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Originally posted by ARTelevision
What lessons are there to be learned from a couple of sociopathic personalities? I suppose it is worth a footnote to abnormal psychology. Extending the behavior of 2 individuals and drawing conclusions that are then applied to a nation-size population is the height of hyperbole.
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IMHO, the lessons are many. One, kids need to be taken seriously. Bullying is a real problem. Being a teenager is difficult enough with support -- those without, (or with mental illness) need more. Maybe there is a time to seperate "kids." (Or, least restrictive environment isn't always the best choice for special ed. kids.) And I'm sure there is more.
Another thing I've been thinking about is how things really haven't changed that much. There were gangs in the 50's, civil rights and hippies in the 60's, etc. Each had their own element of violance. I believe we are seeing less violance in schools right now because of the war. People have a "safe" and "acceptable" place to focus their energy. What happens when that changes? Unfortunately, violance is a way of human kind -- I wish it weren't true; but history states otherwise.