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		 Well, I oft feel that way regarding my god fortune in life.  Many things which are beyond my control I am fortunate in.  For example, I have a great wife, great kids.  I know plenty of better men than I with a less than great wife or kids that struggle mightily in various areas of their lives. 
 
However, there are certain things that I know I would never be party to.  I will never, ever beat my children.  I will never ever kill a baby.  I don't understand the mentality of those who do and they sicken me. 
 
I do hold the school administration to a high level of responsibility as well. 
 
I don't listen to the news for such stories, though I know there are people who do for precisely that reason.  I want to know what's going on in the world, and I don't consider such stories as really news worthy.  What good comes from me knowing about a woman who has beaten her kid bloody?  Or about a woman who drowns her newborn?  Nothing.  I guess they get the play, though, for the reason you cite. 
 
I don't regard someone who beats their child or kills a newborn as less fortunate.  I regard them as depraved. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
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