tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post7452121176371135742..comments2024-03-27T21:58:46.972-04:00Comments on FOLIO OLIO: MONDAY #1392Ralph Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05079364726250352589noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-82031821431381982852012-12-18T17:14:31.796-05:002012-12-18T17:14:31.796-05:00Sticks and stones...
Yes, we will keep attacking ...Sticks and stones...<br /><br />Yes, we will keep attacking each other with knives, bats, fire, rocks and our bare bloody fists. So what? The question is whether stricter controls would reduce <i>gun</i> violence, not <i>all</i> violence.<br /><br />Mass murders may be reduced by better mental healthcare but such incidents (whether motivated by mental illness or not) are a drop in the bucket compared to mundane gun violence. Eight youths under twenty die every day from gun violence in the US. <br /><br />You could claim that every killer or gang member is mentally ill but I don't buy that. The DSM is a mess and our trend towards medicating everyone isn't gonna help anything, either. <br /><br />Regardless, I'd wager most gang members are cogent and physically healthy individuals born into shitty circumstances. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_violence_in_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">We've known for years that gun violence is directly linked with class</a>, and yet we can't do much of anything about that on a political or cohesive social scale.Jambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373677455129413039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-71332830190343717872012-12-17T18:29:16.292-05:002012-12-17T18:29:16.292-05:00Well, S42, I can only guess at "your country&...Well, S42, I can only guess at "your country", but it may be one of the ones we saved during a World War and the world doesn't ask to act as it's policeman....Think Bosnia and Gulf War I.<br /><br />I would suggest that the blame for most of the tragedies similar to this last one, can be laid directly at the feet of inadequate mental health options; something I would like see addressed and not weapons. Had he been a smart lad he could have just blocked the exits and set the building on fire. Ralph Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079364726250352589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-70583122516555859342012-12-17T15:48:49.595-05:002012-12-17T15:48:49.595-05:00It's interesting that in my country there were...It's interesting that in my country there were no shootings in schools or anywhere else. Oh wait, we have normal laws that don't allow everyone to run around with weapons...S42noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-13853177303787895682012-12-17T15:07:27.942-05:002012-12-17T15:07:27.942-05:00Don't be obtuse. It's beneath you.Don't be obtuse. It's beneath you.Ralph Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05079364726250352589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234783319349274920.post-86207753475518242222012-12-17T13:55:53.455-05:002012-12-17T13:55:53.455-05:00Mm, yes, you'd be fooling yourself if you were...Mm, yes, you'd be fooling yourself if you were trying to curtail knife murders and arson by reducing firearm availability.<br /><br />We could also try reducing automobile deaths by making electrical outlets illegal in all bathrooms...Jambehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373677455129413039noreply@blogger.com