Originally posted by Kosh
I wouldn't completly trust the source on this. The Washington Times is full of right-wing rubbish. Some of it may be true, but I doubt it is being accuratly reported. It's like expecting a mainland chinese newspaper to accuratly make a report about Taiwan.
The Washington Times pulled the report directly off of the Sunday Telegraph. It's written at the top.
Um... I should point out schoolkid rape... very rare. But it's big news when it happens as a result.
The government isn't compensating for any lack of social concern, but polaying off what there is. There are some areas where there's not the faith in the authorities to do stuff, and combined with (usually) poverty and lack of alternatives, that's where kids will tend to get into drinking and possibly crime.
