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Creative Speculation

Stuart G

(38,726 posts) Tue Jan 10, 2023, 09:56 PM Jan 2023

Question to speculate: " Where does a 12 year old get the idea to stab her brother & kill him?" [View all]

How does a 12 year old get that idea, and then carry it out?...This is "speculation."
............And I haven't got a clue at all. I am sure that she was told not to "hurt anyone." Wasn't she?

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Question to speculate: " Where does a 12 year old get the idea to stab her brother & kill him?" [View all] Stuart G Jan 2023 OP

Just a guess PlutosHeart Jan 2023 #1

I don't watch them, but maybe you are correct. At 12, she is old enough to watch them. Stuart G Jan 2023 #2

Well, I'll go a bit further; where does a 6 year old boy get the idea to take his Mom's Fla Dem Jan 2023 #3

You are totally correct..I am glad you asked that one. I haven't got a clue on that one either. Stuart G Jan 2023 #4

My guess Bayard Jan 2023 #5

No, it is a point of view worth considering. Stuart G Jan 2023 #6

I think you are very much correct. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2023 #8

Growing up in a violent orientated country? TV, movies, video games, music, and politicians all sinkingfeeling Jan 2023 #7

I can't begin to imagine... 2naSalit Jan 2023 #9

I remember as a small child of 6 watching the road runner cartoons Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #10

Thank You for your experience. It makes lots of sense for a 6 year-old to think this way. Stuart G Jan 2023 #11

The studies all say video games and tv don't make people violent but... happybird Jan 2023 #12

WHAT IF, it's intentional? Subliminal Programing aimed at escalating gun violence? TigressDem Jan 2023 #13

Kids see a lot of violence. milestogo Jan 2023 #14