Hatred is a learned emotion.
Children are much different from adults in the way they absorb, value, and retain information. Adults have learned not to believe everything we hear. We will often devote more attention to valid information and discard misleading information quickly. Children, on the other hand, absorb good and bad information equally. They will [...]
A predator is anyone who preys on others in a calculated, routine fashion. They may include the abuser, pedophile, bully, stalker, or thief. But before the predator—or any criminal—can commit a crime, a number of elements must be in place.
The first is "Intent." The offender must have the desire or intention to want to commit [...]
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In 1973, Richard Ausley kidnapped 13-year-old Martin Andrews, raped and beat him for days and left him to die in a wooden box. Fortunately, Andrews was found by a passing group of hunters, but in 2002 he found out that his attacker was going to be released after 29 years in jail. Andrews fought Ausley’s [...]
Eric Tillman, the general manager of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, was given an absolute discharge Tuesday morning after he pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his children’s teen babysitter. An absolute discharge means that he will have no criminal record, and will not be on probation.
Tillman first pleaded not-guilty of sexual assault after the charges were brought [...]
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Happy New Year!
It’s 2010 and for many of us, the new year means trying to stick to diet resolutions. How many times have you said you’ll drop ten pounds or stay away from fatty foods after January 1st?
While we make long lists of strict New Year’s resolutions for ourselves, we forget about our kids, who [...]
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