[TheGreatPretender]

Originally Posted by LoveMrsG

Honestly...people in our gov't get in such an uproar when prisoners are abused, but they certainly don't seem to mind it when crap like this happens in the world to kids. Children are supposed to be our future and yet the world and even our country doesn't seem to care when they are abused by their own parents, much less other people and schools. It makes no sense that our youth would be at the bottom of society's totem pole in terms of priorities but yet they clearly are. I think it's like somebody said in the thread talking about depression in kids as young as 3...parents nowadays are so wrapped up in themselves and making themselves richer and outdoing their neighbors in the workplace, etc. that they don't really do their jobs anymore. They don't teach their kids to interact...they don't even bother to interact with them, just keep them tethered to their iPods and Xboxes so they don't have to bother with them. Children back in Biblical days were seen as being a blessing from God and couples felt cursed by Him if they were childless...today, they're seen as a nuissance and a burden by society. So I guess it's no wonder they're treated like this all over the world.

AMEN sister!