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Originally Posted by Osem
Derek, do you think that guy's life would've turned out differently had the system cracked down on his activities far more harshly and from an earlier age?
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Well without saying too much. From people I work with who have endured his antics for a while they have said from age 8 they knew he'd be either dead or in jail by 20.
He's about 18 right now, brain damaged by drug consumption from an early age, and when he was in care (from 13-16) constantly ran away because he couldn't handle the regime in care homes.
*IF* he was given intensive care and support from an early age then maybe he'd have turned out differently.
As it is any improvement made when in care was counteracted when he ran off and came home or came home on approved visits.
I work in the most deprived area of Scotland and there are plenty of decent, hard-working folk living there, there are however a couple of families (his included) who'd be better off getting re-located to St. Kilda.