When they were withdrawn, madness overtook him once again. Arthur Jenkins didn't have to put a gun to anyone's head in 1990. He didn't have to shoot Lee Brinklow. No one forced him to saunter into the kitchen, grab a butcher knife, and disembowel Floyd Jenkins, the uncle he claimed raped him years ago. And certainly, upbringing does not always reflect adult behavior.
Good parents can rear children who commit heinous crimes.
But the life of Arthur Jenkins is a brutal lesson to every man and woman whose lovemaking, thoughtless or carefully considered, has brought forth new life. Research has shown that animals, deprived of loving touch, wither and die. Instead, I actually found a letter applauding it. I feel it is necessary to address some of the issues raised in both of these letters regarding the Y2K computer problem. I would challenge everyone with Internet access to spend a few evenings studying the issue.