My Name Is Daniel: He Could Have Been My Son. He Was Killed at 29

Re:My Name Is Daniel: He Could Have Been My Son. He Was Kill... by whack on Thursday January 03, 2019 @06:57AM (#18814475)

Your friends may have been poor, but they probably had a stable family. They probably had parents who showed them love, made them feel safe, and taught them to follow the rules, work hard and dream big. It's scary how dysfunctional a person becomes, when they are deprived of those things.

I've seen this in a number of kids/adults who grew up in abusive homes. There's something inside them that is broken. Some people should just not be allowed to have kids.

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Re:My Name Is Daniel: He Could Have Been My Son. He Was Kill... by Justsignedup on Thursday January 03, 2019 @07:46AM (#18814670)

Family stability, love, and community support play the biggest role in motivation and self-being. Ever try to get a depressed person to do something productive?

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Re:My Name Is Daniel: He Could Have Been My Son. He Was Kill... by sadris on Thursday January 03, 2019 @08:24AM (#18814859)

Not really. Shared environment generally doesn't matter for behavioral traits.

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Re:My Name Is Daniel: He Could Have Been My Son. He Was Kill... by balladeer on Thursday January 03, 2019 @07:31AM (#18814607)

Also, at least here in India, if you are brilliant in academics (or above average) there are entrance exams and you can get into really excellent colleges (mostly run by central Govt and some by state Govts too - engg, law, medicine, design, journalism etc) at affordable tuition (which may sound like free if compared to US educational cost) and even if that cost also feels a burden education loans are really easy for such better schools and once you start earning those loans are like nothing compared to the salary you get.

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