Children Soldiers

Charlie P · 10-09-2003, 09:40 AM

I was wondering if anyone saw this show on HBO last night? Very disturbing. Kids as young as 7 talking about cutting off peoples hands. A boy that had to be about 12-13 (my sons age) talked about captureing a pregnent women betting about the sex of the baby and then cutting her belly open to find out. He also talked about killing captives with an axe.

It is common practice in countries like the Sudan,Columbia,Uganda, Philipines a S. Lean(sp).

Another thing that shocked me was that the British sends people to war at the age of 16.

stork · 10-09-2003, 10:44 AM

I did not see that but think that uneducated people often become the crudest and crulest of all.

As far as the Brits, I dont see anything wrong with it. They have a diffrent society than us and wouldn' t do it if it was a problem. After all we send our kids to war at 18 and a lot of them are not ready for anything in life let alone war!

Charlie P · 10-09-2003, 11:05 AM

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I did not see that but think that uneducated people often become the crudest and crulest of all.

Exactly why they choose to use kids Stork. They are easy to brainwash and are ruthless.