First off, before making comments about certain aspects regarding this (or any other) story, you should read from more than one source. To wit: PaulaWog, Mom SHOULD have had her child under control, because nowhere does the story reflect that the TP that was set ablaze, was in the restroom. (More than likely, Mom was letting the kid run rampant, as if the employees were supposed to babysit for her, and the merchandise is for his entertainment, while she shops.) The Dollar General that I work for (in another state), has an entire aisle of toilet paper. In reading this story on another site, little Johnny Firebug got the matches off the shelf. DG sells cigarette lighters, grill lighters, kitchen matches, safety matches, etc. But only the cig. lighters are kept at the registers. As is the Corporate Way, its my understanding that most Dollar Generals should be laid out basically the same. About 6 months ago, I suppose for some marketing reason, the matches in our store were moved from the second highest shelf in the aisle (about 5 1/2 feet from the floor, approx. eye level for most ADULTS), to the second LOWEST shelf in the aisle (about 2 1/2 feet from the floor, approx. eye level for most CHILDREN) A few of us thought this was a bad move, for this specific reason. When I was growing up, if I'd even THOUGHT of doing something even half as bad, I'd of got my a$$ beat.Was that abuse? NO. Whatever happened to "Go out in the yard and get me a switch, and it better be thick enough!"? Ooh, maybe if we give him a couple of extra "time outs" this week, he'll learn his lesson and won't burn down the 7-11 if I don't buy him a slurpee... Maybe if parents weren't afraid of little Johnny or Suzy crying "Abuse!" to the authorities and actually took responsibility themselves and DISCIPLINED their kids, children might not be so out of hand these days. When I went to school, the worst you had to worry about was the playground bully stealing your lunch money. Now, you might get shot along w/your classmates, 'cause Johnny was havin' a bad day. In my opinion, the little firebug might only be nine, but he was PO'd at Mom, so he figured he'd set something on fire to get back at her. Therefore, HE KNEW THAT WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS WRONG. So, in my opinion, all parties involved are to blame. Government/authorities for blurring the line between discipline and abuse, because I feel if things were like they were 30 or more years ago, we as a country would not be where we are today. The mother, in this case. If your gonna birth 'em, (this goes for you too dads), TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 'EM. 'Cause if their not destroying someone else's property, some nutjob might be lookin' to snatch them. Keep your eyes on them at ALL times. And finally Dollar General is also partially to blame. Since we all know children shouldn't play with matches or lighters, they shouldn't display these items where they are easily accessible to young hands. Luckily, nobody was injured. This time.
Chattanooga: Fire guts Hixson Dollar General
First off, before making comments about certain aspects regarding this (or any other) story, you should read from more than one source. To wit: PaulaWog, Mom SHOULD have had her child under control, because nowhere does the story reflect that the TP that was set ablaze, was in the restroom. (More than likely, Mom was letting the kid run rampant, as if the employees were supposed to babysit for her, and the merchandise is for his entertainment, while she shops.) The Dollar General that I work for (in another state), has an entire aisle of toilet paper. In reading this story on another site, little Johnny Firebug got the matches off the shelf. DG sells cigarette lighters, grill lighters, kitchen matches, safety matches, etc. But only the cig. lighters are kept at the registers. As is the Corporate Way, its my understanding that most Dollar Generals should be laid out basically the same. About 6 months ago, I suppose for some marketing reason, the matches in our store were moved from the second highest shelf in the aisle (about 5 1/2 feet from the floor, approx. eye level for most ADULTS), to the second LOWEST shelf in the aisle (about 2 1/2 feet from the floor, approx. eye level for most CHILDREN) A few of us thought this was a bad move, for this specific reason. When I was growing up, if I'd even THOUGHT of doing something even half as bad, I'd of got my a$$ beat.Was that abuse? NO. Whatever happened to "Go out in the yard and get me a switch, and it better be thick enough!"? Ooh, maybe if we give him a couple of extra "time outs" this week, he'll learn his lesson and won't burn down the 7-11 if I don't buy him a slurpee... Maybe if parents weren't afraid of little Johnny or Suzy crying "Abuse!" to the authorities and actually took responsibility themselves and DISCIPLINED their kids, children might not be so out of hand these days. When I went to school, the worst you had to worry about was the playground bully stealing your lunch money. Now, you might get shot along w/your classmates, 'cause Johnny was havin' a bad day. In my opinion, the little firebug might only be nine, but he was PO'd at Mom, so he figured he'd set something on fire to get back at her. Therefore, HE KNEW THAT WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS WRONG. So, in my opinion, all parties involved are to blame. Government/authorities for blurring the line between discipline and abuse, because I feel if things were like they were 30 or more years ago, we as a country would not be where we are today. The mother, in this case. If your gonna birth 'em, (this goes for you too dads), TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR 'EM. 'Cause if their not destroying someone else's property, some nutjob might be lookin' to snatch them. Keep your eyes on them at ALL times. And finally Dollar General is also partially to blame. Since we all know children shouldn't play with matches or lighters, they shouldn't display these items where they are easily accessible to young hands. Luckily, nobody was injured. This time.