tipsy said:
What exactly makes this such an important problem? In terms of money, it would be overstating how important this is by even calling it a drop in the bucket. Is it inefficient and needs to be fixed? Yes, however it doesn't seem like it would be large enough of a problem to either bog or bring the country down.
True this is not one of the biggest problems we have but stacked with others it creates problems. "Life in prison" is no longer a deterrent to crime anymore. They seem to enjoy prison life and what it brings them, in prison gangs and more "street rep" when they get out. That or they come out rappers set to make millions.
tipsy said:
Have a source that makes you reach that conclusion on why criminals act that way?
I don't need a source when I fully understand the natural progression of human psyche and logic. You know this too.
Let me use the stereotypical black criminal. Coming from a broken home, mainly with no father with just a mother struggling to keep them alive, sometimes not even having a mother that good to care for them. They look towards their friends, now assuming all the friends are older and into crime the young meandering boy looks up to them and wants to be them and in turn becomes a "victim of circumstance."
Now that is not always the case but mainly that is how street gangs get their numbers. Bloods, crips, Mexican mafia, Mexican Noestra familia, all those gangs bassically brainwash little kids(young teens)into that lifestyle.\
While their are other types of criminals it is that generalization of criminal that overrun our prisons and take our tax dollars.
tipsy said:
Let's regulate immigration by using the resources we have overseas at home - money, equipment, personnel, etc.
Even before the war illegal immigrants were pouring in. Our country itself is too overly compassionate, we don't see a problem until it properly presents itself and usually it is too late.
I think instead of border patrol we have immigrant hunters. Look for the immigrants all across the southern line and clean from the bottom up deporting all those who do NOTHING for the country. Because lets face it, there are some illegal immigrants who don't speak English but still help our country run.
How many lives have been directly lost by sending aid to Africa? Not that I support doing it through the government, but that's probably a reason why Americans have a different view of helping the people there. As for Iraq, the choices aren't 1) leave or 2) make Iraq a safe stable democracy who is an ally of the United States; it's not even clear if the second option is possible anymore and many people judge that even if it is, if costs remain near the current level it isn't worth it to them.
Well lives lost are a staple of what makes humanity what it is. History has shown while humanity presses on it loses it's number. I am not saying their deaths should be brushed off but war is war and its what happens.
But if we look at it from a futility stand point American's with all our money just help the africans to make ourselves feel better because 10 dollars a month goes a long way for %0.0008 of the population. (a number i pulled out my arse but you see my point i assume)
We are too high in power as Americans(political part of USA) to just say what we really need to do.
We need to wipe out every single piece of Terrorist trash until there are none left. But that in itself is futile. The terrorist are natural cowards. Blending into the crowds until they feel a target is big enough to go AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BoOM!
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