Boy, 16, suffers knife wound in argument with father

Joseph Borg

Sep 27th 2012, 18:52

What a pity!

Michael Camileri

Sep 28th 2012, 08:31

How do you know for sure?

Never ever assume.. people have a habit of surprising

Ronnie Callus

Sep 27th 2012, 16:55

Before seeking human beings help one has to seek 'God's' faith which is the turning point of everything. I am not saying that I am a Saint but I keep 'God' and the 'Holy Mary' in my day life apart from our Saint 'San. George Preca' who was one of us. 'God' ( Jesus Christ ) has told us that if you pray you will be given. One has not only pray when he is inneed but all the time. Sometimes one sees people shy making the sign of the cross which are parents used to do before meals and first in the morning. Why this !!! because of progress ???

Matthew Grima

Sep 27th 2012, 14:56

You're getting more news, that is all.

Ronnie Callus

Sep 27th 2012, 15:10

Well said Maryann. Human beings on large are losing or lost ' GODS' faith. Prayers have gone by the wind and thus problems can.t be solved by ourselves. Most are pretending that they can go without God.

Ann Welch

Sep 27th 2012, 15:10

Things are not so "behind closed doors " now...........and.....as Matthew Grima said.....we get more news.......

victor tabone

Sep 27th 2012, 15:24

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,SHUT UP.

Andrea Gatt

Sep 27th 2012, 15:30

@ Ronnie Callus, bir rispett kollu Ronnie, ma jfisirx li ghax titlob ha jissolvu l problemi!!! jien ma nitlobx u nsolvijom wahdi l problemi....
l problemi issolvihom int u hadd izjed

Manuel Mangani

Sep 27th 2012, 15:31

So it's just more effective media, is it? The fact that the number of suicide cases appears to have has risen exponentially, that there are more murders in a year than there used to be in a decade a mere half-century ago, taht there are 600 prisoners at the Civil Prisons whereas it was under 200 20 years ago is down to better information. I see....

Matthew Grima

Sep 27th 2012, 15:32

Ronnie Callus, when the human race only based it's morals and actions on the will of god, people were being stoned and burnt to death at the drop of a hat.

Bernard Manduca

Sep 27th 2012, 15:35

@ Matthew

Succinct and to the point. Social factors also have some bearing but let's not go there.

Paul@ Micallef

Sep 27th 2012, 15:39

Victor Tabone Are you by any chance justifying the stabbing because one doesn't know what happened? And how dare you tell another person to shut up? We are not living in a jungle.

S.M. Cuschieri

Sep 27th 2012, 15:47

@ Victor Tabone

You have no right at all to tell Maryann to shut up....Who do you think you are?? She is right. I am so worried about where this once peaceful island is heading to. Shame on whoever uses violence to prove a point...and on your own son, allegedly.

joseph farrugia

Sep 27th 2012, 16:03

God has nothing to do with people being stoned or put to the stake.
That was an evil church that did all that things in the name of God, just for the power to rule and control the poor believers.
I believe in God of course, but don’t believe in the church.
People of different culture name God with different names. But God is God and not believing in God is like having a TV set with no electrical supply, it is use less.

Dean Cachia

Sep 27th 2012, 16:12

@Manuel Mangani

It could be due to an increase in population size. You want to go by percentage for suicides/crimes etc really to get an accurate figure.

You can see how much the population has increased since 1960 here:

http://www.google.co.uk/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:MLT&dl=en&hl=en&q=malta+population+graph

Alfred Vassallo

Sep 27th 2012, 16:20

@Victor Tabone
I think my friend you are one of them that need to have a good look at yourself. Your attitude says it all!!.

Jason Fenech

Sep 27th 2012, 16:52

@Joseph Farrugia

I'd rather have a TV set without power instead of a grainy picture or worse still one that picks a single channel serving only deceitful adverts.

Ronnie Callus

Sep 27th 2012, 17:01

@ Andrea Gatt;
La thossok hekk mela ibqa sejjer hekk Andrea . Biss l-affarijiet mhux hekk qed juruna.

Matthew Grima

Sep 27th 2012, 17:16

"But God is God and not believing in God is like having a TV set with no electrical supply, it is use less"

I could say it's more like having a tv set and thinking that the images appearing in the box is magic.

Anything can be twisted around to make a point.

Marie Borg

Sep 27th 2012, 18:54

l suggest yoy read "Delitti f'Malta 200 sena ta' omicijdi 1800-2000" by Edward Attard. Human nature does
not change and it's the same anywhere in the world. By the way the first murderer killed his brother vide
the book of Genesis.

Manuel Mangani

Sep 27th 2012, 19:08

@ Dean Cachia:

Thanks for the link.

Obviously population size is one factor. The fact remains that the rise in the rates of anti-social behaviour by far outsrips the increase in population numbers. Clearly there are other factors at play, and in my opinion, these have to do with socio-cultural changes, breakdown in family stability, changes in attitudes towards authority and the loss of religious vaues.

Rocco Camilleri

Sep 27th 2012, 22:06

@ Matthew Grima;
We are getting more news does not really hold because Malta being so small the news is easily spread.

Doreen Camilleri

Sep 27th 2012, 15:45

TOTALLY AGREE!