a mess. But I'm curious as to what brought Warheads to be banned.

I was told that one of the older kids had brought some to school and one of the younger kids took one and it was so sour that he started throwing up.

And powdered candy is actually banned not because it makes a mess, but because several kids were caught sniffing the stuff. They were probably imitating behavior they saw on TV but never the less, PixieSticks are now banned

 

[flicka]

I have a general problem with 'banning' anything for this very reason. Bans are usually put in place by well meaning but short sighted people. It's inevitable that someone will break the rule and a new problem will emerge.

Banning something should be a last resort for something that is so bad that any punishment for offenders pales in comparison. In this case it's obvious the ban was a bad idea and the result created a problem that was worse than the original (kids expelled for being kids). An artifical rule about candy that has now changed the course of a childs life. It sounds dramatic because it is.

 

[alphatronics]

Yep. its wrong. Rules and laws are for a purpose - because someone may not like or agree or dont think in their mind its a biggie doesn't give them the right to break it.

What if Christianity is against the law? Do you have a right to break that law?
To go even more extreme, what if it was a law that required killing some minority group whenever possible? Is that a law which should be followed, even if one doesn't agree with it?

 

[PETE_]

What if Christianity is against the law? Do you have a right to break that law?
To go even more extreme, what if it was a law that required killing some minority group whenever possible? Is that a law which should be followed, even if one doesn't agree with it?

God's law first
man's law second

 

[Caylin]

God's law first
man's law second

So you stone gay people?

 

[PETE_]

So you stone gay people?

Mosaic law was only for the nation of Isreal and was ended by Christ.

 

[justanobserver]

Yep. its wrong. Rules and laws are for a purpose - because someone may not like or agree or dont think in their mind its a biggie doesn't give them the right to break it.

What if Christianity is against the law? Do you have a right to break that law?
To go even more extreme, what if it was a law that required killing some minority group whenever possible? Is that a law which should be followed, even if one doesn't agree with it?

~chuckle~ I had a feeling someone was gonna take this comment out of context and try to run with it.

first off, I really dont care if christianity or any religion is outlawed - I am not a christian in case you didnt notice.

secondly, my answer was to the OP and that discussion only. if you read the OP, you will notice that nothing at all what your going on about was asked; i.e.: killing minorities, outlawing christians, etc. The question I was responding to was about no candy rules to kids in some program. Ergo, you are off topic with what your asking of me. You wanna go further - then start your own thread on whatever tangent your on and I might post my opinion.

cool?

 

[marblehead]

Rules and laws are made by people just as fallible as the rest of us. Some laws are just begging to be broken.

 

[flicka]

Rules and laws are made by people just as fallible as the rest of us. Some laws are just begging to be broken.

Exactly. The fewer "rules" the better.