Another day in Luton

[BrilloPad]

BBC News - Luton boy, 16, filmed beating animals banned for life

Why can't they be named? Apart from the fact that MrsBP and cat lovers everywhere would give him a boot in the head that is.....

[SpontaneousOrder]

The frustrating thing about that is that as much as we'd like to, it's hard to blame the kid.
It's abusive parenting that creates a person like that.

[mudskipper]

The frustrating thing about that is that as much as we'd like to, it's hard to blame the kid.
It's abusive parenting that creates a person like that.

That's one possibility.

And if that is the case, where do you stop? Blame the parents' parents' parents?

[SpontaneousOrder]

That's one possibility.

And if that is the case, where do you stop? Blame the parents' parents' parents?

That's why it's frustrating.
It's marginally easier to blame parents because at least they've had the opportunity to grow into adulthood. But ultimately people often are damaged beyond repair and will damage their kids in the same way.

Only a widespread embracing of peaceful parenting will eventually weed this kind of thing out. Unless the kid is just mental - but that's almost never the case.

[xoggoth]

And if that is the case, where do you stop? Blame the parents' parents' parents?

Indeed. If you look at most criminals, background is the main factor. Most child abusers were abused themselves. Try reading what Rose West went though from infancy. Doubt many of us could suffer the same and be much better.

Why it is not worthwhile wasting a lot of time trying to assess motives and culpability IMO, we should sentence mainly on the basis of ongoing risk to the public.

[Flashman]

What makes it even worse is that he seems to have seen this gratuitous violence as some form of entertainment," she said

Give him a taste of his own medicine and kick the **** out of him. Might make the little scrote hesitate next time.

Instead a small army of parole officers, psychologists and social workers will get involved at great taxpayer expense.


Ah well keeps someone in a job at least.

[BrilloPad]

The frustrating thing about that is that as much as we'd like to, it's hard to blame the kid.
It's abusive parenting that creates a person like that.

Okay - lets boot the parents in the head too.

[SpontaneousOrder]

I hope that youth order stops him getting work as a doorman etc. can't see that ending well.

[MicrosoftBob]

Okay - lets boot the parents in the head too.

Vote UKIP!

[speling bee]

Vote UKIN!

FTFY