On 2006-04-30, Roberto C. Sanchez penned: > Monique Y. Mudama wrote: >> By the way, the reason I'm so interested in this discussion is >> because it *is* a tough question for me. I don't know the right >> answer. > > I think the problem is that we have moved away from familial > responsibility. There was a time when family and the local > community took care of these things. Once parents aged to where > they could not care for themselves, the children cared for them. > That sort of thing. Of course, I don't know the right answer > either. If I did, I would be rich, or the president, or both :-)
Unless they didn't, I guess. Family and local community can be awfully cruel and/or negligent. I keep thinking, yes, yes, this would make sense for most cases, but what about the parent who molests their children? What about the parent who gives the son a computer and the daughter a dollie? (Okay, I guess we can't legislate against that kind of crap.) -- monique Help us help you: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
