School truants: Milwaukee police on the lookout for truants at the start of school year

In the middle of the day, students are supposed to be in school. But truancy officers in Milwaukee are hot on the trail of those kids skipping class.

[copkiller]

Just because a kid skips class automatically means they're going to end up in jail or dead- WOW what a logical and justifiable conclusion. This insightful comment definitely shows just how much your average police officer utilized their opportunity for an education!

[collegecop]

copkiller wrote:

Just because a kid skips class automatically means they're going to end up in jail or dead- WOW what a logical and justifiable conclusion. This insightful comment definitely shows just how much your average police officer utilized their opportunity for an education!

Pretty good generalization of law enforcement. Except for the fact that you are doing the same thing you are criticizing the officers of. They portrayed the stereotypical kid who skips school and becomes involved in a life of crime, your argument is that all cops are uneducated and jump to conclusions. Before complaining about how they labeled these kids think about how you label law enforcement (the same way?). The fact that a child is truant, whether they skip class or are legitimately sick and just failed to provide an excuse, doesn't mean they will be a serial killer when they reach adulthood; however, studies show that delinquency early in childhood, specifically statute offenses such as drinking, smoking, and truancy, the earlier committed, the greater the odds that the individual will progress into higher forms of crime. See Juvenile Delinquency, Theory Practice and Law 9th ed. By Siegel Welsh and Senna.