Sniper Gets Sniped Tonight
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- lukus_W0
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I agree - but then, I suppose the counter argument is that keeping someone in prison is extremely expensive.
Personally, I can't imagine that individuals who are capable of committing this kind of extreme random violence will (or can) take any notice of deterrents; while the rest of society already knows it's wrong.
Although this might make me sound like a wet liberal - I do think the only solution is to tackle the social and environmental factors that encourage this kind of behaviour. I'd imagine one of the largest factors is poverty. People who have are born into families living in poverty are also the most socially disadvantaged. People who are socially disadvantaged grow up to feel marginalised. It's a chain.
If we want a society which is more healthy - all sections of society need to be looked after. I think it's as simple (or as complicated) as that.
I guess the main problem is that it's a difficult change society. Orchestrating any kind of meaningful change would take a long time. Not so many politicians want to invest in programmes that won't bear fruit for decades - after all, they want to be re-elected.
But the problem's only going to increase for as long as the poverty gap increases and sections of society are left to fester.