>> ^Stormsinger:
Point one, the fact that you didn't -like- my answer does not mean I didn't answer.
Point two, you sadly underestimate the capabilities of a five year old. They are fully capable of taking actions on their own. That fear you fixate on is -taught- to them by parents that are paranoid about the 1-in-100000 chance of meeting one of those exceedingly rare predators. You're promoting ignoring a real problem for a potential problem. Which is more likely? I'm pretty damned sure that getting lost is -far- more likely than getting the attention of a predator...by at least a hundred to one.
I'm just glad my parents weren't advocates of the ostrich school of child development. You're free to fuck up your kids any way you like...but I fail to see how ignoring the more likely problem is better.
I'm done beating my head against the wall. You're not interesting enough to justify the irritation.


Might I point you towards the thing I was raised on, the Block Parent Program. This program is what most Canadian children are brought up on, it's taught in schools (At about grade 3, you know, around 8 years old) but most kids have already heard about it.

The theory behind it is fantastic, the problem, as I've mentioned before, is that I've seen 3 houses with those signs in them my entire life. I'm not underestimating the capabilities of a 5 year old, I remember my childhood, and I've got two younger siblings. I know all about the capabilities of a 5 year old, and they DON'T want to approach any strangers houses.

I've got stories, they've got stories, hell, even my parents have stories about a time when they were young, got lost, and completely panicked. Not to mention, what are the odds someone's even in the house? Most people don't get off work until 4-5ish, and most kids are home around 3:30. What's to guarantee that the house you go up to has someone in it to call the cops?

Which leads me to another point about both the block parent training, and you're "Idea".. For the block parent program, what happens when you can't find one, or your idea, what happens when a couple houses don't answer the door, or have nobody home.

Your kid panics. Yet another fatal flaw.

I'll refer back to the point that I've been trying to make this entire time, but you don't seem to get this.
You don't - leave - kids - alone. This should never have been an issue, and never should be an issue.
The bus driver was taking care of the kids, the kid should never have needed to be in this situation of not knowing what to do. This is nothing you should need to train your child for.

As for them getting lost.. Where would they get lost? Again, 5 year olds don't go places by themselves. Most kids don't until they're much older. If you go anywhere, you're accompanied by a parent. If you're in the mall and get separated, the parent is the one that instigates getting the child back. And don't bother trying to tell me that a 5 year old will stay calm in a shopping mall full of people, and go to the front counter of a store, or up to the security guards, because they won't. They'll panic, and probably cry.

However, getting picked up by a predator in the mall? That's a horse of a different colour. I was -always- told, that if someone came to pick me up, and it wasn't my parents, they'd know our "code word". If they didn't know it, they were someone that I shouldn't be talking to, and need to get away from them, but that's another discussion entirely.

However, I never said I didn't like your "Training" (Although, I don't, it's a silly idea to tell your kids to approach a strangers house in the first place) but it's not practical.

>> ^NaMeCaF:
Some people are fucking animals.


Yes they are, and there's a special hell for them if it's non-consenting.

>> ^Unsung_Hero:
I watched until the very end thinking something was going to happen (other than the obvious taking place). Wait for it. Wait for what? What the hell am I waiting for?



You may be waiting, like many others, for base and mundane videos like this to disappear forever from the Videosift. The shit gets better, ⇫ look above and you will see even more shit...someone posted this crap before and another took the time to find a dupe of it, having been so impressed and inspired by the de-evolution of society.

Umm yes, and not because I'm psychic, which I just happen to be, but because the static image of the video clip is a guy sitting in a plant with his pants pulled down. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out...

p.s. I know you posted the video so it's kinda like "your baby" and you don't want people talking trash about your clip in the comments... I get that. Didn't mean to cause a fuss, Just when I read "wait for it" I'm expecting something really bizarre. (yes I know it is sad that a guy crapping in a plant isn't bizarre enough to render justification in my mind, which indeed makes me weird)

p.p.s. I do believe it was a nice find and added an upvote

>> ^Duckman33:
>> ^Unsung_Hero:
I watched until the very end thinking something was going to happen (other than the obvious taking place). Wait for it. Wait for what? What the hell am I waiting for?

Oh so you knew before you clicking on the link to watch it what was going to happen? It was really that obvious to you? SWEET! Perhaps you should start up a Psychic Hotline Mrs. Cleo!

>> ^Unsung_Hero:
I watched until the very end thinking something was going to happen (other than the obvious taking place). Wait for it. Wait for what? What the hell am I waiting for?


