Freedumb of Speech

A student blantantly disrespected a friend of mine today. It's one thing to say something to be humorous, but it's not acceptable to offend and disrespect someone. I brought it up at the meeting and one of my own leaders tried to defend his actions. He said, "What ever happened to freedom of speech? He's just a kid, what do you expect from him?" I turned and said, "First of all, the freedom of speech doesn't give you the right to impede someone else's rights. Secondly, the fact that he's younger doesn't excuse his actions. He's 16 years old. He's old enough to KNOW what's right and wrong."

"Don't get me started on rights..." He said.

"Don't talk to me about rights. I'm not allowed to get married." There was an awkward silence and that was the end of that.

I was pretty ticked to hear that from one of my own leaders. I know I shouldn't have gone and played the personal card, but I was making a point. That's freedom of speech...I didn't disrespect my team member. I expressed my feelings without trying to disrespect others.

I'm underwhelmed by my leadership team. I feel like they've lost their fervor. I have groups without leaders. I have leaders who just don't seem like they're interested in their responsibilities. Even some of the students have expressed their concerns about the decline of morale.

Sometimes, I'm not sure about what to do to keep myself motivated. There are times where I just want to sleep for hours on end and not have to deal with anyone or anything. Obviously, that's not the way to go.

I guess I'll take the high road.

The weekend is within arm's reach. Vegas...I can already smell it.