From: Hara Ra (harara@shamanics.com)
Date: Fri Jul 17 1998 - 00:23:52 MDT
>To address the primary problem:
>
>We need to identify the root causes of violence and it's spread.
1. child abuse
2. poverty
>If we could eliminate illegal drugs as a consideration, how many
>instances of violence would fade away?
IMO, about 50%. Domestic violence would remain, as well as political
and military.
>
>With the savings realized by not fighting this useless war, we can
>spend a pittance ($billions?) on research into root causes of self
>destructive and criminal behavior, and just maybe find a fix or two..
It's called prevention. In the late 1800s public health officials were
given sufficient power to force sanitation and water purity. A similar
approach, treating violence as a public health problem could be implemented
if there was the political will for it.
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