In article , "Potaroo"
wrote:

Lets not all get too precious over the 10 yo denate. Remember the 2 14 yo
girls who murdered the cab driver, yes they too were 'innocent juveniles'
Ten year olds are not ten year olds of 30 years ago!!

snort

They never were. Ever see 'Heavenly Creatures'? But a 10yo, or even a 14yo,
doesn't think like an adult. And in the extremely rare cases where a child
commits murder -- and it IS extremely rare -- they generally aren't ordinary
children. "Disturbed" is the usual description.

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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"Parenthood is like the modern stone washing process for denim jeans. You may
start out crisp, neat and tough, but you end up pale, limp and wrinkled."
Kerry Cue