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rocket357 · 18-07-2007, 07:32 PM

Hrmmm...in the U.S. it would seem that "sibling rivalry" is the most socially accepted form of violence. "Boys will be boys" they say. Too, too sad.

I think the parents should be held accountable (at least partially). If the parents had enforced an environment where this level of sibling rivalry wasn't accepted, then this wouldn't happen. And if the parents attempted to enforce this environment, and the child was still unruly and violent, they should have sought help.

In my mind there is never just cause for an incident like this.

18-07-2007, 07:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
rocket357 Security freak Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: 01100001 01110100 00100000 01101000 01101111 01101101 01100101 00100001 Posts: 227	Re: 13-year-old boy kills brother over video game Hrmmm...in the U.S. it would seem that "sibling rivalry" is the most socially accepted form of violence. "Boys will be boys" they say. Too, too sad. I think the parents should be held accountable (at least partially). If the parents had enforced an environment where this level of sibling rivalry wasn't accepted, then this wouldn't happen. And if the parents attempted to enforce this environment, and the child was still unruly and violent, they should have sought help. In my mind there is never just cause for an incident like this. __________________ Linux Admin by profession. OpenBSD user by choice.