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The difference with soldiers is that they usually don't want to.
by noonespecial 12y ago
The difference with soldiers is that they usually don't want to.
- sobkas 12y agoThey don't want to do what? Be a solider? Kill? Follow orders? Wake up so early? And what happens when they want? A life sentence?
- thatswrong0 12y agoGang violence makes up most of the violent crime that happens in the United States - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_in_the_United_States#Gang_activities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangs_in_the_United_States#Gang... - 48% in most jurisdictions and 90% in others. Who ends up in gangs? Children who grow up in broken neighborhoods and families http://www.ojjdp.gov/jjbulletin/9808/why.html http://www.ojjdp.gov/jjbulletin/9808/why.html I doubt that most people who commit violent crimes were violent people from birth. Most of them were probably forced into a lifestyle in which it is the norm. This is not to say that these people aren't accountable for their actions, but we should definitely understand that most of these people grew up in circumstances where violence was unavoidable and that instead of punishing them indiscriminately, we should try to actually 'correct' them in correctional facilities by healing them and trying to help them become functioning, productive members of society.