[cloudmountain]

1. I don’t think we can imagine the pathetic life of a 16 year old boy who was out on the streets at 4AM
2. He would have been safer in Afghanistan

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1. The boy's dad is obviously not around and THAT would probably be mom's fault since she might not have even married dad.
*Dad-less boys never learn how to deal with adult male authority.
* Black dad-less boys never learn how to deal with adult male WHITE authority. It's a recipe for FAILURE and prison.

2. You bet. At least he would have had fellow soldiers and a sergeant who cared about him and watched his back.

[Graybeard58]

*Dad-less boys never learn how to deal with adult male authority.

It's been my personal observation that they don't deal well with female authority either, possibly even less well with female than male, even utter disdain for female authority.

As I said, just a personal observation.