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In reply to the discussion: So Tonight... My 85+ Year Old Mom Is Sobbing Uncontrollably... [View all]marions ghost
(19,841 posts)--tho not labeled homicide, technically it is. The US is responsible for many deaths around the world. Humans killing humans.
So do we want the news media NOT to talk about it?
I want to see US down to European/Japanese levels. Then let's talk about how it could go lower.
The point is, I think it's possible for killing to become extremely rare. Right now, it is not what I would call rare. The potential for murder casts a shadow over this country and other parts of the world. Look at Ferguson et al--wanton killing in the light of day is condoned in America.
And there are other ways to murder without physically doing the killing. You just make someone else kill themselves or treat them so badly they sicken and die. But I think there is room for that to change if society can change. We could still become more evolved.