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NYC_SKP

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13. If the neighborhoods and social services, education, and values in America were similar to Norway's:

Reply to Exultant Democracy (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 8, 2014, 01:54 PM

Sep 2014

Then we would have an entirely different situation than we do.

Implicit in my reply above is that the "outside world" needs fixing.

Give us your education and health support system and some of the other more nurturing features of Norway's culture and we wouldn't be having this conversation.

In fact, I'd argue that we wouldn't even have read about this crime because it wouldn't have occurred in Norway.

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Teens Arrested in Assault of Mentally Disabled Man [View all] IDemo Sep 2014 OP

This is, by FBI definition, a HATE CRIME. Find them, try them as adults, lock them the hell up. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1

I'll never understand the eagerness among americans to try kids as adults. Exultant Democracy Sep 2014 #7

I've worked with incarcerated juveniles, full time, four years. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #9

In Norway recidivism is around 20% because they don't treat people like animals. Exultant Democracy Sep 2014 #12

If the neighborhoods and social services, education, and values in America were similar to Norway's: NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #13

NYC_SKP Diclotican Sep 2014 #14

You have a very valid, and even important, point. But I don't know if this thread is the place nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #17

i'm glad arrests have been made samsingh Sep 2014 #2

Absolutely shenmue Sep 2014 #8

Wtf? lunasun Sep 2014 #3

Good! Now hopefully those thugs who threw piss & feces on a autistic boy WI_DEM Sep 2014 #4

Psychopaths Dopers_Greed Sep 2014 #5

Sweet.... Karma rides many horses. n/t TygrBright Sep 2014 #6

The parents complained to the police? Don't look any futher than their home for an explaination. olegramps Sep 2014 #10

bet parents didn't realize at first why all the calls. 16 yrgirl who reposted the video is a hero. Sunlei Sep 2014 #11

As a mother of a special needs young woman I JUST WANT TO SCREAM at all these assholes that do not jillan Sep 2014 #15

It was attempted murder. They're being coddled by the law. Typical. freshwest Sep 2014 #16

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #18

Even as a young kid I understood you did not harm someone or something vunerable Stargazer99 Sep 2014 #19