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54. I will go as far

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 09:39 PM

Jan 2013

as you're not so stupid as to think laws did any good at all in Newtown do you?
I only wish we could pass a few more laws and all this would stop but you know as well as I do laws will not stop a lunatic from doing these things. A fact that the grab nuts will never understand.

But only a fucking idiot would think laws and their enforcement have NO effect on the murder rate.
Has it had any effect? Nope.

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When I was a kid in high school, [View all] MadHound Jan 2013 OP

I don't think that's the source of the problem. By the way, if you were in high school sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #1

Umm, no MadHound Jan 2013 #4

Madhound, I don't think some, or many are going to "get it" Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #8

No, it's America's militarization. We think nothing's cooler than drones and WMD. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #13

America was "militarized" in the past. bvar22 Jan 2013 #44

Good post/reply The Straight Story Jan 2013 #55

"only eight shootings" in ten years? "only eight shootings" WHAT THE FUCK? bettyellen Jan 2013 #57

This isn't your first time to post this, is it? sadbear Jan 2013 #2

And your point being? MadHound Jan 2013 #5

No, it's not that at all. sadbear Jan 2013 #6

Here's the post I remember. sadbear Jan 2013 #9

Why should I save it on my hard drive when I've got people like you around to keep track for me? MadHound Jan 2013 #14

I'm not sure why you're so defensive. sadbear Jan 2013 #15

Sorry, but I find it rather creepy when some anonymous poster is keeping that close an eye MadHound Jan 2013 #18

Isn't that the point of posting on the interwebs? AtheistCrusader Jan 2013 #25

Stop spying on the things I post! jberryhill Jan 2013 #26

Heads up! zappaman Jan 2013 #35

. Squinch Jan 2013 #37

When I was in high school, national TV news MineralMan Jan 2013 #3

Great post, you put very well what I have been feeling for a long time. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #7

That's nice. But until you get those abstract cultural issues worked out, alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #10

^^This^^ 99Forever Jan 2013 #12

+1000 abelenkpe Jan 2013 #16

+1 proud2BlibKansan Jan 2013 #17

That's the point I'm trying to make here, MadHound Jan 2013 #19

Great! jberryhill Jan 2013 #28

This photo should be educational to those who believe this kind of racially motivated... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #53

^^^There ya go^^^^ Squinch Jan 2013 #36

Hell yes. Seconded. Robb Jan 2013 #39

Are you Berserker Jan 2013 #48

Oh my fucking Gawd alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #50

I will go as far Berserker Jan 2013 #54

Yes, the 50s and 60s were an American utopia. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #11

Happy Days! RobertEarl Jan 2013 #20

Fox News and the right wing hate machine. The FCC sure hasn't help any cause of the left. southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #21

From what you write, it appears mass murder kicked off just when AR-15 and AK-47s became popular. ieoeja Jan 2013 #22

When I was in high school (circa 1964) I brought three firearms to school one day.... Scuba Jan 2013 #23

Reagan, Fox News, too much pressure on people, Zoeisright Jan 2013 #24

the problem is hate speech maindawg Jan 2013 #27

"That's the problem. And we can fix all of them." Yes, we can. SomeGuyInEagan Jan 2013 #30

Fredericksburg, Antietam, Gettysburg.... jberryhill Jan 2013 #29

That sociological concept ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #31

You cannot legislate society davidn3600 Jan 2013 #32

In the 80s, in high school, I had a kid put a gun to my head. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #33

You've nailed it, and as always, few want to accept what is before their eyes. Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #34

When I was in HS stultusporcos Jan 2013 #38

School violence rates in the late 1960s were slightly higher than they are today (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #40

I was in HS in NYC in the 1960's HockeyMom Jan 2013 #41

Why, when I was a lad ... DavidDvorkin Jan 2013 #42

There have been mass shooting events just about every decade since the 1800's. CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #43

Please cite some statistics for your claim... bvar22 Jan 2013 #45

Well said. nt rrneck Jan 2013 #46

It started long before 1969 Berserker Jan 2013 #47

I went to high school and college during the 90's. No one ever brought a gun to Jennicut Jan 2013 #49

Whitman Was In 1966, Not 1969. Paladin Jan 2013 #51

How big was your high school? How big was your town? How wealthy were you? politicat Jan 2013 #52

If it's security you want.. SomethingFishy Jan 2013 #56

Like what? Your OP has generalities, but nothing specific. What exactly do you mean by "society Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #58

Just like racism, violence in America needs to be discussed in the open felix_numinous Jan 2013 #59