Upon the miasma of midnight, a darkling spirit identified as Chris
Tolley breathed:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 17:40:54 +0000, James Christie wrote:

send the little *******s off to the Army.

I always wondered about the logic of that. Here's a sociopath, what
shall we do with him? Ah, the perfect thing, put a rifle in his hand.

The purpose of armed forces is, under disciplined conditions, to kill
people and destroy things, so it is in fact a reasonable solution, as
long as the army has the facilities (and lack of rights-obsessed
restraints) to do the job of training and disciplining them properly.

People who say we shouldn't in any way punish wrongdoers are, IMHO, a
major part of the problem. Convicted criminal should have all their
human rights suspended for the duration of their sentences. Rights come
with responsibilities, and those who abdicate their responsibilities
should also lose their rights.

The reasons yobs chuck bricks and wreck things isn't because they have
mental issues, it's because destroying things, especially other people's
things, with little risk of capture and even less of punishment, is a
fun way to spend a few hours. Most people get their fix of such stuff
watching movies of playing games, but with no restraint of discipline or
responsibility, some act it out for real.

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