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De Leonist

(225 posts)
8. If you want less violent crime....
Sun Jun 1, 2014, 10:00 PM
Jun 2014

Reduce Poverty and Increase upward mobility, especially for the poor. I'm pretty sure Immortal Technique realizes this and this is why he probably doesn't advocate increased gun control. He also realizes that more often than not the laws that are meant to crack down on violent crime are used by Law Enforcement to harass the same people who live in what is one of the most atrocious forms of economic violence, poverty

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He's an expert? ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2014 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author heaven05 Jun 2014 #11
Nope, iamthebandfanman Jun 2014 #2
Perhaps you try to look at it a different way De Leonist Jun 2014 #7
Banning private ownership of C4 won't change a violent society 951-Riverside Jun 2014 #3
Immortal Technique is spot-on. PoliticalPothead Jun 2014 #4
I agree with you heaven05 Jun 2014 #12
Just like banning cars won't stop car crashes. valerief Jun 2014 #5
There would still be hit-and-run horse-and-buggy killings klook Jun 2014 #9
I don't think that Jamaal510 Jun 2014 #6
If you want less violent crime.... De Leonist Jun 2014 #8
+1000 heaven05 Jun 2014 #13
Ban? How about stopping huge clips? Stop GunShow Loopholes? Totally enforced Period of drynberg Jun 2014 #10
this country was settled and heaven05 Jun 2014 #14
It's a straw man in any case . . . markpkessinger Jun 2014 #15
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