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Started March 14, 2019 by Deleted user

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Do it man. Easy money!!

Oh hey! Debate topic.

Best and Worst jobs for youth to start out with.

I think babysitting is a good one (responsibility, child care, problem solving, safety, even things like making food are part of it), and I personally really enjoyed working at a restaurant over the summer. It didn't pay a ton, but I had good hours and it was nice and routine.
I'd love to work at the library, but I need money and the library is volunteer-based.
As for worst, idk.

NO ONE WORK AT TARGET OR MACY'S

this has been a PSA.

Honestly though, restaurants are the best place to work when you are just starting out. Flexible hours, customer service training, semi-good pay with tips, generally nice healthcare etc. Places like Starbucks, Peet's, Coffee Bean too.

Peet's has good coffee!!!
Huh, I have friends and family who loved working at Target.
My mom worked at Kwik Trip when she was in college and said it was actually pretty good.

I babysat (not counting sibs) only twice. The second time the kids went to sleep after just a little bit of growling and chatter. The ones before though. Those kids were monsters.

Taking care of kids and simple food handling are great ways to start. All those things stated earlier about babysitting, and for the other it teaches how to interact with people as customers and make change and clean a place on a schedule and all that jazz.

Exactly!
I got really good at balance, carrying things, serving food, scraping dishes, and being polite even when I was in a bad mood/being nice to the customers from 1 summer, and I still got a bunch of time off and made almost $800 dollars.

I've taken six years at a fair booth and it has taught me a lot.

Oh how about this debate– what are your thoughts on Operation D-Minus?

Undercover cops at schools?

Yes

I think it's an interesting idea.

Wait, the thing that happened a lot in the 70s and 80s in city schools? That Operation D-Minus?

No it was more recent than that

I'm referring to Operation D Minus as when undercover cops go to schools to find drug dealers and buyers

I think it's an interesting idea.

Interesting? Yes. Mostly illegal? Also yes. It's a bit of a funny coincidence that we just went over this in Government. But yeah, the thing is that cops can not lie, otherwise all of their evidence collected would be mute in the eyes of the Courts.

So say a kid asks this undercover cop if they're a cop. That cop legally cannot say "no" or all of their work would be void in the legal system.

Other than that though, they go out of their way to trap kids for minor drug use and ruin their lives for, essentially, one bad move

I'm referring to Operation D Minus as when undercover cops go to schools to find drug dealers and buyers

Um yeah… that was the thing that happened back then. It happened to my dad's buddy when he was in high school, which was in the 70s-80s. The undercover cop busted my dad's buddy for it, and then also busted the dude's parents too (they were growing and selling the marijuana).

Obviously not all cases were like that, but the ones that were were unnecessary

I'm referring to Operation D Minus as when undercover cops go to schools to find drug dealers and buyers

Um yeah… that was the thing that happened back then. It happened to my dad's buddy when he was in high school, which was in the 70s-80s. The undercover cop busted my dad's buddy for it, and then also busted the dude's parents too (they were growing and selling the marijuana).

Ok see in your case, they were in the wrong (please don't take this the wrong way I just mean they're clearly doing something illegal) I found this one case, this autistic kid named Jesse Snodgrass. A cop targeted him because he had no friends in school and figured he'd be desperate. He pushed at Jesse to sell him pot even though he clearly didn't know where to get some, and when Jesse caved they had him arrested

If they're serious about doing something like this then they would have to proceed under strict direction. They couldn't just pick out kids they think fit the bill like you mentioned. Not to mention that dealers are the exact opposite of being a loner and what not. They're pretty popular because they have money and drugs, everyone knows them. But that's besides the point. They should just be eyes and ears not coercing any minor that they come into contact with.

But I do think that it would be helpful to have some kind of system like that. Kids in high school can get pressured into a lot of negative things and if they had a type of undercover cop in schools that acted as a counselor for teens to go to for help then I'm all for that. There would be less teens in gangs and there would be more protection for students.

I'm referring to Operation D Minus as when undercover cops go to schools to find drug dealers and buyers

Um yeah… that was the thing that happened back then. It happened to my dad's buddy when he was in high school, which was in the 70s-80s. The undercover cop busted my dad's buddy for it, and then also busted the dude's parents too (they were growing and selling the marijuana).

Ok see in your case, they were in the wrong (please don't take this the wrong way I just mean they're clearly doing something illegal) I found this one case, this autistic kid named Jesse Snodgrass. A cop targeted him because he had no friends in school and figured he'd be desperate. He pushed at Jesse to sell him pot even though he clearly didn't know where to get some, and when Jesse caved they had him arrested

Oh yeah dude I completely understand. No offense taken. I was only listing that since that's the only example I came close to experiencing irl.

Your example is definitely that of a wack system put into place and unjust cops using that to their advantage so they can make the status quo.

Sorry, it's not much of a debate since I do agree with your point.