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I watched a film called Ned's and was totally shocked by the behaviour of those Neds, the violence and hate and disrespect - but they are only a product of their enviroment. 


It was evident to me that there was no love shown to the boy in the film, no love and no praise whatsoever - either at home or in school -  just a constant feeling of fear and hatred and hate and violence comes when all you've been shown in life is hate and violence. 


But what i have learned from this film is that children need to be raised in a loving, respectful, happy enviroment where the child is loved and praised and encouraged and respected and allowed the opportunity to use their time productively. 


i don't think prison is a great enviroment for thugs either because prison doesn't give them the opportunity to let their guard down and change because in prison they are more than likely to behave more violent, more disrespectful and more thuggish. 


It's a sad state of affairs when this is the world we are living in. It's shocking and I pray that things change. Instead of trying to be hard men I hope they find an interest other than knives and crime and have more compassion for people. 


Amen
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  1. pooky22526 January 2012 at 20:32

    I totally agree Casey, like those people that swear in front of their kids then wonder why their kids swear back at them, its not clever and its not funny, you should respect yourself and your child by cleaning up your language when you have children, teach them respect and love.Nuture your children, show them love and teach them love and they will in return grow up to be balanced and respectful.

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