An incident that happened some time back when a high school basketball player sucker punched a player from the opposing team causing serious injury came to mind. The incident involved two women athletes and I see in the news that another very similar occurrence took place recently involving two male high school athletes. The incident was caught on video so, of course the whole world wanted to watch. People seem to have a fascination with watching raw violence. The other player in both cases was injured, seriously... Over what? It wasn't stated in the article but it had to be, obviously something like, we lost, a blocked shot, trash talk on the court, a perceived dirty foul, something really big and life-changing, you know. But to seriously injure someone... One was charged with a felony the other may be facing the same. Though I doubt that initially caused much in the way of remorse or reflection. This is but two examples, they are countless.
So, what is going here? Cultural breakdown, an erosion in decency and decorum, kids that haven't learned respect for others, solving your issues through violence, a lack of maturity? All of that and a lot more. We have a lot of problems when it comes to civility. Serious problems. In order to have any sort of peaceful order in any civilization there must be consequences for wrongdoing. Otherwise, well no further explanation is really needed. That's not sustainable, and there certainly would never be peace. The bad actors would rule.
Let's go back to your childhood. If you misbehaved, your parents would punish you. At least for the infractions they knew about. If you hit your sibling you were spanked, sent to your room, grounded from privileges... And such things were painful as a child. They meant something, they hurt. And they often worked, they were effective at changing your bad behavior. As an adult there also must be consequences for bad behavior. You know, to keep the order. Bad behavior tends to cause misery for others. This is exactly what our forefathers were thinking when they were setting up our democracy. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. There is no way to put it any simpler than that. No one has the right to screw with someone else's life, liberty or pursuit of happiness. If you do, there will be consequences. There must be...
As a child, the monumental authority of your parents beating your ass usually did the trick. Or putting you in time out, depending on the type of household you grew up in (rolling my eyes...). For adults locking your ass up in a jail cell (with a rowdy cellmate...) and a hefty fine works for most people. But not everyone. Bad actors tend to be persistent bastards. Recidivism is rampant. In fact, when it comes to punishing adults we rarely get it right. Time and again you see cases where offenders of serious crimes, assault, battery, rape, felony theft, robbery, even murder are charged and incarcerated only to be back on the streets within days. Sometimes merely a matter of hours. And more often than not committing the same crimes again...
It begs the question, who is responsible for this lunacy? Who is doing this? As a democracy, a civilization, a country we're not stupid. Well, let me rephrase, most of us aren't stupid. The ones who carry the load of culpability are not the people. In fact, this isn't really complicated at all. The ones who make the laws (and change them...) are the ones presumably tasked with doling out 'justice'. In short, politicians and judges. Eliminating or not even requiring bail, ridiculously low bonds for serious, violent crimes, releases for overcrowding, a broken immigration control system (but let's not go there...). There have been countless innocent lives lost because because a sworn-to-uphold the law judge released a violent criminal who fell back into their old habits and killed again. Or raped again, or assaulted again.
So what's going on with these Neanderthals who identify as judges? Why do they do this? They believe they are interpreting the law and the problem is the law. It couldn't possibly be their own short-sighted ignorance and inability to think. Of course not. But let's be honest, and blunt. Speaking directly to the group of idiot mongrels who identify as judges, it's on you. Yes you. Our laws and legal system however fallible it may be was intended to protect us and our lives, liberty and pursuit of happiness. And it's your job to make that happen. If laws can be twisted and "interpreted" to allow violent criminals back on the streets then they can certainly be twisted enough to keep them locked up. Feel feel to use a little common sense whenever the urge strikes you. While the populace is out keeping the economy moving, providing healthcare, producing goods and services, keeping the lights on in your home and gas in your car do something productive yourself. Lock up violent offenders and keep them locked up. We all have rights, of course we do. Even if you have been accused of a crime. Even if you have been convicted of a crime. But listen closely, victims of violent crime have rights too. And one of those rights is to not have the same criminal inflict the same violence on you or the public again. And yet again. Snowflake ideology has no place in our legal system. In fact it has proven to be lethal time and time again...
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