[Miss Saigon]

We talk a lot about living in nations of laws, but these laws are made by us, or should be. Yes, the rules should be followed. It is the only way to protect against tyranny. To have published and known rules of governance. But we also have a responsibility to make appropriate rules and adjust them when they begin to fail us.

It seems to me that has we have become more prosperous as societies we have grown to accept more excuses for shameful behavior, no matter how dubious, and more away from the concept of personal responsibility for our actions. Even with Children, how can we expect them to grow up to become proper and productive citizens if there are not appropriate consequences for their bahvior.

It iis sad when poor parenting and various negative influences create evil and unbalanced children through no fault of their own, but this doesn't mean or response should bejust to turn them lose on society to create more victims just because there is a good reason why they became proper evil.

We need to stop being hip, fashionable, and trendy with psycho justice and start actually protecting ourselves again.

No matter how tragic the lives of these two boys were, nothing justifies turning them loose to create more tragedy for others.