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Originally posted by FlyingIguana
one thing i noticed is a lot of asian countries have much lower crime rates. i'm not sure exactly why that is but i believe it comes down to their culture where its more group oriented and based more on respect for one another. so i believe if you want to combat crime you don't make it less risky for criminals, you try to change the values of your population which takes a lot of time and effort.
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I actually agree with this. I'm not a fan of guns, and I don't believe guns make us safer... but I don't believe the action of getting rid of guns will make us safer, either. We have a cultural problem, not a hardware problem. Until we change our culture of fear and revenge, murder and violent crime rates will never decrease.