I'm aware of that statistic, but I do wonder if it's coincidence. There are statistics that suggest kids per capita is skewed based on income, and it doesn't stand to reason - my reason anyway - that people with more money having fewer kids would have a significant affect on crime versus people with less money and more kids. Seems to me that Brittany's unwanted teenage pregnancy is not a bigger contributor to crime than Tammy Lynn's six, to make a truly reprehensible example. I mean, I don't know, but I'm dubious.
Just so you all know, abortion was chosen due to the right's penchant for going after it. As mentioned, there are a TON of other laws that we keep on the books despite them not preventing things. Stop being so hung up on what made it a good snarky comment. There's drugs. There's speed limits. There are laws about how long truck drivers can go in one stint.
I swear, if I have to explain to any of you that it ruins the joke when you explain that most chickens live in coops and therefore wouldn't be crossing any roads, I'm going to lose my mind.
I listened to a podcast about sociopaths, serial killers, etc. A while ago and they have found a link to genetics for serial killers. The key to the person becoming a serial killer vs not was if they experienced a traumatic event as a child.
I do wonder if this may have been at play.
Yes, just in the same way that Trump throwing rolls of paper towels to hurricane victims was one step.
Gimme a break, this is such fucking bullshit. You see how the NRA stays dead silent until they find the one thing they can win on and they'd be willing to give up, and then suddenly they act like they're so level headed and virtuous? And the media will fucking eat it up... GASP! New gun laws for the first time in 1000 years, it's a new day, how amazing!
Fuck this country.
Sounds like there's a rush on "bump-stocks" amid fears they'll be banned. I can see why ...
Looks like the gun merchants win out again after another mass shooting
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It's as if someone rammed their Jeep into a crowd and everyone started buying Jeeps after....
The gun saturation/availability problem is why I don't bother harping on regulation/law changes. They'd largely be innefective. The "solution" to gun violence in the US to me requires a three pronged approach. In broad terms:
- Political: Better social safety nets, and decreased income inequality. (a rising tide lifts all boats)
- Social: Trend towards acceptance of different peoples, life styles, religions, etc. Be more inclusive, less judgmental.
- Gun Availability: Only after the other two are worked on, can we begin to address this in a civil way. Once our society deems guns unnecessary, because they aren't either desperate or fearful (vague terms), maybe then, they'll be willing to give them up. MAYBE.
Basically, this is a problem that's never going to be fixed, because American culture revolves around "I got mine, fuck you."