cavediver writes:
Spending 8 years from age 10 to age 18 is somewhat different from spending 8 adult years in detention. Those 8 years would have effectively become their entire lives by the time they were 18.
Yes, and then they'll have another 60 years or so during which to rebuild their lives. Your point??
cavediver writes:
A two star hotel Know many youngsters who have been in a detention centre?
As a matter of fact I've known three. I suggest you get to know some too. Also stop reading those Dickens novels. Times have changed since then, you know!
"In life, you have to face that some days you'll be the pigeon and some days you'll be the statue."