This is scary stuff...not as scary as war or disease, perhaps, but scary none-the-less...a survey of Boston teens shows they believe that singer Rihanna is to blame for being beat up by Chris Brown. Is the faculty to reason well, and to place blame where it really belongs becoming a lost ability? Where do these kids get their values?

By Milton J. Valencia and Jenna Nierstedt
Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent / March 13, 2009

Here's a conversation starter: Nearly half of the 200 Boston teenagers interviewed for an informal poll said pop star Rihanna was responsible for the beating she allegedly took at the hands of her boyfriend, fellow music star Chris Brown, in February.
        
Of those questioned, ages 12 to 19, 71 percent said that arguing was a normal part of a relationship; 44 percent said fighting was a routine occurrence.

The results of the survey, conducted by the Boston Public Health Commission across the city and equally among boys and girls, are startling for local health workers who see a generation of youths who seem to have grown accustomed, even insensitive, to domestic violence.

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