Sunday, January 18, 2009

Respect lost somewhere between Mexican cuisine and an Xbox

For 19-year-old Zachary Moir, chucking a taco at his mother cost him his independence. He now sits in the Volusia County Branch Jail in Florida. Why did he chuck his dinner? It was the result of his mom unplugging his Xbox. Check out the full article.
The article states that after calling repeatedly for her son, Dena Moir went to her son’s room and unplugged his video game. He pushed her, called her names and threw a taco in her face.
This article leaves me with a couple burning questions. Hard taco or soft taco? Cheese or no cheese? Why is a 19-year-old throwing a taco at his mom?
A 19-year-old is technically an adult. As adults we are expected to have certain character traits. One of them is respect. Where was this adult’s respect when he chucked a taco at his mom? I think it was stuck in his Xbox.
Some say his punishment was too harsh. I say let him stay in jail. Maybe the guards can teach him some respect. While he’s there I hope a hardcore criminal asks him what he’s in for. He will have to respond with, ‘I threw a taco at my mommy.’

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