<<<How many times do we her the plea for mercy or reduced sentences because the offender had a bad childhood??>>>
I really don't wish to get started on this subject...but its hard to resist though !
IMVVVVHO, a bad childhood is just no excuse for any offense. I think Americans give too much importance to psychobabble in formulating their societal codes. Bad childhood is left behind in childhood...the scars remain, yes.....but what a sane individual chooses to do with their life, is really up to them......an eye for an eye is a code of the jungle !
Why isn't this kind of thing happening in Asia ? You think there are no kids who have had a bad childhood there ? IMO, its because they are held accountable for their actions, bad childhood or good childhood !
I livd in Middle East....and with all that talk about repression and lack of freedom...I'll say my daughter got a lost a few times in shopping malls, in fairs, in exhibitions....all kids get lost sometimes or other in Dubai....coz parents are not afraid to let them outta their sights.....coz its *safe*....and it is just a matter of time till they are found....quite often I'd leave my house unlocked while we went to office, if one of us <me or my husband> lost a key to the main door......and once when I moved out of an apartment, i left my photographic equipment behind...<and I have a LOT of equipment>....the door was wide open. I remembered after about 7 days....went back, talked to the caretaker, he had no clue...went upstairs, found it exactly where I had left it...in an empty room which was frequented by a lot of people who wished to rent the place...
I would give up a little of my freedom to live in a crime free society....wouldn't you ?
Not saying that there are no problems living in ME. Just that crime is not one of them ! |
