Rod,
the russians were involved with hilary and bill... Or do you just close your eyes to that????
the russians were involved with hilary and bill... Or do you just close your eyes to that????
How long until kids bring sawed off shot guns to school and do their dirty deeds? Knives, bombs made of common household items can maim and kill as well...
I think that we are looking at masking the true symptoms by reacting to the devices used rather than the true underlying cause of these mass killings.
Personal accountability as parents needs to be examined. Have you seen the video games parents use as “baby sitters” for their children? A kid gets proficient at the game and grows weary of the same-o-same-o so he decides to see if he is just as proficient at really killing? Does it rejuvinate the “thrill” that the game once gave him?
Not saying that these are the only causes, but certainly believe that they are contributors....
My opinions follow - they may be right or wrong in the eyes of many::
You are absolutely right about the death rates related to Opiod abuse Al....
But I see this as a different problem. In this case, it is largely the fault of those in the medical community that over-prescribe opiods because patients are demanding them to.
Yes, there is also the illicit drug use / abuse and we do have laws on the books to prevent that - but those laws are just too difficult to enforce as they exist today..
This thread makes very little sense to people not in the USA.
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Trump won the election and became President
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The Left did not like this and are bellyaching a lot about him being in the position as if the world is about to end
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Previously Obama was in this office
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the Right did not like this and complained but generally got on with life
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Nothing said on this thread will make any difference to the above, just noise.
Come back Jim I liked your debates!
Ian
Enough of the BS about hating this thread.
You now have another thread to post in.
Don’t like it? Don’t let the door hit your posterior on the way out of this thread and forum...
Here you go::
The I hate the Politics Thread - thread
If the Opiod epidemic was declared a "National Emergency" by Comrade Trump, then maybe something could be done about the problem. But of course, Comrade Trump declared it only a "Public Health Emergency." The difference is money and scope. A "Public Health Emergency" receives less money and does not involve FEMA. So, at least some of the blame should be directed towards our illegitmate president.
And really, why does it have to be "either or"? The government can multi-task and help fix both the gun problem and the opiod epidemic.
Trump declares opioid epidemic a public health emergency - CNNPolitics
Obama could have been more concerned as well