Oh so you knew before you clicking on the link to watch it what was going to happen? It was really that obvious to you? SWEET! Perhaps you should start up a Psychic Hotline Mrs. Cleo!

Hope this video doesn't wind up in a police evidence room someday. Kid needs to start some beatdowns before he lets it bottle up inside him and decides to take out a shopping mall.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Halifax, Raise Awareness, Shopping Mall, Food Court' to 'Halifax, Raise Awareness, Shopping Mall, Food Court, Flash Mob' - edited by Sagemind

I can already imagine fat security guards riding these around shopping malls.

>> ^Fade:
Jeez who piped NOS into the room?


random thought: has there been any research done about using different types of gases to lure consumers into stores / shopping malls / fast food restaurants? an obvious one is gases that smell really nice, i think they're used already... but what about legal psychoactive gases?

XBOX gets most of my attention, but they are all good systems.

XBOX and its XBL interface has pretty much defined modern console gaming. It has the most titles (both full games and downloadable), the most players and the quickest and easiest interface.

The thing I like best about the PS3 is that they are not afraid to take risks creating interesting and artsy downloadable games like Everyday Shooter and Flower. It also has a Blu ray player and a handful of good exclusives. Playstation Home (a virtual 2nd life style neighborhood) is a good idea, but they need to come up with a more interesting environment than a shopping mall. The worst thing about the PS3 is the system updates, which can take forever. They could also use more high quality exclusives.

Wii waggle is good clean, inexpensive, fun, and the system has a respectable amount of exclusives, not to mention a legendary back catalog. It's got some nice paripherals - guns, balance board, steeling wheel. It's online/multiplayer/friend interface is horrible.

Advantage Xbox

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffrent_Strokes#Post-show_troubles

Three of the child stars ended up having problems after the show ended. Dana Plato went on to pose for Playboy, and also appeared in softcore films. She was later arrested twice (once for armed robbery, again for forging a prescription for Valium). She died of a drug overdose in 1999 at the age of 34.[2]
Todd Bridges was arrested in 1994 after allegedly ramming someone's car after an argument.[3] He also had issues with illegal drugs for several years, before turning his life around. He has since traveled across the U.S.A., touring schools discussing the dangers of drug use.[4]
In 1989, Gary Coleman sued his parents and his former manager over misappropriation of his trust fund. Although he was awarded over $1,000,000 in the decision, he filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Coleman was charged with assault in 1998 after he punched a woman while he was working as a security guard at a shopping mall. In 2001, Coleman (still working as a security guard) was videotaped trying to stop a vehicle from entering the mall. The driver ridiculed him, and released the tape to be broadcast on numerous television shows.[5] In the mid-2000s, Coleman lent his voice and likeness to the controversial videogame Postal2. In 2007, Coleman was cited for disorderly conduct in Provo, Utah for having a "heated discussion" with a woman.[6]

Back in 92, my mom bought this stuff for a party so no one would make a stain if they spilled it. I also remember getting free cans at shopping malls.

I'm waiting for Pepsi, Chunky style.

Good parents. Bad technology.

Soccer balls, checkers, slot cars, skipping ropes, bicycles, etc. don't induce this sort of extreme behavior. It's only the new technology with its demands on players to reach that next level that induces this sort of compulsion and obsession in both adults and children.

Unfortunately, our children are far more susceptible to its controlling influence than their parents who grew up without it and know it for what it is, a force that saps individual will.

I don't think spanking the kid is any sort of solution but the parents' solution of removing and controlling the technology is absolutely the correct solution by re-asserting control in the hands of people and not the software.

I love technology in many ways. But I abhor the market-driven, consumerist energies that are buried within much of its recreational derivatives. In the same way supermarkets and shopping malls are designed to control every waking second a consumer is within their grasp, these products are designed to entrap and control to create that artificially inseminated "need" and "demand" of our consumer economy.

Don't spank. Moderate the child's access to this influence for his own good. The tantrums will be well worth it in the long run.

imho.

>> ^AceOfKidneys:
>> ^ant:
OK, maybe I am paranoid. Lots of tiny objects that could be choked by that baby. And lots of places to get hurt.

And yet, the child is completely fine. Fancy that.

I drove a car through a shopping mall at 110mph yesterday.

This guy said to me, "that's dangerous", but no one was hurt. Fancy that!

At the end of the shopping mall segment, it's Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussi, 'Air'. The beach assault on the other hand was supplemented by Tchaikovsky's '1812 Overture'.

>> ^calvados:
I think I used to know this, but what's the name of the classical piece at the end?
/was_considered_smart_once