Can we get to the root of crime? Can it be addressed?

Cosmo

comebackgirl wrote:

Cosmo wrote:

comebackgirl wrote:

From what I've read, the reports of bullying were overblown. There may have been more bullying when they were younger, but all of those kids had already graduated. They expressed feeling "left out" by their peers in some of their journals and writings. That being said, I've seen people who are impacted by bullying decades later. I'm sure any kind of trauma can impact how you see yourself and the world.

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I wonder... how do the people who remember bullying those kids feel about the outcome?

That would have to be a real hard pill to swallow...like when teens have bullied other teens into committing suicide (ie. Phoebe Prince). Sometimes even after the fact they seem to show little remorse, but I wonder if that's a defense mechanism and false bravado.

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You'd think. Then again... we really don't know.

chadwick

Hugh Freaking Dillon wrote:

chadwick wrote:

dad always said if it wasn't for alcohol & drug abuse he wouldn't have a job.

I would wonder how many law abiding people would go batshit crazy without alcohol or mild drugs.

a fucking whole pile of us!

redrock

Cosmo wrote:

I think in 99.9% of those cases, people don't go bonkers... it's that .1% that goes Postal that we have to all worry about.

comebackgirl wrote:

That's where I think having a predisposition would come into play...some people are just naturally more resilient than others. Some people can go through the most extreme situations and go on to thrive; others will suffer a lifetime from a more minor incident.

Not sure about the percentages but I get Cosmo's drift. Most of us will have learned how to deal with 'life' - some better than others, some not. Some have it more 'in them' to take charge others just can't. For those that are teetering on the 'just can't' but aren't quite there yet, support (the environment) will influence which way they go (hopefully on the 'taking charge' track).