From: "Robert Comer" 

> But could he reliably connect actions with consequences? Especially big
long
> term consequences?

Maybe not to the degree an adult could, but he could certainly equate WRONG
with harsh punishment.

> In the Bulger case I think the culprits knew what they were doing was
> 'wrong' and really didn't care very much. But at the age of 10 they were
not
> beyond hope. Releasing them on licence before they entered the adult
prison
> system and started to become un-rehabilitated was, IMO, the right thing to
> do.

Hard to tell, I'd have to talk to them to know, but I'm betting they're
already to far gone to be normal citizens -- that kind of violence is a
trend, not a one time deal.

> The fact that they need protection from some 'right-thinking' parts of
> society that wants to murder them is more depressing. I suspect the adults
> that want them dead are the same adults that rear dysfunctional children.

I never said I wanted them dead, but them I'm not for the death penalty in any case.

- Bob Comer


"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:401a74a9$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> But could he reliably connect actions with consequences? Especially big
long
> term consequences?
>
> In the Bulger case I think the culprits knew what they were doing was
> 'wrong' and really didn't care very much. But at the age of 10 they were
not
> beyond hope. Releasing them on licence before they entered the adult
prison
> system and started to become un-rehabilitated was, IMO, the right thing to
> do.
>
> The fact that they need protection from some 'right-thinking' parts of
> society that wants to murder them is more depressing. I suspect the adults
> that want them dead are the same adults that rear dysfunctional children.
>
> Paul
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:401a66a7{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > Hohum. I have 15 year old & I would say the last 5 years have seen
some
> > > dramatic changes in behaviour. One obvious thing was that at age 10 he
> > > wasn't that much interested in the lasses, instead prefering to hang
out
> > > wi't'lads (football, skateboarding etc).
> >
> > But did he know that murdering was WRONG when he was 10 -- I bet he did.
> >
> > - Bob Comer
> >
>
>

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5