One last comment and the I will go away, I promise.
In my world I willing,(and in some cases un-willing), abbrogate SOME of my GOD given birthrights for the sake of civil governance. Without my abbrogation this would be nothing more than societal law of the jungle. This is primarily to produce a society that is conducive to producing civil, responsible individual citizens and to promote a collectve that is not possible any other way.
If, as you state, “in this cruel world things like this happen every day”, there is no need for me to abbrogate any right. For I can be as evil and cruel as the man next to me, if that is to be the case. I was under the presumption that there were some societal borders which we were not ready to cross. I am sadden that it appears we have crossed that threshold and are accelerating. In this world, 13 year olds are fair game.
