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In reply to the discussion: Anonymous Leaks Horrifying Video of Steubenville High Schoolers Joking About Raping a Teenager ‘Dead [View all]AverageJoe90
(10,745 posts)Sad truth is, that's been used by reactionary right-wing pundits for years to try to back up their various ridiculous claims about today's youth......
If anything at all, one of the real problems appears to be hardcore punitive, and otherwise poor parenting. Waaaaaayy too many people in this country have grown up under the shadow of a belt or razor strop, or a father who kept telling them that women were worthless, that might makes right, etc. Those are almost always the types of kids who go on to do this kind of stuff(there are some exceptions, though, from what I've seen, there are a fair number of those kids who grow up in those households, who end up hating and/or not wanting to be like, their abuser, who manage to become fairly decent citizens.).