Washington state fifth graders plotted to kill girl, authorities say

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36. Psychopathic behavior is not limited to

people of legal age. I had a friend who graduated with a Psych degree and went to work at the Maine Youth Center with the belief that he could make a difference and help the kids. After awhile experience taught him that most of the kids should have been locked up and the key thrown away. You would not believe the stories that he told me.

We live in a country with one of the highest, if not the highest, incarceration rates. Private prisons is a growth industry with corporations having no interest in rehabilitation which would cut into their long term business plans.

Too many parents coddle their children instead of teaching them to treat others as they would like to be treated, to be responsible for their actions, and they inundate them with all sorts of electronic toys which impinge on their ability to properly socialize with people. Too many parents do not insist that their children treat their teachers with respect and behave at school. Being blind to your children's faults and misbehavior never does them any good.