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Old 07-14-2007, 02:44 PM   #14
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally Posted by Uisge Beatha View Post
Indeed, we need to clean up many such situations. In this, I agree with Bullitt; the U.S. has to improve the public education system as one means toward the goal.
Don't blame this shit on the schools.
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He dropped out of school after spending three years in seventh grade.
The schools tried, but he dropped out. This is clearly the fault of the parents/families, nobody else.


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I'm afraid it just isn't that simple, at least not for me. In fact, I have a very small insight into some of the horror of that family. My marriage fell apart a few years ago largely because of emotional problems my wife has. The woman that I still love (despite lousy things that happened between us) was molested by her own uncle when she was six years old. Needless to say, this affected her deeply and scarred her for life. When I first heard about this, my stomach almost emptied itself and I thought I would kill her uncle if I ever met him. She somehow has found enough of a way to deal with it to at least keep herself from violence and convince me to do likewise. This is definitley not the same thing as being that woman or her child, yet I do know the feeling of rage and dealing with it.

I previously said I favor locking up the attackers. Most likely this should be for life, without chance of parole. I still can't agree with more violence, however. It has to stop somewhere.
OK, don't fry the little fuckers, just do to them what they did to this family, for the rest of their lives.
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