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To: Grainne who wrote (17848)	2/28/1998 3:47:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke	Respond to of 108807

Christine, Thanks for the url on behavior and criminality. I don't claim to be expert or very knowledgeable about the subject, any more than any other reasonably sensitive person. But if your premise is correct, and it probably is, that a childhood deprived of nurturing and teaching of responsibility may lead to antisocial behavior, then it's no wonder that the crime situation is worse. Single teenage mothers, etc. We have communicated about this before. With regard to primitive peoples cruelty, I didn't mean to single out the American Indians in their primitive years. I just happened to recall some of those acts. I think the same thing has gone on in all primitive societies, even those in pre-Caesar Britain. They weren't always so proper, you know! I just think it follows that as societies gain more material goods and a lifestyle more conducive to reflection, that they begin to have feeling for others. In a food-scarce, dog-eat-dog, daily grind, folks ain't so nice. Jack

To: Grainne who wrote (17848)	2/28/1998 4:06:00 PM
From: Carol	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

Chrissy, just sort of listening in the discussion on homeless and why people are on the street. I don't agree with Michael's assessment that most street people are illiterate. Maybe to some extend, that is a factor. In Canada, with the current health care crisis, hospitals are closing, especially those that care for the mentally ill. Or they are released too early and fall through the safety net of the system. Thus, ends up living on the street where they are completely vulnerable. Also, another contributing factor are the Indians. Especially, in my area of the country you see them on the street. They leave the reservations, completely unprepared for life on the outside, they become entangled in a life of alcohol and gambling. It is so pathetic to see them collecting empty bottles for a few dollars to buy cheap wine at the liquor store. The natives in this country pay no income tax, they receive treaty money from the government every month, but what is missing from their lives, is a sense of accomplishment, of self-worth, there must be a better way to deal with the situation. They have lost their way in the white man's world. Handouts do not build character or self-worth... I saw a documentary a few months ago where a homeless man was interviewed in Toronto, one of Canada's largest cities. This man, at one time, used to be a advertising excutive for a large well-known company. Due to alcoholism, he lost everything, his home,his family, his job, his security and became what is known as homeless. I suspect we live in a world where we are all only a misstep away from the street. Carol