National dialogue needed on causes of violence

[steve2470]

Moderators: This is NOT intended to be a gun-related or gun control thread.

I think we have had a national dialogue on extremist hate speech. I hope it continues. We desperately need a prolonged dialogue on the root causes of violence, NOT the tools to implement it.

[Cetacea]

1. Agreed. n/t

[ananda]

2. We could start with the way kids are raised.

nt

[leftstreet]

3. Violent crime is lower than it's been in decades

Maybe a national dialog on the class war being waged against us serfs by the global ruling elite?

[TheKentuckian]

7. That is what I'm saying. There are calls for everything save what is most critical.

Those worried about violence should work to eliminate poverty and for a sane distribution of resources as well as for caring for those sick in mind and body.

But NOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Tippy]

4. Do you really think there is even a possibility this could happen?

[steve2470]

5. I can dream I guess nt

[slackmaster]

6. San Diego had the lowest annual number and rate of murders in the last 42 years in 2009

Police attribute most of the drop to suppression of gang activity.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jan/15/murders-san-diego-lowest-level-1968/

I think ending the War On (some) Drugs and treating addiction as a medical rather than a legal problem would help.

[NashVegas]

8. Quite Simply, An Unresolvable Argument

and refusal, on one party's part, to cede as much power to an other party as that party demands.

If violence ever truly went away, it would be under the condition that one party became so powerful that no one else can ever contest it.

Consider that in the cases of MLK and Ghandi, change was brought about because the less-powerful parties were willing to be subjected to violence, made visible to the rest of the world.

[Edweird]

9. It's called 'nature'.