Quote Originally Posted by IAN 2411 View Post
That is a stupid argument. Are you telling me that if it was your child, that is what you would say? If not, then why would you think other parents would?
Because that's what other parents would say, actually. Some months ago I came out of our house and saw an approximately 12 year old boy working on my bike with a wrench. He apparently wanted to steal the pedals. After I told him to get lost he called me a dumb cunt, which earned him a firm slap.
Ten minutes later he came back, with his fuckhead of a father in tow, who threatened me that he'd go to the police. The notion that his fucked up offspring wasn't only a thieve but also had no manners whatsoever never crossed the father's head.
Also, the youngster was too dumb to realize that pedals have a left-hand thread, at least one of each pair.