I don't know the price of everything.
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You have to remember that awayman is an expert...
he also knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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Erm we discussing children here?
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There needs to be a system whereby offenders are either suitably punished and/or given some level of rehabilitation. But there are also needs to be a lot less of the nanny state assuming they know what is best for people. And that is the majority of the population not just offenders.
Within the last few decades the intervention of modern social and scientific practices and the various powers of authorities has left many of the population confused about their own values and feelings. This is as a result of nearly all the arguments and theories that are there to represent and/or support the supposedly good work of people who are enjoying full time employment in such related occupations.
But it has become a profession and an industry, and a profitable one at that. Not only for people working directly in the profession, but the many other aspects of industry which are more closely related to entertainment. Media such as books, films and television derive a substantial and sustained benefit from the unfortunate consequences of people's lives.
Fighting evil is an age old war. Which people can protect themselves from. People have been able to protect themselves and their families from evil by using prejudice and discrimination. Its not fair but it works, and the most it does is offend feelings. It doesn't break people's lives. Its just a question of saying no.
you say no to your kids wandering off. You say no to someone unknown getting too close.
You find out about people, if you can't; you don't trust. Its prejudice and discrimination for a purpose, to look after what is valuable to you. You have the right to do this. But not to be an organiser of hatred.
People's confidence to do this has been undermined by the changes in society and how people have been manipulated. Every clever little argument that has caused you to stop and think again has done this. But most of these ideas and theories are incomplete. They form and change as they are introduced and are often abandoned, and replaced with other equally inept theories.
Rehabilitation is a statutory duty in a civilised society. That's all.
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That kind of document is an example of the vast plethora of material which is produced by professional academics, and can generally only be understood by such people, not the less educated. Its a world within itself and not much actual use to people dealing with protecting their lives at the point of contact with evil.
I don't actually need it. I may scan through it but I doubt I'll be able to take it in. I would have to re-educate myelf and change to do so. I don't have the time for that, I can only do what's left of my life as I am. I am busy enough dealing with what me and my family are going through, thankfully it doesn't involve dealing with a mightmare because we made decisions to avoid that as best we could.
I don't care if someone thinks I am being ignorant. It doesn't help me in protecting me and my family. I may make unfortunate decisions and piss people off, but I know I haven't taken a risk.
No kind of well written article is going to halt the process that the young boys got into. It won't stop someone pulling a knife on you if you unfortunately find them robbing your house.
Its all well intentioned, well produced and probably links neatly to any number of current theories, but people need tools and weapons to fight the war on the ground. They don't and should not expect to wait through their lives to see 'changes' or 'improvements', they want to protect their loved ones now so they can have a decent life.
Its no good pointing to great 'success' stories about rehabilitated offenders. Their identities are protected and no one knows who they are. So the 'work or 'product' is never seen as such.
Anonymous people produce a library of details about anonymous beneficiaries of their work of which few actually understand, because much of it is secret. its madness.
What people who have to watch out for these things need; is to understand their gut feelings and have the confidence to make the right decision to protect their own. this may well be ignorant and uneducated, but its the only tool available.
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That kind of document is an example of the vast plethora of material which is produced by professional academics, and can generally only be understood by such people, not the less educated. Its a world within itself and not much actual use to people dealing with protecting their lives at the point of contact with evil.
I don't actually need it. I may scan through it but I doubt I'll be able to take it in. I would have to re-educate myelf and change to do so. I don't have the time for that, I can only do what's left of my life as I am. I am busy enough dealing with what me and my family are going through, thankfully it doesn't involve dealing with a mightmare because we made decisions to avoid that as best we could.
I don't care if someone thinks I am being ignorant. It doesn't help me in protecting me and my family. I may make unfortunate decisions and piss people off, but I know I haven't taken a risk.
No kind of well written article is going to halt the process that the young boys got into. It won't stop someone pulling a knife on you if you unfortunately find them robbing your house.
Its all well intentioned, well produced and probably links neatly to any number of current theories, but people need tools and weapons to fight the war on the ground. They don't and should not expect to wait through their lives to see 'changes' or 'improvements', they want to protect their loved ones now so they can have a decent life.
Its no good pointing to great 'success' stories about rehabilitated offenders. Their identities are protected and no one knows who they are. So the 'work or 'product' is never seen as such.
Anonymous people produce a library of details about anonymous beneficiaries of their work of which few actually understand, because much of it is secret. its madness.
