New Orleans, after eight homicides the first week of the new year, is contemplating a curfew to curb the violence.
My thought is criminals, not caring a rat's rear end about the law, will simply ignore this particular governmental nuisance & continue on their transgressing way.
What's rattling around in the city council's heads down there? Are they thinking, "Well, the LAWS we have aren't working, so let's add another one in there. That'll solve the problem"! Sadly, that's not going to be the case.
I think the "solution" proposed by way of implementing a curfew is a similar tactic to gun control laws: People who obey the law aren't the ones you need to worry about.
They ARE the ones who need to worry when these sort of laws are put in the books, however. With gun control laws, law-abiding citizens are restricted from purchasing firearms. Criminals, not caring too much for the minor inconvenience of the law, simply find ways to circumvent the waiting periods & restrictions. Yes, they (*gasp*) obtain these weapons illegally.
The same will be the case with the curfew.
The Police Superintendent claims in the linked article that the killings are related to a failing school system. Yes, that's exactly what it is. Look, I went to high school in SC, which is ranked incredibly low in national education. I'm not a killer or a thug. I'm gainfully employed, do positive things in the community & don't buy into the concept that a poor educational system would lead to this. If it did AR (49th) & MS (50th) would be the most violent places in the union.
So what's the solution? First, leadership needs to step up & get enforcement rolling. If this means volunteer police forces so be it. One obstacle I will acknowledge as difficult to overcome is the legal system. It's slow going & something will need to be done to alleviate the bottleneck they're experiencing right now. I'm no lawyer, so I can't pretend to know the solution for this. Perhaps they could provide for judges/counsel outside this jurisdiction to transfer there? I'm not sure that's even a legal option.
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Very well said! The only solution to crime, in my opinion, is strict and severe punishments for those who commit crime. You can't threaten anyone with life in prision watching TV, unless of course the only channel available is worse than death.
Besides, guns don't kill people!
Or, as my Physics teacher used to say, "Speed doesn't kill. Difference in speed kills."
Regards,
Brian L.
I agree there, as well. My personal opinion - formed after years of input from other sources - has come to be that a hard labor for violent criminals & their ilk is the way to go.
I'm talking Alaska (you know, the places liberals won't let us drill), no cable, humane - yet Spartan - living conditions & minimal interaction. Basically, they turn big rocks into small rocks.
I'm sure that would dissuade a few would-be lawbreakers.
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