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That would certainly solve a lot of other problems. No need for gun control, knife control. No need for airport security. No need for armies, police, jails,
by aedocw 11y ago
That would certainly solve a lot of other problems. No need for gun control, knife control. No need for airport security. No need for armies, police, jails, judges... I like it! </snark>
Apologies, I know we're not meant to be snarky here, and sarcasm rarely forwards a conversation in a useful direction, but this comment really struck me as silly, as you are proposing the solution to protecting people from random bad actors who might buy a quad copter is "make the world peaceful and remove motivation for personal harm". That does not seem possible. People should have access to good healthcare and social equality, but that is orthogonal to this conversation (IMHO).
- nitrogen 11y agoThat does not seem possible. It's a heck of a lot more possible than perfect security without putting everyone into padded cells, alone. Some countries in Northern Europe are evidence of this, as are declining crime rates after the banning of leaded gasoline and legalization of abortion. If you want to solve a problem, solve it at its roots. Focusing on the symptoms instead of the disease is a harmful attitude that is far too prevalent in America and elsewhere.
- icebraining 11y agoSolving it at its roots doesn't preclude attacking the symptoms as well, though.