Sinthyia

In the last few years their have been many cases where a parent knew their child was being abused by their significant other but didn't do anything about it. Quite a few of those cases resulted in the deaths of children. Because they didn't intervene and let it continue on should they be prosecuted in the same way that the abuser is? Aren't they just as guilty of that abuse as the one that did it if they ignored it and failed to protect their children? Should they be sentenced just as harshly as the abuser?

Do animals worship, have religion, possess a belief of afterlife? Before you answer, please read the following link, thank you...

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/viewnews.php?...

Animals, despite what some think, aren't stupid. Many are actually quite intelligent and are able to reason, think and communicate with one another. Their behavior is complex as well, especially those like monkeys and dolphins. Given that do you think they have a sense of God or a divine being?

It is apparent that most states child welfare systems aren't very effective and, in some cases, a dismal failure. Case workers are over worked, carrying massive caseloads, and underpaid, not to mention stressed out. Would privatization of them be a more effective option? Would it also help with the amount of those that slip through the cracks?

Please read the following link first please, thank you...

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTI...

I had AOL for a while and dealt with their CS, it was a nightmare. I was wondering if anyone else had problems with them or has it changed over the last few years? If you had problems what were they?

Please read the following link first, thank you...

http://www.dispatch.co.za/2006/06/21/Features/f8.h...

What do you think? Accurate or not? Something you already knew or a suprise?

Do you think honor and responsibility have fallen by the wayside these days? Instead of owning up to mistakes or being responsible for our own actions have we decided there is an exucse for everything? How did this start and how can we end it?

In doing this does it put those children at a disadvantage later on since they don't get exposed on a daily basis with those that are different? Does it not allow them the preparedness to cope with some things once they go to college or leave home? Is it doing them a disservice?

Do you think there's a huge impact on young people today because so many art and music classes are being done away with in schools because of money concerns? What kind of impact will it have in the future? Should they be brought back or re-instated and cut budgets elsewhere?

I'm not talking about spanking, what I am refering to is abuse. The statistics about how many children a year are abused are horrifying. What do you think should be done to fix the problem? What changes need to be made in the system to curb abuse or make the system that is supposed to help do a better job?

Please look at the following links, thank you.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/31/48hours/...

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/fyi/teachers.ednews/0...

http://www.globalethics.org/newsline/members/issue...

http://www.city-journal.org/html/12_3_sndgs06.html

http://dir.salon.com/story/mwt/feature/2002/07/12/...

http://home.comcast.net/~bofh69/education.html

http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/michellema...

What ever happened to teaching kids personal responisbility? Isn't making excuses for everything they do, even if it is wrong, sending the wrong message to them? If this keeps up what do you think is going to happen in the future if no one takes responsibility or makes excuses for behavior? What will society be like?

I don't mean in really serious things such as child molestation and such, that is obviously something that needs done. Have we reached the point where we are being overly protective of them? There are things that used to be considered life lessons because they helped prepare you and give you skills to cope and deal with things. In being so overly protective do you think we are giving this generation the tools they will need later in life to deal with the harsh realitys of things in the adult world? Is shielding them from certain things really a good idea? Do you think that kids today are worse off than the last few generations because of this? Do you think this has children unrealistic view of what life will be like when they are on their own?

How are you doing to deal with things for the 24 hours Y!A goes down this Sunday? http://messages.next.yahoo.com/next/threadview?bn=... You going to go into withdrawl or freak out?

It doesn't have to be a God or Goddess but any character. Why do you find them facinating? Can you also explain a bit of the legend?

Please read the following links first please, thank you...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/26/ap/natio...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/30/ap/natio...

OK, so we are good enough to serve this country and die for it but not get the same recognition as everyone else? How is this right and NOT discrimination?

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/30/ap/natio...

So according to the department of Veterans Affairs he is good enough to die for his country but not good enough to get the same memorial as everyone else? How is this right? Isn't that discrimination?

I've heard this tossed around more and more often lately, what do you think? Will they try it? If they do will they succeed?

Why do you think they do that? Some kind of cheap thrill that they know they are going to make people angry? It get into an argument with someone over what is said? To make themselves look superior? Just to know several people will see their hate filled or negative rant before it gets yanked? For a joke? Could it just be a way to get attention from people? Some other reason? I know in this section, society and culture, there are a lot of posts like this every day. Is this just a magnet for them or is it just as bad in all of them?

Without including Iraq, what mistakes do you think this administration has made since Bush has been in office? What things have they done on purpose that are wrong in your eyes? Do you think a lot of the blunders were done intentionally or on purpose? Which one has done the most harm to the country or average citizen?

Since Nixon we have had a 'war on drugs'. For all intensive purposes we have lost and aren't even really making a dent in the drug trade. We've thrown billions at the problem with little success. What do you think is a good stratagy for winning the war against it? What has to change for us to finally get the upper hand? Please no flip answers, be as detailed as you need to be but please give it some thought. What haven't we done that we need to to finally win this?

PC World just came out with their worst of the worst list http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20060526/tc_pcworl... so for fun, which was yours? Which nightmare did you buy or download that caused the most problems ever for you?