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| DATE | 2005-03-02 |
| FROM | Steve Milo
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] We have truly lost it ....
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On Wed, 2 Mar 2005, Billy wrote:
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> Steve Milo wrote:
> > The thing that stands out to me is that 8 year old who drove over her
> > mother because she didnt let the kid listen to Madonna.
> >
> > That kid simply sounds retarded, and I know I would have thought she was
> > retarded when I was her age. The kid sounds like she has some kind of
> > genetic defect or something. Same goes for that kid on LI who skewered
> > his dad with a samurai sword.
> > Unless the parent is a serious wacko who is an iminent threat to the
> > child, I dont see what those kids offer to society.
> > In fact I will wager the only saving grace those kids had were their
> > parents who actually cared for them. Or if they didnt and were
> > mostly indifferent then run away from home or something. Otherwise I
> > wouldnt be surprised if they didnt have that going for them, they would
> > have been a menace to society.
> > That sort of $hit happens all the time, kids who come from
> > relatively good homes turn to dealing drugs or break into their neighbors
> > homes. I wouldnt be surprised if that sort of thing regularly goes
> > underreported.
> > I'm just sick of whiney little brats who throw tantrums in one fashion or
> > another that dont get their way. They should learn to suck it up.
>
> Yes, they're a whiny nuisance.
> Death penalty?
I couldnt say, but it is a tough choice.
I read an article about this, scientists are using the argument that the
part of the brain that controls impulses is not as well developed in
children. I cant say I buy that argument, there are plenty of children in
the world who know enough to tell the difference between right and wrong.
Steve M
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