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Ferryboat

(923 posts)
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 03:27 PM Jul 2022

So tired of the gun violence,

There is always some excuse for the daily carnage everyone is so tired of.

We need to start getting this solved and a political solution is unattainable. Many say enforce the laws already on the books as if it is that easy.

I say put these offenders up against the wall with a cigarette. No need for a mental health evaluation we already know they have a mental health issue. No need for endless trials and paying for a lifetime of incarnation. They have all the evidence needed at the scene of the lastest horror.

Time to get medieval. Time to remove these monsters from society.

A society is judged by how we care for those less fortunate than ourselves. Save our empathy for those who need it.

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So tired of the gun violence, (Original Post) Ferryboat Jul 2022 OP
We need gun laws and enforcement...we don't have to give up empathy. flor-de-jasmim Jul 2022 #1
Put these offenders up against the wall with a cigarette... sarisataka Jul 2022 #2
Problem is that the death penalty isn't a deterrent, esp. for these shooters ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2022 #3

flor-de-jasmim

(2,125 posts)
1. We need gun laws and enforcement...we don't have to give up empathy.
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 03:30 PM
Jul 2022

In fact, we need to overhaul those who serve -- weed OUT those who have no empathy.

sarisataka

(18,774 posts)
2. Put these offenders up against the wall with a cigarette...
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 04:15 PM
Jul 2022

And what? I don't think it is to wait for them to die of lung cancer.

 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Problem is that the death penalty isn't a deterrent, esp. for these shooters ...
Wed Jul 6, 2022, 04:40 PM
Jul 2022

In the vast majority of cases, they go into it 'willing to die'.

Not even 'medieval' punishments will stop many of them, nor do I want our country to mete out torture in the first place.

We're all looking for simple solutions, but this is not one of them I don't think.



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