2004-06-02

Violence as a means of resolution

A couple days ago, I was out running an errand when a radio news piece made my jaw drop. It was the latest horrific child killing: the slashing of Japanese schoolgirl by her classmate.

It wasn't just the fact that these girls were only 11 or 12. It was the fact that the victim's throat was slit, her arms cut, and she was left to bleed out in a nearby classroom. All because of a little Internet dispute.

In 1997, a 14-year-old decapitated one of 2 victims, leaving the head at the school gate. The man was just recently paroled.

How are kids these days resorting to that extent of violence as a resolution method? They need some serious therapy.

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