30-05-2022, 07:36 PM
Parenting classes aren't compulsory & in every school. Nor are all children taught empathy.
Preventing people from going down a path which leads to a life of crime & imprisonment isn't happening, or not to any great extent.
Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to overcome, & if someone who's extremely ill is still smoking then while that's far from ideal, having a cig now & then may be in part what's helping them get through it.
And while there are systems in place to help families, they're quite obviously not widespread enough.
Again, this is something which may well take decades to change & it may need various different methods.
Incidentally since the Dunedin study found that teenagers sent to prison tend to almost overwhelmingly then continue on with a life of crime, while those given other penalties do not.
Preventing people from going down a path which leads to a life of crime & imprisonment isn't happening, or not to any great extent.
Smoking is one of the hardest addictions to overcome, & if someone who's extremely ill is still smoking then while that's far from ideal, having a cig now & then may be in part what's helping them get through it.
And while there are systems in place to help families, they're quite obviously not widespread enough.
Again, this is something which may well take decades to change & it may need various different methods.
Incidentally since the Dunedin study found that teenagers sent to prison tend to almost overwhelmingly then continue on with a life of crime, while those given other penalties do not.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)