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Lucy, thank you for saying that. I read this blog last night, and it really, really bothers me. I, too, find that comment disturbing.
I feel really badly for this 11-year-old child. I absolutely do NOT understand why he has been written off already. It also worries me that a "timeline" has been created, showing what crimes he will commit during his teens and how often he'll commit them. A lot of us know how kids will often live up to their parents' expectations of them. I'd hate to see a self-fulfilling prophecy happen to this kid.
Also, I think a diagnosis of psychopathy is really premature. The DSM-IV doesn't even allow a diagnosis of this nature being made before the age of 15, and for good reason, IMO.
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What does not kill me, makes me stronger. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888, German Philosopher (1844-1900)
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