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by oliwarner 24 days ago
That's what we need. More children in prison. Now two lives are ruined. Just for the sake of retribution.

Redeemable children can make horrific mistakes. The job of parents, and pastoral adults is to maintain an environment where kids can exist without making irreparable, life-destroying mistakes. Let them learn, but limit the damage they can accidentally cajole themselves into doing.

That means limiting access to social media, phones and cameras. Turning the school clock back to 1995.