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Originally Posted by troopsofdoom
We were talking about pirates, but...
I don't know what it's like in Norway but in North America there is a growing belief that spanking your kids is wrong, even criminal. Parents have been charged with abuse for disciplining their kids. Even the repercussions for youth crimes are becoming less and less simply because "they're only kids." And every year youth crime grows and becomes more violent. Does nobody see the connection?
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Which was my point.
You made the connection quite clear though - if they are criminal then use force to punish them.
So suddenly in this example you had to take into account that it was a child.
Well there are many things to take into account about Somalian pirates. Some of them are children too you know.
Force isn't always the best answer - Especially in cases such as this - as has been proven time and time again. You can throw enough soldiers and bombs on a problem, but it will not make it go away.
As to the connection you tried to hint at. I do believe crime has always been violent and growing - more people means more things that can go wrong - there has been not a single thing proven that NOT hitting your kids will make them grow up to be bad. It has been proven though that hitting kids will cause psychological effects that will ripple through them for years into the future. - Now think about the Somalians for 2 seconds and put yourself in their place - they have lived with war their entire lives. It is the only thing they know - Actually I think your example was a really good one to make my point on.