What is happening to today's society?

[anotheoldgit]

http://tinyurl.com/6xm3mgl

What causes a 17 year old to commit such a savage attack on a little 4 year old girl?

These type of cases are becoming more and more common in today's society, what is happening?

When I was a 17 year old one would blush, even speaking to a girl of one's own age.

I think the law should now be changed and creatures such as this should be named and shamed, and given a much harsher sentence than this individual received.

[I.Don No]

i, for one am sure this has happened throughout time but in today's 24/7 media world we hear about it far more often than we used to.

[marval]

The trouble is the puinishment was nowhere near long enough. I hope the little girl gets all thehelp she needs to recover from the trauma.

[supersuezy24]

Just curious but why was my comment removed?

[anotheoldgit]

hc4361

/// You've forgetten Myra Hindley. ///

She was 21 and her victims were between 10 and 17.

Still horrific crimes, but not committed by a 17 year old on a 4 year old.

You say "in the 1960s marriage under the age of 21 was common" which is more than can be said for a large proportion of today's couples, many who don't marry at all, and those that do marry, do so much later in life?

But regardless of that, I do not know what this has to do with me blushing at the age of 17, in my day a 17 year old was little more than a child, in fact one had to go on for another 4 years to reach the age of 21, which in those days was the age when you received 'The Key To The Door'.

[anotheoldgit]

mightywease

Yes no doubt, but committed by adults on children maybe but not 3 year olds.

And 17 year olds, in those days were little more than children themselves.

Anyway I can only talk with any certainty about the years I have lived through.

And I still maintain, it was not as bad then as it is today.

[Old_Geezer]

I think naming & shaming doesn't work well in larger societies. For a small village then the disapproval may have the desired affect. For larger groups one of at least two problems can occur. 1) vigilante groups may chose to take matters into their own hands and act in an excessive manner, or 2) society's disapproval can become a "badge of honour" of sorts to others in the antisocial group, a sort of binding element reinforcing the them & us mentality. Best if justice is seen to be done with as few details as are necessary to show the process isn't being abused.

And no, I've not looked at the link, short links tend to be disapproved of by the company software.

[jackthehat]

Yes,but more importantly.......do we know what colour he was ?

[anotheoldgit]

jackthehat

/// Yes,but more importantly.......do we know what colour he was ? ///

Let it be down on record, that it was only you who seems to think it is more important than the crime, to know what his colour was.

Shame on you.