Simple statutory solutions to social problems

American Thinker.com ^ | May 15, 2022 | Molly Slag

[Kaslin]

Now it’s a mass shooting Buffalo! Is it ever going to end? Are the school shootings, mall shootings, and subway shootings destined to be with us forever?

And how about the police shootings? In Grand Rapids, Atlanta, and Colorado Springs a white cop shoots a black man. When is this going to end?

And the same with the woke grooming of school kids. We can elect new school boards, but the grooming continues. Do we have to put up with this forever?

No, we don’t. For many grave social problems, there are simple statutory solutions. The key is to understand and address the underlying dynamics of the problem. Let’s look at the three mentioned above: mass shootings (in school or elsewhere), police shootings, and school grooming. Applying the principle “A problem well stated is a problem half-solved”, let’s strive for an accurate understanding of the underlying dynamics of the problem.

1. Consider mass shootings. Our would-be masters from the left say that the problem here is the presence of firearms. No, no, no, that’s not it at all. The real dynamic is the belief of the gunman that he will be the only one at the scene with a firearm. History shows that he is 99% correct in that belief. Eliminate that belief and the problem of mass shootings will evaporate. And we can eliminate that belief by enacting a statute that authorizes and encourages all able-bodied men and women to carry openly in public.

2. Consider police shootings of black men. Our would-be masters from the left say that the problem here is that the police are racist and we need to eliminate the police. To engage in that debate is to descend into a quagmire.

[No name given]

The shooter was left wing, in case you were wondering.

[Poison Pill]

You can’t solve a social problem with a law. Laws reflect what the people in the society already want.

[Lurkinanloomin]

It is the rejection of God from the pubic square that is causing the sickness in society.

[PoeToaster]

White replacement theory isn’t left-wing.

[Carriage Hill]

The problem isn’t this simple:

“Let the police work in white/black teams. When the contact is black the black officer takes the lead; when the contact is white, the white officer takes the lead. Result: problem vanishes.”

[Born in 1950]

Here comes the stars tumbling around me and there’s the sky where the sea should be.

[Reno89519]

Racist policing will not solve the problem.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Agreed. Essayist's ideas are too simplistic.

1. The chance that we would get a majority of voters to approve a law requiring all able bodied adults to open carry is miniscule.

2. Blacks are only 13% of the population but are involved in a much larger percentage of crime. Even if this idea weren't racist (which it kinda is) it would be unworkable. Even if the avg black man was as likely to make a good police officer as a white man the math doesn't work out. And what about Hispanics, Vietnamese, etc.

3. Local school boards must follow state and federal guidelines because they get funding from the state and feds, and because of various court rulings that are above their pay grade.