FlexRVA21984

FlexRVA21984 t1_j5woy7c wrote

You’re right. People aren’t born criminals. They CHOOSE to be.

Every addict has access to treatment. AA & NA cost nothing. As a recovering alcoholic that has gone more than 12yrs w/o a drink, I can attest to the fact that 12 step programs work, and I’m an atheist, so the steps can be done w/o faith in anything.

I can see you make a lot of assumptions about people you know nothing about. I am one of the biggest critics of this country you’ll ever meet. Tell me: What exactly do YOU do to change anything? Do you vote, write/call/meet w/ your representatives? Do you donate your time &/or money to organizations that work to create the world you want to see? What do all those strawmen (immigrants, asylum seekers, etc) have to do with criminals & how they’re treated?

Do you have any firsthand experience in ANYTHING you’re talking about? I do, and you can take your “You’re wrong” comment and shove it as far as humanly possibly up your ass. Okay?

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5v2ez7 wrote

Well, you can hold your breath on the idea that Americans will spend more money on criminals. If we aren’t willing to provide access to affordable healthcare to our citizens, then I can guarantee that we aren’t going to spend more money on the ppl that break laws. They aren’t what I’d consider a top priority.

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5spkg6 wrote

What prison? Reread my comments. If the kid is that mentally disturbed, then he should have been institutionalized BEFORE he killed someone. Afterwards, it’s too late.

As far as rehabilitation of prisoners goes, good luck. I think it’s worthwhile to give ppl the opportunity to reform themselves (addiction treatment, job training, education opportunities, etc). But, the voice is theirs. If they keep ending up in prison, the problem isn’t the prison. It’s them. I have spent time in lockup. I have met dysfunctional pieces of shit that don’t care about being there. They will tell you as much. Not everyone has an excuse for their shitty fucking behavior. I’m willing to wager most don’t.

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5smaah wrote

I’m not talking about retribution. I’m talking about appropriate mental healthcare. Sometimes, people must be institutionalized. It’s just the way it is. I don’t care about someone’s sob story if they hurt or kill people. We all have sob stories, but not all of us are getting violent with ppl.

The fact that the guardians weren’t prosecuted for failure to secure their weapons, however, is absurd. If we can’t address people failing to handle firearms in the proper way, then there’s really no sense in talking about any of this. I guess we should just “hope it works itself out”, I guess.

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5s6gzp wrote

If the kid should have been hospitalized and wasn’t, then yeah, I feel for him. However, as someone that had an uncle spend 40+yrs in the maximum security wing of Central State, I do not give out free passes for unacceptable behavior, whether mentally ill, or not.

More importantly, if he should have been hospitalized and wasn’t, then the parents should be facing consequences for endangering other people’s children. Obviously, they need to face some serious consequences for failing to secure their gun. But, if the child was as sick as you make him out to be, then he never should have been in a regular school

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j5qkaql wrote

We need to start handing out decades long sentences for gun offenses. Possession of a stolen gun? 20yrs mandatory minimum. Fail to properly secure a gun? 10yrs mandatory minimum. Gun used in the commission of a crime? 15yrs… It’s time to get serious with these pieces of shit. These aren’t victimless crimes. You want a gun? Then, fucking be responsible. Otherwise, rot your life away.

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FlexRVA21984 t1_j2fixfc wrote

I used to really love New Year’s Eve and hope for a better year. But after spending virtually every one of them alone for my entire life (I’m 42), NYE is just depressing for me these days. 🤷‍♂️

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FlexRVA21984 t1_iy6bcua wrote

This is insane! The dog was not on a leash, and it killed someone! The bed of dog is irrelevant. I don’t give af if this was a fucking chihuahua, there should be criminal charges pressed in this case! What COULD have led to charges? Would the owner have to intentionally sic their pet on someone?! This is truly unacceptable.

I will not be supporting the CA in future elections, if this is how they handle a clear case of negligent homicide. The owner clearly did not have control over their dog, as evidenced by their story that they had to strike the dog to get it off.

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