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[quote=Anonymous]A person can be born with predispositions that could make them a killer one day. Yes.

But not everyone born with such predispositions becomes a killer. There are things we as a society can do to help people like this, prevent them from radicalizing or acting on their worst impulses.

It might have to be managed their entire lives, yes. But that would be worth it.

Parents need to know signs of problems and we also need to educate people on the risks associated with certain influences and experiences.

The PP who said it's nature and nurture is correct. But since we can't change nature, we have to work very hard on nurture. That means we need to be doing WAY more to address the influences of social media, bullying in schools, access to weapons, lack of mental health resources for families and schools, overexposure to screens and violent imagery, etc.

I don't think this show is making the argument that Jaime could have been a perfectly well-adjusted kid but for video games and social media. He's probably a troubled kid no matter what.

They are making the argument that Jaime might not have murdered a classmate if the adults and institutions around him had done more to limit his access to violent media, had supervised more of the behavior of his peer group, had intervened when there were major red flags about his behavior that got written off because, eh, a lot of kids spend all their free time gaming and chatting with friends online, a lot of kids seem angry and distant, etc.

You can't ever, ever give on kids like this. You have to keep working at it and reaching out, you have to keep exploring resources and trying.

You can't just wash your hands and say "eh, he was born a killer, nothing we could do."[/quote]

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