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RE: 3-Year-Old Xavier Mokarzel-Satchel Violently Beaten to Death by His Mother's Girlfriend and Her Mother
Abuse in any form is horrifying and should be dealt with harshly. Preconceived gender stereotypes are definitely a major problem, in all areas of life!
We have the ability to gather accurate data about these things, which should allow us to make rational decisions. Many people are simply not enlightened enough to do that, unfortunately.
Two wrongs don't make a right. I agree with the article that the stereotypes aren't helping anyone, but harshing on harsh people is not going to make harsh people act right in the future and will likely make them act harsher even. The point that I wanna make is that everyone fucks up, and punishment doesn't magically turn on and work for people after they're a kid or before they're an adult. Punishment doesn't work for kids as it equally doesn't work for adults, and it won't do anything for the victim. Is it right, yes, it is a form of vengeance, retribution, but is it sensible anymore, is it understanding and proactive, hardly.
I get what you are saying. But how effective is corrective treatment? Once people are so desperately maladjusted they can do this to a child is there really any hope. Society needs to be built from the foundations up.
On another note, if someone abused my child at all I would maim or kill. I am not forgiving when it comes to my family.
Isn't coercive treatment an euphemism for punishment? How effective are the alternatives to punishment? Like forgiveness? You shouldn't ask me that, you should ask yourself that.
You are right I should.