This is sickening.

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insomniac17 said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

insomniac17 said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

haxxiy said:
Some of you guys are way too emotional. That was a massage compared to some stuff you can find in the net, no matter how racist or coward you think it was. Some dude was savagely beaten by some punks, and that was it Sadly, this kind of stuff can and does happen everywhere several times a day.

Seven billion people in the world = shit happens.

This.

Take note, learn from it, move on.

Emotional? I don't think so. Sure, it may happen a lot, but that doesn't mean it's right or any less detestable. The fact that it does happen so much seems to imply that there should be more severe consequences to those that are caught. I think that anyone who does it should be punished severely. It is wrong. Maybe if people were punished more harshly for doing crap like this that they know is wrong, fewer people would be dumb enough to do it.

Let's put it into perspective. Here in Sweden where I live there are WAY less severe punishments for crimes, yet they happen less often. To stop an issues you always have to take out the source first which, in this case, is the parents who raise their kids wrongy and who don't set boundaries. The parents are the ones deserving a punishment for making such mistakes. The kids on the other hand deserves treatment for lack of sympathy or whatever their aftermaths may be. They can't be punished for having useless parents; it's not their fault. I would rather see the criminals saying sorry to the victum and his relatives than seeing the criminals beaten up for faulty upbringing.

 

It feels kind of weird that I actually have to tell people this. About any grown up person I know would consider this to be obvious reasoning, but then again, not everyone lives here where even putting kids in jail wouldn't be a consideration, by law.

Sweden is not nearly as diverse as the US, I believe.

And the fact that they are "kids" does not change the fact that they should know better. Regardless of how moronic their parents may or may not be, they should know better by the simple fact that they exist in this world and are clearly capable of basic human functions. Whether from school, or news stories, or whatever, there is no reason for them to ever think that such an action is ever okay. And they should be punished for their actions. That will not only teach them a lesson, but also reinforce the fact that this is wrong and completely unacceptable in society. Also, automatically blaming the parents for this is not the right way to go. The parents could be trying to do a great job, and could indeed with other children. Maybe these teens are just assholes in general, or are just stupid, or rebelling against their parents. The fact remains that these people chose to attack that guy, and they need to live with the consequences of their actions.

Kids of a certain age, maybe. But these are hardly what I would call kids. Under 18? Sure. But kids? They're in their teens. That's old enough to know right from wrong. Punish them severely, and they'll learn their lesson. I see no problem in sending teens to jail for doing crap like this.

Of course you should not automatically blame the parents, an investigation needs to take place to determine the previously mentioned "source" (or even sources). It doesn't matter how badly the parents try; if they fail, they should not be allowed to raise their kids (unless you want random chinese kids to be beaten up on the streets on a regular basis).