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> She could not remember Marvin. Jesus christ, that sentence hit hard. A child having been left alone with a parent that cares so little that the mother has li
by Mithaldu 11y ago
> She could not remember Marvin.
Jesus christ, that sentence hit hard. A child having been left alone with a parent that cares so little that the mother has literally no recollection of what kind of person her child was.
Where i come from the government will go so far as to send armed police to separate children from family just for not sending them to school, and i'm glad my country is like that.
- idrios 11y agoAt the end Marvin says the tattoo on his arm says "Bam, ... the name my mother called me". So, there's a chance that among her own psychological issues she just doesn't remember him by the name of Marvin. I couldn't possibly understand the family dynamic these people lived, but this all supports the notion that prisoners like these need help. .. not death
- themartorana 11y agoBut that seems like so much work...
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- thieving_magpie 11y agoArmed police for truancy - sounds great. Glad your government always knows whats best, otherwise that's a frightening prospect.
- techsupporter 11y agoAssuming you are from the U.S., I have bad news: Your government does that, too. In every state, truancy is a criminal offense (usually chargeable against the parents) and people are arrested for it.
- thieving_magpie 11y agoIt really doesn't matter which country you're talking about. Introducing violence over truancy is a stupid idea.
- Mithaldu 11y agoWell, in one year one of your cops uses more bullets than our entire police force, and that's with the country being roughly 1/5 of yours in population. Also no death penalty. I'm reasonably confident my government has a better grip on these things than yours.
- thieving_magpie 11y agoIn one year a single American cop uses the amount of bullets in all of the (guessing German by your name) German police force? Yeah, I believe you. This isn't a government pissing contest - I'm only saying armed response to truancy is stupid. If it happens in the US, it's stupid.
- Mithaldu 11y agoWell, to be fair. It wasn't truancy. It was unqualified parents insisting on home-schooling their gaggle of 4 or so kids, because they were very religious.
- thieving_magpie 11y agoAh. I see. Well that's definitely a thing in the US, I have family that are very religious and home-schooled. I honestly disagree with their lifestyle and subjecting their kids to a lesser education, but that's not my place to decide for them. Nor, as I personally believe, is it my government's job. That's a dangerous road to go down in my opinion.
- Mithaldu 11y agoOn the other hand, i find it is not any parent's place to decide their children may only have access to lesser education. The parents may be responsible for the first 18 years; but for the roughly 60 years after that their offspring and the rest of the country have to bear the burden of their bad decisions.
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