Your wrong. When my mother became a victim..instead of remaining a victim..she educated herself...and continued to do so..This is a situation that responds very well to therapy. In most cases therapy is not provided..it is getting better...The actual recidivism rate for this crime..once prosecuted is the lowest of all crimes. There are of course exceptions to the rule..as with most things...Many have been victimized themselves..and some do not fully understand the impact of their actions..most certainly in a case of kids this age. In todays age of technology..what is being poured into our youth..all things degenerate are glorified..and...no parent in the home during the most formative years...blah blah blah....
"I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice"
Abraham Lincoln
I was going to respond to his..but changed my mind..it always leans toward arguementative...he probably did what i did...looked it up in snippets instead of in its entirety (sp ck)...and again...i completely agree with you. My mother was the victim of a violent, random rape. Crawled through a window in the night, she spent a week in the hospital. too much to go into. BUT...She would be and was the first person to want to know what the persons life was like...she did not turn into a victim..She did not fear every person..She became more cautious and aware..but..research indicates that the recidivism rate for these crimes is the lowest once caught and punished. And she would have loved the idea that you suggested we research...you present your opinions with factual info to look into to support it..ty
Now I get it! Looking it up..i only read snippets not the full explanation...after reading your comment...I have to say that i think that you and i are on the same page..i read of a neighborhood that got together when an offendor moved into their neighborhood...they spoke with him..agree no kids would be around him..but neither would he be shunned...they helped him out after listiening to him...it is a success story...and no..i'm sure not all cases would be like that..but..it was a proactive approach that worked out for them.
looked it up..and where i think i would agree with it in many cases..there are others that i'm not so sure about...but either way...found it very enlightenig..ty!!
what i picture is a young woman with anger issues who "snapped"..i don't know her life story...i don't know what kind of..if any support system she had in place...and you should be satisfied...said without sarcasm..she didn't put the cost of a "rope" on the state...she made due with what she had...do i feel horrible for the life she took..of course...do i feel a sense of sorrow at what drove her to do it..yea..i do.
me too...for me..i view this as a way to feel connected..express opinions and have a debate without hard feelings...and..you make a few online friends along the way...it that affects someone negatively..i feel only pity for their obviously empty lives..
7 and 10, 13 and 14??.....I'm going to get massacred for this..but...i think some serious counseling is in need here...some time spent in a facility aimed at REHABILITATION....But to take a couple of kids of that age and lock them away for life for this is not...imo...appropriate either. Dig into the boys background...find out what motivated them...find out if they have been victimized themselves...too many variables....but..again...Life? No. That I don't agree with.
you summed up my feelings perfectly..there have been many times that i had an opinion about something only to think about it twice based on yours and others posts..
someone..without an intelligent thought to share...who resents those that can actually get on here and express an opinion...respect the opinion of someone they disagree with...and in some cases actually change your own based on the thought process presented by people like you...so...they take out their negative feelings toward themselves on us...take it with a grain of salt and a smile...you got to someone enough that they took the time to hit the button on ya... ;-)
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