Children are not born criminals or killers

Ed: It's their brains make them do it.

[...]It's not by accident that children who perpetrate these violent crimes are from depleted home environments. Research shows that children who are systematically subjected to abuse and deprived of loving care develop neuro-chemical vulnerabilities. This results in hyper-agitation, impulsive behaviour, an inability to assess situations appropriately, and a self-centred preoccupation with survival.

The act of being violated gives these vulnerable young people a street-ready repertoire of violence; they know how to kick because they have been kicked, they know how to stab because they have been stabbed ... Read more
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