"Brothers with identical upbringings can turn out very different."
Upbringing, while a major formative influence, is not the only one on our lives.
"No Jim, not by me it's not,"
Then what - if not built-in evil?
There has been no effort here on anybody's part to move from blaming two legal and actual ten-year-old children for what they became to commit the crimes they committed - and a refusal to accept any suggestion that others might have played a part in their making.
"Leading to the notion that no-one is to blame for anything."
We are still talking about ten-year-old children.
Nobody has suggested an alternative to setting a limit of responsibility for criminal acts, nor has had the courage to discuss the implication for other children, including their own for criminal behavior.
If adults here refuse to face responsibility head on - is it fair to expect two ten-year-olds to face up to their acts?
I'm not putting words in your mouth Silas, but it would be interesting if you did.
Jim Carroll