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And on the flip side... If you let your emotions get the better of you one time, there's always 2nd chance. Which lesson should be taught to kids?
by thesis 12y ago
And on the flip side... If you let your emotions get the better of you one time, there's always 2nd chance.
Which lesson should be taught to kids?
- freerobby 12y agoA second chance to live out the rest of your days in prison. Yeah, I can live with that.
- lotsofmangos 12y agoRedemption.
- happyscrappy 12y agoWhen does Breivik get released?
- lotsofmangos 12y agoBrevik is complaining about his video games not being recent enough. He doesn't seem interested in redemption. But while he is alive there is nevertheless the possibility, however slim.
- justizin 12y agoobviously that sometimes killing is right, that vengeance is above justice, and if you don't eat your fucking peas, we'll kill you, too, kid.
- flexie 12y agoHow about doing like the Norwegians: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18135537 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-18135537 Their kids (have been taught to) kill less than kids in any American state. EDIT: Don't know why I can't reply to any post, but the Norwegians actually have a diversity not that much unlike the US (15 percent immigrants / children of immigrants): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Norway http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Norway
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoThey have a uniform culture. Everything gets easier with a common mindset. Folks keep using Norway as a fish-in-the-barrel ideal case of how anything can work. But its probably not transferable to the population of the most diverse nation on earth.
- mikeash 12y agoHow does diversity necessitate a higher crime rate? I've heard this stated a lot, but the explanation of how it works is always missing.
- JoeAltmaier 12y agoFolks with very different ideas of personal space, ownership, community, responsibility will naturally have larger friction between members.
- mikeash 12y agoDoes that friction actually translate into crime, though? Further, the racial minority most overrepresented in the prison population in the US has actually been here longer than most, including a substantial chunk of the white majority. Shouldn't that imply full assimilation and smaller differences like you mention?
- curun1r 12y agoThe US has selective enforcement of laws...minorities are far more likely to be arrested for things like drug use than those in the majority. The US has a social safety net for the poor that's pathetic compared to most EU countries. And the US has employment practices that make it difficult for most people with a criminal record to ever get decent employment again. Poor, desperate people who feel like their future options are limited are far more likely to commit crimes than those who are financially comfortable and/or believe they have promising futures. Diversity doesn't necessitate higher crime rates, but our diversity combined with our policies does.