Thanks for the kick-in-the-pants, Mel!
Got a couple of things to share.
The really yuck first.
Newspaper article - Sunday Times, March 30th:
This is the UK, people!
I'm sure you techno-boffs will know how to enlarge this so that you can read the horrifying report on the roving gangs of 13-16 year olds, who kick people to death just for fun - and get one of their number to video it on a cell phone, also just for fun.
According to one of the experts - "revenge is the true motive behind Britian's wave of teen mayhem - revenge, she said, for loveless and violent upbringings...."
"We don't know how to deal with children in Britain - we see them as apprentice adults; we don't cherish them simply as children"
"These children are emotionally cold and nihilistic; they don't feel anything unless its the excitement of pursuing their prey and the release of victimising someone else"
"The absence of a compassionate, intervening, protective adult sends the child a perverse message: human life, initially their own, is not sacred or worth cherishing"
Normally that kind of rationalising of behaviour sticks in my throat - I believe people should take responsibility for their actions.
But there is a chilling logic in these assertions . . .
To the South Africans who are convinced that the grass is necesarily greener - take note!
On to something AMAZING - and thought provoking -
All I am going to give you is a single name to google.
"Akiane"
Prepare to be astonished.
2 comments:
visited :)
This is really sad but true, I watch Sky news daily so I am aware of this and other nasties in the UK. The Shannon Matthews case is another one that just gets more interesting by the day - especially as she was 'found' 3 weeks ago.
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