What people who have to watch out for these things need; is to understand their gut feelings and have the confidence to make the right decision to protect their own. this may well be ignorant and uneducated, but its the only tool available.
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Google Erwin James.
Jimmy Boyle has written brilliantly about his life and experiences. Boyle was also brilliant fictionalized by Chris Brookmyre in 'One fine day in the middle of the night' - quite the funniest book you'll read until you pick up another Brookmyre book.
John Hirst, who blogs as Jailhouse Lawyer, is a really important voice as well about the corrosive effects of not caring adequately for young people in care. Inside Times provides good info about what it's really like inside.
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There are no recorded instances of child murderers (children who have murdered rather than adults who have murdered children) going on to become serial murderers of family, or strangers come to that, after release. Unless of course you know different.
You would be hard pressed to find any serious violent crime, child offenders, who upon release returned to a life of violence. I couldn't find any such examples.
Rhetoric based on false representations based on biased media reports is very easy to confuse with rational fact based debate.
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There aren`t a lot of children who commit murder and many of those that do appear to be in America.......where they don`t let them out !
Sounds like an adequate solution to me ....if ya don`t let them out they don`t reoffend, job done.
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There are no recorded instances of child murderers (children who have murdered rather than adults who have murdered children) going on to become serial murderers of family, or strangers come to that, after release. Unless of course you know different.
You would be hard pressed to find any serious violent crime, child offenders, who upon release returned to a life of violence. I couldn't find any such examples.
Rhetoric based on false representations based on biased media reports is very easy to confuse with rational fact based debate.
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Yes Witchy we are fully aware here that the parents ( I can think of a better label for them ),are the major bearers of how these kids have turned out, and yes they should both be sent to prison for ten years minimum.
But come on.....there are plenty of kids out there in similar circumstances to this, and believe me some even do not try and kill other children!
That does not excuse the fact that these kids knew this was wrong.
In Liberal Britain NOTHING will be done with these parents, as there are a damn site more than these doing exactly the same is society in many cases that is to blame and terrible parents are just a part of the breakdown.
My next door neighbour who most would think is a decent guy, brought his nine year old son a 18 certificate Playstation game not too long ago. It contained violence and prostitution and he saw no wrong in giving it to a kid so young....this is from a decent parent. How many dreadful parents are there, where they give their kids drink and drugs and really do not give a shit about their kids?
Bottom line here is I now feel these kids minds have now become so warped that I feel that will always be a danger to the public. Yes try and rehabilitate them as that is what a decent society tries to do but....they showed not an ounce of remorse for their horrific crimes and I think they never will.
WHEN they are released...as they will be, the people responsible for that decision, should be held personally responsible IF it goes wrong. Maybe that would make these people think ARE they really doing the right thing.
This is obviously not a normal set of circumstances ( or is it ? ), and before they are even considered for release, the so called experts ( of which I have no faith in anyway )HAVE to be so sure they will never re-offend, and they will never be that sure.
We have the Bulger killers out there in society now...new identities....new lives, but the Bulger family have to live that nightmare forever.
Too many do gooders out there today only too quick to give people extra chances.....to all those people....would YOU want these kids living next door to you when they are released? Thought not.
I do not want to see kids locked up forever, but the alternatives are to try and help them but....what happens if they do not want that help? These kids are so evil that to release them will put the public in grave danger....but release them they will, maybe to a house near you.
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Witchy your comment " If she's not in a position to know that they've been properly punished, then she's surely not in a position to know that they're "laughing up their sleeves at the law " is to me quite laughable.
I am as sure as I can be that she KNOWS exactly how her sons killers have been treated. As a parent I am sure I would know as well.
The law is an ass at the best of times, and the problem that I know personally is that in the eyes of the law they are still minors, and the law is on their side.
I would without any shadow of a doubt trust and believe a Mother who has had to see her son by scum children, over any bloody lefty social workers...not saying you are one of those.
She knows or has been told how her sons killers have been treated, imagine how she must have felt that instead of them being punished, they were living the life of riley...nice eh?
And we wonder why our jails are full, and yes Broken Britain is out there.....everywhere caused by parents who should never have been given the right to a birth of a child.
I also think this Mother of these kids should be sterilized without any delay.
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I'm glad you think I'm an expert but I've made no such claim.
I don't know the price of everything.
You have to remember that awayman is an expert...
he also knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.