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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
It's not that simple really, you can't just say that "not all abused kids go bad so theres no reason that any abused kid should go bad"... Psychology is nuanced and complex, and some people simply break.
That said; some broken people are dangerous and "unfixable", and that has to be accepted too. I fully believe that both of those boys are both criminals AND victims, and that tragically one / some of the people guilty for what happened - whoever is responsible for creating the monsters - will never feel the full force of the law for what happened.
In fact, most serial killers and some of the world's most dangerous people were once victims. But that doesn't mean it's safe, or a good idea, to let them back into society. I guess you can compare it to dogs? Pretty much all vicious dogs that attack and maul people have been physically abused extensively. But that doesn't mean it's a good idea to rehome them... They are always going to be a hair away from hurting someone else.
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That's a good analogy actually.
The problem then is you find out he had a bad upbringing and then want to punish his parents but they probably had a bad upbringing too etc etc
The bottom line is whether they had a bad up bringing or not, it's not safe for innocent children to have people like him released into society. And with crimes like this one, I don't think he ever should have been because the only way to test out if rehabilitation has worked is by putting more children at risk and that is not acceptable imo