07-24-2003, 10:58 AM
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here and there
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Western NY
Posts: 3,601
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Quote:
Originally posted by osuche
It seems to me that we spend a lot of time saying that we have too much violence and murder in our society...and I am not certain that we send the right message to our kids about what is right and proper if we...
1. Put bounties on people's heads
2. Spend millions of dollars to assassinate a few people (these bombs don't come cheap)
3. Brag about our good work
(((thought I'd stir the pot again)))))
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I need to think about this a little more and then will likely put another reply in.
I agree that children need to be taught that violence is not the best solution to things, but I also believe that children need to be taught that they will be held responsible for their actions. I think that if message two is understood then it becomes clear that any form of unwarranted violence is not acceptable.
In the case of the two Hussein boys, well... I want the world and any little kid to undestand that if you grow up to treat people like they did you are going to have the sky falling in on you one day. They payed a fair price for what they did.
I'm not a violent person, I have never been in a real physical altercation in my life. But if given a rifle and the option of letting the Hussein brothers live, I would expend the two rounds very quickly and not feel at all bad about it.
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