[hammerfan]

I need to vent about this. While I was eating lunch at work, I watched the interview on The Early Show with the victim's parents and the sheriff.

I don't understand how kids can do something like this. This would NOT have happened when I was their age. I can't even fathom how I would feel if I were the parent of one of the kids that did the beating. I would probably disown them. I'm not a parent, so I shouldn't even guess as to how I would react. Who do we blame? The parents? The internet? Society? Who? WHAT IS IT that drives kids to do these horribly violent acts? Besides this incident in Florida, there has been a lot of incidences of people being beaten (one man died) on the Philadelphia subways. AND THEY WERE ALL TEENAGERS THAT DID THE BEATINGS!

I don't get it. Somebody please help me to understand it. Those of you out there who are parents - please explain it to me.

OK, rant over. Thanks for listening.