Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Jackie:
That has been a major gripe of mine too. So many people are trying to
excuse their actions by saying that they were "abused", mistreated,
ignored, etc during childhood, and thus that is the reason that they
killed, or whatever. The real victims of any disorder gets ignored now,
because people are tired of the ones who just use these as excuses.
The children of Bosnia went through horrific times. These kids have
reason to have any disorder that comes their way.
It really is sad because some of these children that were adopted are
now in orphanage like homes, and probably will remain there the rest of
their lives. I only wonder what they will be like when they are
released amongst society.
Sue
> Hi Sue and Vi
>
> I guess it is a really serious problem and may explain the "real" abuse background
> cases for a few of the defenses. I mean very few, however. I talked to a mother
> who has a child with this disorder after learning of it. And I watched the
> documentary a while back on the adopted Bosnia children. The mother told me even
> psyciatrists are somewhat taken aback about these children. This mother and her
> husband are what you would consider "ideal" parents. They adopted a sister and
> brother who had been severely abused and neglected before being taken away from the
> biological mother. The professionals say it is not adoption, per se, but the
> conditions leading up to adoption that can contribute to this problem. When you
> know what obstacles these little ones are facing from the abuse happening so very
> young, then the use of abuse by some really trivializes those who really have been
> abused. IMO, there are some who the abuse defense does provide at least an
> explanation for their act[s], but I can't buy many of the abuse as an excuse
> defenses that are presently happening in our court system. A child who has been
> severely abused at the very young age when development is so crucial is a far cry
> from an adult who has been abused after this crucial development period. The young
> child only has the basic coping strategies; the older adult has, hopefully,
> developed coping strategies to overcome the abuse, especially today when there is
> so many avenues of help. Sorry, I got carried away--I just get angry with people
> using an excuse which results in so many people automatically turning off the
> empathy that should be given to "real" victims.
>
> jackief
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