Jun 15 2009

Policing Versus Judging

Police Academy 4: Citizens on PatrolA point needs to be made, and this post on Babble gives me the chance to do it.

Judging people is different from policing.

Think about it. The police actually go out and arrest those who they think have committed a crime. Then a judge… passes judgment. (Yes, it’s more complicated than that. Dammit Jim, I’m a blogger, not an attorney!)

In the case of parenting, we all, whether we want to admit it or not, have opinions about how others conduct themselves, particularly when it comes to children. Do some of us (me) have stronger opinions than others? Of course. But I’m highly suspicious of anyone who says that they never, ever judge anyone else and how they choose to live their lives. Read more »