> "We think you’re going to be a murderer, so shut up and spend 4 whole hours watching this fictional show that tells us how dangerous you are."
It'd've probably been better, had they outright said that. What exacerbates the situation is the dishonesty of making it look like the people of relative authority have your best interests in mind, when all they want is to deter some behaviour. I feel like teenagers can see well past that. Dishonesty feels more insulting than a stern finger-wagging.
> "We think you’re going to be a murderer, so shut up and spend 4 whole hours watching this fictional show that tells us how dangerous you are."
It'd've probably been better, had they outright said that. What exacerbates the situation is the dishonesty of making it look like the people of relative authority have your best interests in mind, when all they want is to deter some behaviour. I feel like teenagers can see well past that. Dishonesty feels more insulting than a stern finger-wagging.