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In reply to the discussion: 300+ teens attack pedestrians on Chicago's Magnificent mile. 28 arrested [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)than any country in the world or in history. How many more years do you want to apply the Reagan 'tough on crime' policies that have failed so miserably?
Children are not born thugs, they become thugs. Spending some of the money we spend on prisons and wars would pretty much end this problem. But who wants to end it? It's extremely profitable to have a permanent underclass.
Punishment is our only answer to everything, war, jail, torture etc. You'd think by now someone would care enough to try putting a little money into THIS country for a change.
It's only going to get worse as more and more people find themselves without jobs, without hope.
Throw them in jail and then what? They get a great education in our prison system. We do have one of the worst prison systems in the world also. Did you ever visit one? It sure ends any illusions you may have about prison doing anything other than making things worse.