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Signed a five year deal today. Good stuff.

Ok so the Louis Theroux programme last night had me thinking. A black Chap, dont know his name, lets call him Dave was in Jail for allegedly killing three people. He claims that he was in his house asleep at the time of the killings. It was pretty obvious however that through Louis talking to him that he had killed the 3. Now Dave, if found guilty will be facing the death penalty. A just sentence for the crime? (this however is not my point or would rather it not discussed too much as we have done capital punishment to death already) Now in prison Louis and him spoke and he had applied himself to write 5 novels. He had sent all these to I think his partner to get the copy righted for publishing. He said that he reads the dictionary and learns 5 new words daily. He had educated himself with all that he pretty much knew. Through the interview, Dave advised that he was brought up by his Grandma as his Dad was a gangster and would only turn up to discipline him (by hand) if he had been naughty and his mum was a prostitute hooked on crack. Dave now is 31 and still really has his life ahead of him. But say turn the clock back 25 years and there are many more Dave's just like him all over the world in the same situations. Surely we as human beings have a responsibilty to shape these young people'e lives. All this guy knew was what he saw so thats what was going to be shown in his own actions. Yeah there are hundreds of the same individuals who dont go on to be murderers in the same position, but we have a responsibility for educating the the next generation. Right? Discuss.........