"I see pictures of this kind of crap on TV and think that if you'd shoot some of them, preferably in the legs, (with real bullets, not pansy paint balls), these incidents would occur less frequently."
Move to Saudi Arabia then. They do this quite effectively. And every Friday they have beheading on the square for all to watch. (To teach everyone a lesson...don't glance at other guy's wives.
"The problem in this country is that there are no consequences for actions anymore."
Yes, but that is because of poor parenting and a left-leaning judicial system. Criminals should pay for their crimes...but innocent bystanders? If your daughter's boyfriend's friend throws a bottle and the police shoot your daughter, are you going to just say, well, its ashame, but she got what she deserved.