The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #14987   Message #131755
Posted By: JedMarum
04-Nov-99 - 02:00 PM
Thread Name: Thought for the Day (Nov 4)
Subject: RE: Thought for the Day (Nov 4)
People murder. It seems to be an age old behaviour, and even seems to appear prominently in all human mythology systems. It seems murder for some imagined personal gain is more understandable (though not any more acceptable) but murder just for the hell of it? Why do so many whacko's seem to be following suit these days? Copying the latest outrageous act? It is troubling, to say the least.

Likewise, why do so many of us continue to kill ourselves and our fellow humans with our cars, drunk or drugged while driving? Surely the outrageous act of killing someone by my careless consumption of alcohol is just as devastating as these senseless shootings.

Let's eliminate both sets of weapons (alcohol/dope and firearms) from the face of the earth. At least if we're going to kill each other we can use a good old fashioned boulder (a la Cain and Abel).