From: ChuckKuecker (ckuecker@mcs.net)
Date: Fri Jul 10 1998 - 07:27:13 MDT
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At 06:57 PM 7/10/98 +1200, you wrote:
>
>Correct me if I'm wrong; it appears that you're advocating a society
>where everybody is armed to allow individuals to protect themselves
>against other 'dysfunctional' members of the society. IMHO this is
only
>addressing a secondary problem (ie. a recognized problem which is
>actually caused by a primary, unidentified problem).
>
>The primary problem is that the number of 'dysfunctional' members
>seems to be increasing. Arming everybody is simply masking the
>primary problem. The number of murders and other violent acts might
>decrease, but the number of people capable of the act remains the
>same. This is not something which can be solved by purely
>technological means (whether gun, or ray-taser - raser?) - there is
no
>single magic bullet solution (sorry, couldn't help myself).
>
>Creating a society whose principles revolve around rationality,
critical
>thought and individual responsibility is definitely part of the
answer.
>
To address the primary problem:
We need to identify the root causes of violence and it's spread. IMO,
one big reason today is the war on some drugs that just got a billion
dollar shot in the arm from the govt.
If we could eliminate illegal drugs as a consideration, how many
instances of violence would fade away? The media in turn would no
longer be reporting either the violence or glorifying the lifestyles
illegal drugs entail. A feedback loop would be broken.
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..
Chuck Kuecker
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