Kids are important to us because we are under an illusion that kids are a blank slate and that they are innocent.
We are all born with pre-programed temperaments, personalities and aggression levels.
Adam Lanza was a born killer.
No he wasnt. You're saying that no matter where in the world Adam grew up and lived his life he would have been a killer. I disagree. His parents were failures and bums and their stupidity created a monster.