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Senseless Acts Have Life Altering Implications

I couldn't help feeling appalled after reading a news story about a 15-year-old boy in Brisbane who had boiling water poured over his face, neck and shoulders. My heart goes out to him. Fifteen is an awkward age for any boy, but this kid now will probably never look the same again.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with one count each of grievous bodily harm and torture. I hope he gets a sentence deserving of the act.

Just yesterday I read about a guy who jumped a queue in a supermarket in London and ended up in a coma after an irate woman called her boyfriend on the phone, who king-hit the man in the back of the head.

These are such senseless and thoughtless acts that these people will have to live with for the rest of their lives. What ever happened to "calm" and "polite"? We live in a changing world.


Posted to Fridays | Newsworthy on June 13, 2008 7:55 PM

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