Shenanigans, part 2
WP: Petty spats lead to more slayings - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com
OK, let's look at the three factors fuelling these "flash-point" crimes:
1. Subculture that celebrates violence: Yes, this is probably THE biggest factor towards these crimes. Going on a completely different issue but with the same results is Americans' reactions to Bush and Iraq. Bad news, bad news, bad news, blah blah blah, must be true. And so we live it and it becomes a part of us. The world is what you think it is. I believe that life really does reflect art (or media). So you have all these young, hormonally driven and mentally stressed kids listening to how "cool" it is to be "down" by killing some "g's" (or whatever), you're going to get young men that fly off the handle and cork someone.
2. Need for respect: This makes sense. A lot of fist-fights happen due to bruised egos. Why not shootings? Take a look at the Middle East. People have been trampling on everyone else's egos and denying them respect for ages. And they blow themselves up.
3. Easy availability of handguns: SHENANIGANS! I don't consider myself right-wing, but I'm going to have to go along with the Republicans and the NRA on this one. This is such utter bullshit, and a blatant--if not ridiculous--attempt to justify banning guns. Sure, banning guns would reduce these kind of crimes significantly. So would banning rap music and the rest of the subculture that promotes violence. Are we going to do that? Hah! Right. So stay away from guns, unless you're going to ban Snoop, 50 Cent, and the rest. Guns have been around for AGES. Flash-point killings were extremely rare when I was a kid, and guns were under much less control back then. History proves me right.
PS: Despite the fact I don't like gangsta rap (in fact I hate it), it IS still art, believe it or not. There are people out there who whip this stuff out of their minds on the fly. Violent, yes, but damn that's some talent. It truly is rhythm and poetry. So if we ban guns (trampling the Second Amendment), we should ban rap (trampling the First Amendment). Yeah. Let's go all-out and just completely repeal the entire Bill of Rights. And the Constitution. And the Declaration of Independence!
God save the Queen.
Although they have no specific studies to point to, police, prosecutors, people who work with ex-offenders, victims rights advocates and the ex-offenders themselves said the burgeoning violence is because of a toxic mix of causes: the easy availability of handguns; a subculture, including some rap songs and videos, that celebrates violence; and a pathological need on the part of some young men for respect.
OK, let's look at the three factors fuelling these "flash-point" crimes:
1. Subculture that celebrates violence: Yes, this is probably THE biggest factor towards these crimes. Going on a completely different issue but with the same results is Americans' reactions to Bush and Iraq. Bad news, bad news, bad news, blah blah blah, must be true. And so we live it and it becomes a part of us. The world is what you think it is. I believe that life really does reflect art (or media). So you have all these young, hormonally driven and mentally stressed kids listening to how "cool" it is to be "down" by killing some "g's" (or whatever), you're going to get young men that fly off the handle and cork someone.
2. Need for respect: This makes sense. A lot of fist-fights happen due to bruised egos. Why not shootings? Take a look at the Middle East. People have been trampling on everyone else's egos and denying them respect for ages. And they blow themselves up.
3. Easy availability of handguns: SHENANIGANS! I don't consider myself right-wing, but I'm going to have to go along with the Republicans and the NRA on this one. This is such utter bullshit, and a blatant--if not ridiculous--attempt to justify banning guns. Sure, banning guns would reduce these kind of crimes significantly. So would banning rap music and the rest of the subculture that promotes violence. Are we going to do that? Hah! Right. So stay away from guns, unless you're going to ban Snoop, 50 Cent, and the rest. Guns have been around for AGES. Flash-point killings were extremely rare when I was a kid, and guns were under much less control back then. History proves me right.
PS: Despite the fact I don't like gangsta rap (in fact I hate it), it IS still art, believe it or not. There are people out there who whip this stuff out of their minds on the fly. Violent, yes, but damn that's some talent. It truly is rhythm and poetry. So if we ban guns (trampling the Second Amendment), we should ban rap (trampling the First Amendment). Yeah. Let's go all-out and just completely repeal the entire Bill of Rights. And the Constitution. And the Declaration of Independence!
God save the Queen.
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