Everything has to have an excuse nowdays and it irritates the **** out of me. A 14-year-old stabs another to death - oh, poor guy, his father used to beat him. Everybody blames everybody else for everything. As an aside, did you see that article about the 50-something woman who had never worked, been on benefits all her adult life, living with her 2 grown children, also non-workers, also on benefits, when asked about her work history she said, "I just somehow never got around to it." Weird. It's a whole cultural thing that I just do NOT understand.