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> <<This sort of this is all too common. And was so very rare, until this
> >past 5-10 years. >>
>
> <<What alarms me is the rise in children commiting murder and suicide.
> I don't know of any historical precedent for it. Does anyone?>>
>
> Nikki, are you sure that there really is a statistically significant rise in
> child violence? The fact that I didn't read about it in USA Today until
> recently doesn't persuade me that this is a new phase of human history.
I would have to agree. I think what has happened is not necessarily an
increase in child violence, violence in general, airplane crashes, other
disasters, etc. but an increase in the frequency/speed/accuracy of
reporting these incidents to all of us. Our world is getting smaller
via our ability to communicate with each other.
--
Monique
Noah Reilly Schaefers 6/18/97
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