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This is horrifying. You have a huge number of disfranchised people, who can't normally participate in society -- they can't get a job, they can't a mate. On thi

This is horrifying. You have a huge number of disfranchised people, who can't normally participate in society -- they can't get a job, they can't a mate. On this path lies radicalization and violence. I'm not sure you understand how truly chilling this is. These people, with nothing to lose, absolutely nothing to lose, have easy access to weapons and ammunition. You are sitting on a very very large powder keg and it will take just one spark, one charismatic leader, to unite them and blow the whole shebang up. Act now before it's too late.

dahfizz 5y ago
> These people, with nothing to lose, absolutely nothing to lose, have easy access to weapons and ammunition. Isn't it illegal to buy a gun if you have a felony? Putting aside the whole "they're criminals, they don't follow the law". Unless that was your point
- GeoAtreides 5y ago
  Hardened criminals they aren't, most of them probably are convicted for having some marijuana on them. They study doesn't say all of them are felons. And really, does it matter if they personally can't buy guns? It's the US, guns grow on trees. They probably already have a gun, gifted to them by their parents. And it's a moot point once they start organizing.
  - sneak 5y ago
    You can't (generally) legally possess a gun as a felon (even if you legally possessed it before), and it is illegal to gift a gun to a felon.
    - sokoloff 5y ago
      Those laws probably explains why so few criminals in the US have access to guns then, since criminals tend to closely follow the law.
- kingcharles 5y ago
  Before I went to jail I wouldn't know where to buy drugs or guns from. Now, I could make a call and have an entire raft of fun things at my disposable within hours, given some cold hard cash. Going to jail increases your criminal networking considerably.
slt2021 5y ago
It has already happened, notice how any BLM type protest quickly erupts into looting and chaos at dusk. Also organized retail crime in San Francisco, train theft in Los Angeles, crime gangs in south Chicago, etc. Defunding police also serves them well to run rampant crime without the fear of prosecution for their crimes

dahfizz 5y ago

> These people, with nothing to lose, absolutely nothing to lose, have easy access to weapons and ammunition. Isn't it illegal to buy a gun if you have a felony? Putting aside the whole "they're criminals, they don't follow the law". Unless that was your point

GeoAtreides 5y ago
Hardened criminals they aren't, most of them probably are convicted for having some marijuana on them. They study doesn't say all of them are felons. And really, does it matter if they personally can't buy guns? It's the US, guns grow on trees. They probably already have a gun, gifted to them by their parents. And it's a moot point once they start organizing.
- sneak 5y ago
  You can't (generally) legally possess a gun as a felon (even if you legally possessed it before), and it is illegal to gift a gun to a felon.
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    Those laws probably explains why so few criminals in the US have access to guns then, since criminals tend to closely follow the law.
kingcharles 5y ago
Before I went to jail I wouldn't know where to buy drugs or guns from. Now, I could make a call and have an entire raft of fun things at my disposable within hours, given some cold hard cash. Going to jail increases your criminal networking considerably.

slt2021 5y ago

It has already happened, notice how any BLM type protest quickly erupts into looting and chaos at dusk. Also organized retail crime in San Francisco, train theft in Los Angeles, crime gangs in south Chicago, etc. Defunding police also serves them well to run rampant crime without the fear of prosecution for their crimes