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In response to "So, because the fight is hard, let's not do the one thing that would actually work?" by TWuG

no, lets do SOMETHING while we wait for that other thing to happen.

Posted by groiny (aka groiny) Dec 21 '12, 09:46

everyone's solutions seem to be "DO NOTHING" and hope that the guns are going to disappear. And this answer drives me nuts.

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"DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING, EVEN IF IT CAUSES OTHER PROBLEMS" is a bad way to do things. (nm) - musubi Dec 21, 09:52 2
- even if it MIGHT cause other problems. - groiny Dec 21, 09:53 1
  - Say it's not hundreds. Say it's just 20 (seems a low rate considering the # of guns you'd be adding), then aren't you just replicated the tragedy - musubi Dec 21, 09:58
I'm not a proponent of busy work if that busy work is both expensive and ineffective. -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 09:48 6
- ok, so then we accept the reality that we could very well have more of these "incidents" while we wait. nm -- nm - groiny Dec 21, 09:51 5
  - You accept that even if you do the supposed "solution" of armed guards, more of these incidents can happen? - musubi Dec 21, 09:53 4
    - we can't say it would help or it would not. - groiny Dec 21, 09:54 3
      - again, yes, we have - as Kim pointed out, there was a guard in Columbine. -- nm - Andie Dec 21, 10:20
      - We can make educated guesses. And those educated guess suggest that it's creates more problems than fixes. - musubi Dec 21, 09:55 1
        
        I certainly don't accept this premise. Do you suggest that having armed police on the streets makes the streets less safe? - Dr.Vermin Dec 21, 10:06

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