Reprisals put us in the category of an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

As a so-called, civilized, western democracy; we should be focussing on prevention.

I know that it is not the present reality but should that stop us from striving for the ideal? I think not!

Otherwise, we become no better than the oppressors we are trying to stop. We kill and maim countless numbers of innocents. It becomes a lose-lose situation.