[DemolitionRed]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Of course I am, but how long will we have a peaceful country to raise our children in is part of peoples' concerns.

All these 'damaged' children, some of whom you claim have likely been soldiers, and have therefore likely killed people, are potentially dangerous. What do we do with them whilst they receive 'treatment'. Will they go out, probably in large groups, in the meantime? How safe will our sons and daughters be then?

Who will fund all this counselling - the NHS has no money. What if it doesn't work? What if they hurt or kill anyone in the meantime , is that just collateral damage in your view?

The problems are endless. It isn't about not giving a damn, it is about prioritising our own. Someone has to.

Its pretty distressing seeing kids that are stressed and traumatized by an atrocity. Fortunately, kids tend to be resilient and do well with psychosocial counselling. Charities like UNICEF do a fantastic job; its social reintegration scheme helps these kids enormously.

I don’t know what the answer is but I hope, if we ever ended up like Somalia, someone would rescue my children or future grandchildren. Fortunately, there are countries the world over that re-settle these families. We shouldn’t believe we do more than others. The question is, should any of us do anything and if so what?

I’m not going to pretend it doesn’t frighten me, it does because its too early to say what these children are going to turn out like as fully grown men. At the same time, I don’t think we should turn our back on them just because the atrocities are not happening on our doorstep.