Reader Comments

" i think this is absurd... how would 3 young children know how to do that... i mean that their parents need to step it up and be parents that care... what the government needs to do is kick it up a notch and DO WHATS RIGHT! "

" ifeel really sad for the young girl but as parents we are no longer in control of are kids.the goverment is social services say you cant disipline them they teach our kids that if we argue,make them do chores,or even holler at them or god forbide spank them it;s abuse;so i ask you what are we suppose to do? "

" Ignorance is bliss. I use to think alot of it was the parents fault and then the rest sosiety! Now that I have seen more kids come from good homes and still turn out troubled, I know that it is the world we live in as a whole! The media, the kids that do have bad parents and pressure these kids have today from our sosiety! THAT IS WHAT'S WRONG! "

" I am a mother of three young girls. my oldest about to be nine. She goes to public school. This school, Thank God, is allowed (with parents permission) to spank the unruley child. I see so many articles about children killing or raping. This should not be happening. Parents need to step up and be parents again. Stop letting you're child run wild. Teach them a hard days work. It not only teaches them responsibility but it gives them pride. The problem isn't society. We don't have to let our children watch bad t.v or play video games all the time. Parents have just found a way to put there kids off on being raised by electronics because they themselfs have gotten lazy. I am raising my kids to respect their elders. I am raising them to respect themselves. I spank my kids when they do wrong. You will not see them on the front page of a news paper because they broke the law. Read your Bible. God said punish your children if you love them! "

" Take away the drugs,violence and sex on TV, put the mother back in the home to care for her children and God back in our schools and our lives, then the world will be a better place to be. "

" I agree with so many of the comments.

Rape is not about sex , but about control and violence . Does this go for young children too? Does this mean when they ( the 2 boys ) grow up , they will be sexual predators ? Does anyone know ?

Children , due to hormones in meat and milk , are developing at an alarming rate . Twelve year old girls with three or four inch cleavage showing .... it happens all the time . Young boys able to have sex , was not possible a few years ago.

Parents need to take a close look at how their children ( boys and girls ) are dressed . Six year olds are not adults , or sex symbols .... let's dress them accordingly . Let these children be children .

TV shows and video games portray an unrealistic view of life . Sex , rape and murder are not a part of childhood……or certainly shouldn’t be .

Parents …deal with your children now .... or later . When they are young will be much easier . When they are older , society will do it for you , and not in a loving way .

The bottom line ... if you have the children , you are responsible for raising them . Not the school system or the goverment .

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" As a teacher, I see the damage that bad parenting does on the young people of our world every day...I deal with disrespect, laziness, and a completely non-existant work ethic. Many of today's children are going to be a burden upon society because they have no drive to succeed and would rather turn to a life of crime than do an honest day's work. I think that we should start holding parents accountable for what their child does...afterall it should be a reflection of how they are being raised...

I'm tired of having to take responsibility for useless parents that are too afraid of their kid to discipline them and ensure that they are behaving, in or out of school... "

" What a shame,. that little girl is scarred for life. I have a 10 yr. old granddaughter. I pray everyday the Lord watches over her. Most parents have no morals today so how can they teach their kids. Kids see their single parents having sex with different partners every day and night. Nothing is sacred anymore. For an 8 yr. old and 2 9 yr. olds to do this is absolutely insane. Everyone is always blaming the schools and teachers. It is not their place to raise your child. They are there to teach them reading, writing and arithmetic.Stop blaming them for things parents are suppose to teach them.Teachers should have the right to discipline the child when they are at school, if parents want them to raise them,some one needs to step in and teach them values and respect, parents can't do it they do not know it themselves. "

" I am sorry but in response to the comment before mine I have to ask why you feel you can't discipline your child just because spanking is no longer favorable. Why do our children have to be hit and put in fear to be disciplined? There are other ways to discipline a child then hitting and they are more effective then hitting. I would advize people to take a parenting class and learn whats out there before speaking about things you don't know. In response to the article it is Horrendous what happened but it is a probably an issue of ignorant people procreating and not being parents then beating their kids. "

" I'll tell you exactly what is wrong: Parents are no longer allowed to punish their kids for wrong doings. Parents now have to work more to provide for their family due to the rising costs of living. A lot of parents aren't home to look after their children and some just don't care what their kids are doing. When parents were allowed to spank their kids and punish them for doing wrong, there was a lot less crime among children and teenagers. Minors also get off too easy with their punishments. Sorry, but I find it hard to believe that when a child does something wrong that they didn't know what they were doing. My 3 year old knows when he does wrong. Peer pressure plays a big role too. They get the attention from their peers when they act up "immaturely" and they thrive for that attention. I have experienced that through subbing in our school systems. Kids aren't taught morals anymore either. Heaven forbid the word God be mentioned anymore!!! I rememeber saying the Pledge of Allegience all through my school years. ANd I also remember the Ten Commandments being posted in schools as well. People have to run their mouths about that as well. I say SPANK you children, TEACH them right from wrong, and LOVE them. "

" then dont let your child watch violent and sex filled tv! dont let them play the video games with it! stop trying to punish everyone because YOU CANT DO YOUR JOB AS A PARENT! "

" Too much sex on tv, and the internet plus, not to mention that some parents are to worried about where they are going to get their next high at instead of making sure their children are being taught properly.If the law and government doesn't get the drug problem taken care of it's only going to get worse. We haven't seen the half of it yet! "

" You need to blame society some what because now anything involving sex is okay.Everything is not okay!Kids are exposed to abnormal behavior and are told it's okay.I have nothing against gay people but I don't want to hear about their sex lives.I really don't want to hear about anybodies sex life, but you're over exposed every where you go.Kids are exposed to way too much of every thing. "

" stop blaming society and start holding parents responsible again! thats whats wrong with the country! not those so called 'liberals'. "

" I'm really getting tired of editorials, both in newspapers and radio, using the word "liberal" as a scapegoat for real problems facing the country. This case could just as easily be explained by conservative sexual repression limiting what's really needed: sex education. Yes, basic sex ed as early as the 4th grade. It's a natural part of life and without education, confused kids do all manner of bad things. Despite what hate radio may tell you, liberalism is about political freedoms, not about corrupting 8 year olds. "

" Other countries are A LOT more liberal and open about sex, than the United States of America is, and these countries don't have nearly the problems we do and certainly no 8 year old boys raping an 11 year old girl. Their abortion-rates, crime-rates, divorcee-rates and teen-pregnancy rates are a lot lower than ours and most of these countries start with sex-ed already in early elementary school. You find nudity in commercials, on wall boards, statues and uncovered magazines all over the place - sex and nudity is nothing to be ashamed off or hidden... Obviously the liberalization of things isn't the problem or how do you explain that the most conservative westernized country (us) has the most sex-crimes, teen-pregnancies and so on ? Talking about values & morals, running a picket sign to protest gay rights or write an article about how terrible liberalization is, doesn't do the trick, but good parenting, a good education and a healthy attitude about your body does ! "