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Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces by jackfoxy on Sunday December 20, 2009 @06:59PM (#1006822)
"... posting as a tough guy is a good social strategy in school just as it is in prison"

So here's a connection to another recent post http://thenextweb.com/2009/11/28/chat-hacker-hacked-blog/

(17 year old hacker).

Is the public school system, pretty much universal around the globe now, a breeding ground for sociopathic behavior because of compulsory attendance?

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Re:Reading the Tattoos on People’s Faces by tokenadult on Sunday December 20, 2009 @08:02PM (#1006895)
Is the public school system, pretty much universal around the globe now, a breeding ground for sociopathic behavior because of compulsory attendance?

I have entertained that thought. It is difficult to sort out all the different aspects of causation of crime, but voluntary school attendance (once the worldwide norm) seems to be better for building cohesive societies than compulsory school attendance.

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