Posted On: March 24, 2005, 12:13 am CST

Posted By: RRR

Individual responsibility went the way of meaningful grades in schools. We don't want to hurt anyone's feelings about failing in school or making stupid decisions - smoking, drinking, drugs, & overeating.
How many of you look at the school "tests" and homework. Howe many times have we heard of someone having 4, 5, or 6 arrests for DWI/DUI before they manage to kill an innocent person, but usually walk away themselves, etc. And now some people are trying to blame McDonald's etc. for holding a gun to their head and making them eat go to the drive through, buy a supersize meal, and eat it. Seriously, you would think this is the way they got to be plus++++ size.
We ahve some states where is against state law to fail a student in any grade, or was until the No Child Left Behind act. Now the schools just teach to the test and Johnny still can't read, add, or write, but he can sure say "do you want to supersize that meal?" Maybe those are the employees holding guns to the head of those drivers....
And we wonder why we have ethics problems in business, after all, no one is responsible for their actions...

Food for thought