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Yes it does. Rules are created for a reason, and resources are limited. Before I can say whether or not resources should be allocated to enforcing a rule in X, Y, or Z circumstance, I need to know what the rule is and why the rule was made.
You have made great points, Sketcher. Few, if any, enforcers are read into the understanding of why a rule was made, whether we are talking about police or houseparents in a big community of kids. Certainly, supervisors of those enforcers--in either case--get to dictate how they use their resources and which rules should be enforced and which shouldn't be enforced. I guess my struggle still remains though.
To me, it is one thing to tell the general population that every rule will be enforced. It is another to tell those responsible for enforcing that while we have that rule in place we don't really want to enforce it. But, it is still another thing to tell the enforcers you want it enforced, but have some enforcers choose on their own to not enforce it, and not do anything about it. And, it is that latter statement that I have difficulty understanding the value of. If I tell you I want something done and you don't do it, how can I count on you doing anything I ask you to do? And, once you are choosing to do what you want and not choosing to do what you don't want, you aren't really under my authority anymore, are you?
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