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Eric Smith, age 13, intercepted four-year old Derrick Robie on his way to a park recreation program and offered to show him a short cut. Hesitantly, Derrick set off with Eric. He never made it to the park. That same day, the little boy’s savagely beaten body was discovered outside the park. A week later, Eric confessed. Violent behavior such as what was just described stems from problems of abuse in the home, also known …

…what the abused has told you. When you know and don’t tell you contribute to the problem and make it worse that it already is. Is it truly fair for these abused to be subjected to family violence? Or for a child to grow up and use abuse on another like with four-year old Derrick? When the right measures are taken, abused families can be helped and sometimes along with their abuser or abusers.