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Jason Booth25 said:If we actually had the answer to that, the world would be pretty much a perfect place. When it comes to crime prevention and stopping the descent into monstrosity, I suspect we'll only see progress through slow, incremental steps.
Some potential ways to stop people from becoming monsters—and to reduce physical, psychological, and sexual abuse within families, among peers at school, or even by colleagues in the workplace—would start with the home. It would be a massive win if we could focus on the family unit and ensure kids have a healthy childhood, since those early years are so foundational to who they become. Most people lacking empathy or suffering from deep-seated issues likely wouldn't have ended up that way if they hadn't experienced horrors themselves, though there are certainly exceptions. But honestly, putting those solutions into practice? That's the hard part.
Difficult, but worth the effort. You can't help everyone or prevent everything, but providing comfort, support, understanding, and protection is worth it.
Jason Booth25 said:Of course, we need to implement much harsher penalties for the most heinous crimes. For some people, the sheer fear of consequences is the only thing that actually acts as a deterrent. It’s a necessity. But the problem we see here is the inconsistency—we have people getting hit with massive sentences for something as minor as a little marijuana, while actual monsters are out on parole after just a few years. That simply isn't right.
Agreed. If their conscience won't stop them, the law should.
But then again, in this country, someone gets hit hard for a little weed, while actual monsters are released after just a few years. It’s not right...
That concerns me too. Not just because of certain closed cases, but because of how the legal system communicates what it protects and what it punishes. No wonder there's so much widespread resentment and anger.
