3 shootings in 1 week has inspired the Daily Free Press to interview a quack doctor. Walsh, the Mayor of Boston blames the “gun-related deaths’ on gang violence or retaliation, and let’s face it, he’s no friend of the NRA. So what can a liberal reporter do? Release the Quack!
Neuropsychologist Douglas Watt said there are a variety of factors that have led to this year’s high violence numbers, such as neglect, poverty, substance abuse and easy access to firearms. Violence can result from any combination of these factors.
So I guess Cain killed Abel because he needed money to buy crack? Easy access to sticks? Was neglected by Adam? Nonsense, violence is an individual decision, I know I like to complain about the ghetto but I’m willing to bet the great majority of ghetto denizens are not murdering, not stealing, not raping, they’re just trying to get by.
“The big picture in this country is that we’re creating far more future violence by virtue of the way we run this society,” he said. “The biggest problem is the societal fantasy that harsh punishments deter or prevent crime. They don’t, and the research shows that they don’t. People who are trying to commit violent crimes don’t think about the likelihood of a harsh sentence. We have to change the emphasis from sentencing to prevention.”
Aren’t liberals infuriating? First he blames access to weapons as if anyone who buys a gun can’t wait to shoot somebody, then he attacks punishment. Harsh punishment works! A man in prison is not gonna hurt you! It’s the same reason we keep lions in cages instead of letting them roam free in the zoo. Besides, if the individual has some goodness within him, perhaps prison will reform him, maybe he’ll find religion or change his ways.
Ladd Everitt, director of communications for the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, said January is a surprising month for a large number of homicides.
“Law enforcement in big cities always know that the warm months are typically the more deadly months, as far as gun homicide is concerned,” he said. “Summer is always the time when you would get more people hanging out outdoors at night. You wouldn’t expect to see something like this during what’s basically been a cold wave.”
Typical, they interview a gun hater but not the NRA. Perhaps we should ban summer to keep our crime rates low. Boston by the way has a crime index of 38.79. Riyahd, Saudi Arabia, a country where people celebrate weddings by firing AK-47′s in the air, where the death penalty is applied often, where thieves get their hands cut off, has a crime rate of 27.52
Source: http://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings.jsp
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