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originally posted by: CharlesT
a reply to: Enigma Publius
Posted an edit. We both have our opinions. I respect yours. Sometimes, the only way to know what works is to try it.
originally posted by: Enigma Publius
Sorry I read on and it seems it was not a mass shooting. So though it kind of makes my point. The headline did say multiple people shot and many people including me assume right away that someone targeted a hospital and went nuts. There is a contagious type of panic.
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Enigma Publius
I think it's the only way to deal with gangs. Make the punishment so egregious that young people walk away before their lives are forever ruined.
originally posted by: Blue Shift
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Enigma Publius
I think it's the only way to deal with gangs. Make the punishment so egregious that young people walk away before their lives are forever ruined.
Or... since they often don't care about their own lives, come down hard on their families. I always thought the best way to deal with terrorists was to find out who they were and then kill all of their immediate family, since their motivation was often to help their families. Take that away, and they don't have anything. So punish the families. Hard.
originally posted by: BiffWellington
I'm not so sure that punishing one person for the actions of another is a road we need to go down. Unless you WANT to be punished for the crimes I commit?
originally posted by: Blaine91555
a reply to: Blue Shift
It's so tempting for them to join in the inner city environments, where jobs and money are scarce, there needs to be a deterrent as strong as the enticement to make quick money.