One of the psych-trained folks on the list please correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't children younger than about 6 years of age unable to tell the difference between real and pretend? and therefore not understand the concept of their actions?
-Ben > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Smyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 8:08 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > where did I say that? > > Everyone has the right to defend themselves, 3 year olds can > be restrained, > by virtually anybody... > > I'm taking exception to the swift right hand remarks and the general > consenus taken by you also that violence is acceptable against young > children. > > The comparison between being attacked by a 3 year old child > and a 30 year > old adult is ridiculos, they are absolutely different > situations. One is an > adult totally responsable for his actions, the other is > little more than a > baby. > > If you thnk you can justify violence against young children, > you'll have to > try harder than that..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 25 February 2002 16:01 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > AHHh so if a 30 year old fractures your skull you fight back > but if its a 3 > year old you just smile and let him keep fracturing until you're dead > > Sounds like a good idea to me > > > > Bill Wheatley > Director of Development > AEPS INC > www.aeps.com > Macromedia ColdFusion Alliance Consulting Partner > Macromedia ColdFusion 5.0 Certified Developer > 954-472-6684 X303 > ICQ: 417645 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mark Smyth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 10:26 AM > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > > Don't you guys think that slapping around an already > (obviously) disturbed > 3 > > year is > > a) immoral - hes just a baby really regardless of his behaviour > > b) impractical - it'll probably turn him into a psycho > > > > >>>One swift right hand and all fracturing stop. > > Not true, it will just reinforce his believe that violence > is acceptable > and > > an effective way of resolving conflict > > > > This kind've behaviour does happen all over the world, and > its normally > down > > to bad parenting, or a traumatised childhood. > > > > I'm not saying his behaviour is acceptable, if any of you > think imposing > > violence of a 3 year old child is acceptable, take a good > look in the > mirror > > > > M > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ledwith, Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 25 February 2002 15:20 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > > > > As tempting as it is, with so many Americans being so > lawsuit-happy, we > have > > to think twice (or 3 or 4 times) before we do that. > Although, if that kid > > started assaulting me...... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 2:24 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: RE: Come see the violence inherent in the system! > > > > > > One swift right hand and all fracturing stop. > > > > I cannot believe an adult would allow themselves to be attacked by a > > damned three year old in the first place. Utterly rediculous, and I > > think only in America. In Trinidad the child would have been soundly > > smacked.All tantrums stop Fas Fas. > > > > -Gel > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Beth Fleischer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > <sigh> I used to judge kids throwing violent tantrums in > the supermarket > > - but then I saw this show on HBO about some poor family > who adopted a > > FAS kid. The kids is incredibly volatile and can attack > with incredible > > force, biting, kicking - his mom has to sit on him and hold his arms > > down, away from his face to stop his tantrums. He is only > 7. When he is > > not tantruming, he tells the camera he hates himself for > how he acts but > > he cant' stop it. > > > > I expect there is something really wrong with a three year old who > > fractures an adult skull with a toy truck. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
