30-10-2022, 10:11 AM
When an election gets close, we can count on the political party not in govt to press the 'get tough on crime' button, particularly right wing parties which have made a habit of it because they know that most of the general public isn't interested in/doesn't know/prefers to ignore the annoying fact that harsh penalties don't work & may very well produce a worse result.
Humans are a risk taking species - if we weren't then we might still be living in caves - & we want approval from others, to validate our actions & feel part of a society. Somehow, we need to come up with some ways of making kids like these feel included & a part of our community.
And not military training, for obvious reasons.
Humans are a risk taking species - if we weren't then we might still be living in caves - & we want approval from others, to validate our actions & feel part of a society. Somehow, we need to come up with some ways of making kids like these feel included & a part of our community.
And not military training, for obvious reasons.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)