[plug] What do you school-age members think of SlashDot'sHellMouth articles?

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Tamara Thompson wrote:
> I still don't think the guns are the problem.  They are just tools, to be used or misused.  It's very tres-chic liberal bunny hugger to blame the guns.

Agree. A hammer can build houses or smash skulls. A gun can defend or
offend.

> Maybe simple stress management training.  Maybe cultural awareness and responsibility.  Most Americans don't particularly value education.  Most feel that if a kid goes off, it's not *our* issue, it's the family's.  I look around today and notice that it's easy to spot troubled kids when they are as young as 6 or 7.  It's harder to devote time and energy to prevent future problems.

Maybe give the chilluns back to their families, and revert a few laws so
that parents have _responsibility_ for what their children do, and
_authority_ to manage their own children without being carted off to
jail for assault. I'd favour laws where parents wore all penalties for
their childrens' mistakes up to about 12yo, then maybe half the penalty
until they're 18. Some families will stuff up, but nothing like the
social systems are already doing now (and getting steadily worse).

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