It's a quagmire of a subject, I knowand I wouldn't pretend to know even half of the answers.
Statistics I agree, should be brought into context. I don't believe that likelihood percentages should be taken into account if say, a person prone to bouts of anger knowingly takes a substance that reduces his inhibitions then commits a violent crime. Similarly if a driver drinks knowing his faculties will be impaired he is deliberately increasing the odds of harming others.
In general terms I believe our laws, enforced by the police, the judiciary and the prison system should protect us from anyone who would deliberately harm us. Unfortunately this ethic seems to have partially collapsed and we are far more likely to be jailed for trying to preserve our legal rights by protecting ourselves. Or maybe for accidentally harming, such as a doctor who makes a mistake.
(Statistics I agree, should be brought into context. I don't believe that likelihood percentages should be taken into account if say, a person prone to bouts of anger knowingly takes a substance that reduces his inhibitions then commits a violent crime. Similarly if a driver drinks knowing his faculties will be impaired he is deliberately increasing the odds of harming others.
In general terms I believe our laws, enforced by the police, the judiciary and the prison system should protect us from anyone who would deliberately harm us. Unfortunately this ethic seems to have partially collapsed and we are far more likely to be jailed for trying to preserve our legal rights by protecting ourselves. Or maybe for accidentally harming, such as a doctor who makes a mistake.
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