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11 yo boy slays Dad's pregnant girlfriend!
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 247730" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Be careful about expressing too strong opinions when we still don't know the full story, and there are also fairly large cultural differences here. From my understanding of jails in the area - I can only desperately hope that this child is getting some medical treatment while being kept closeted away, until they can work out what happened and why.</p><p></p><p>As for keeping guns around/not having guns around - again, there are HUGE cultural differences on this issue around the world. Some countries have strict laws, others do not. For many of you living in the US, your attitudes to guns seems a lot more casual (and scary) to us in Australia, but I recognise again, the cultural differences which make it all seem normal and acceptable for you, part of your culture.</p><p></p><p>And even in Australia, we have a dichotomy of attitudes on guns. On farms, guns are an essential part of life and survival. Farmers use guns to put down suffering livestock or to hunt vermin. But away from any such daily need, guns here are more strictly regulated than many people around the world can conceive.</p><p></p><p>In Phillipines? I'm not closely familiar with how gun use figures in their culture.</p><p></p><p>We simply need more information on this, before we blame either the victim or the accused. Or the father, or the society.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes bad things just happen and we don't always know why.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 247730, member: 1991"] Be careful about expressing too strong opinions when we still don't know the full story, and there are also fairly large cultural differences here. From my understanding of jails in the area - I can only desperately hope that this child is getting some medical treatment while being kept closeted away, until they can work out what happened and why. As for keeping guns around/not having guns around - again, there are HUGE cultural differences on this issue around the world. Some countries have strict laws, others do not. For many of you living in the US, your attitudes to guns seems a lot more casual (and scary) to us in Australia, but I recognise again, the cultural differences which make it all seem normal and acceptable for you, part of your culture. And even in Australia, we have a dichotomy of attitudes on guns. On farms, guns are an essential part of life and survival. Farmers use guns to put down suffering livestock or to hunt vermin. But away from any such daily need, guns here are more strictly regulated than many people around the world can conceive. In Phillipines? I'm not closely familiar with how gun use figures in their culture. We simply need more information on this, before we blame either the victim or the accused. Or the father, or the society. Sometimes bad things just happen and we don't always know why. Marg [/QUOTE]
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