These kids are NOT good kids...

Good kids do not gang up and beat the life out of another human being. Unless there was some ulterior motive that no one else knows about. Which there wasn't.

Check out this article.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/22/lia.shenandoah.killing/index.html?iref=newssearch

There have been similar instances where the kids were "honor students" or some such crap. All that shows is that school is just one big popularity contest that has nothing to do with actual merit.

Russian human rights activist kidnapped, killed

Well just when you think your country may not be that cool anymore, at least Human Rights Activists in this country aren't killed for their beliefs. Well at least none publicly. This poor woman was taken by force outside of her home, and later found dead in a neighboring country according to CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/15/russia.estmirova.killing/index.html
Every time I see stories like this I am reminded how nice it is to be able to speak one's mind here in the USA. Sure nobody may listen for a long time, but as long as you aren't pissing off the wrong people you will not be shot, or kidnapped. This excludes big oil, I think they would do anything to keep alternative fuels out of the mix.
Check out this guy who made an electrolysis generator for his Dune Buggy.
http://www.waterpoweredcar.com/stanmeyer.html
He was found dead under suspicious circumstances. I guess speaking your mind is the ultimate right, but be careful because no matter how stable a country is, "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely."