tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post2052051536631677581..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: So what SHOULD we do about these shootings?John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24594659498839731942018-01-01T06:10:49.411-05:002018-01-01T06:10:49.411-05:00Ga --
I hadn't known Harper Mercer was from th...Ga --<br />I hadn't known Harper Mercer was from the UK. The problem is that mental illness is often has to see at first. And no one who wants to immigrate here would ever admit to it if it meant not being able to do so. I think the solution is to just drastically cut down on immigration overall, and then institute a system more like other countries', whereby we let in people who meet certain qualifications. We shouldn't be the world's dumping ground. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-74453133347985555042018-01-01T00:05:13.070-05:002018-01-01T00:05:13.070-05:00She also makes a point how a lot of shooters with ...She also makes a point how a lot of shooters with mental problems are immigrants who were let in easily, some from the middle east. Harper Mercer was a half black autistic immigrant from the UK, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez was a bipolar with a history of drug abuse from Kuwait, One L Goh a Korean with a history of schizophrenia in his family. Not exactly white males now are they? Should we be letting in mentally compromised people into the USA willy nilly? Maybe one of the requirements for immigration should be an evaluation of the risk of violence you pose to other people.<br /><br />And she does point out the stereotype of "white male shooters" may be skewed by the fact most US citizens are white males percentage-wise. If you got down to number of violence per person, maybe white people are not as unusually violent like the Leftists try to portray.<br /><br />-GaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-5834655042882629532017-12-30T21:56:16.195-05:002017-12-30T21:56:16.195-05:00She also noted the 17 out of 100,000 only refer to...She also noted the 17 out of 100,000 only refer to available spaces I believe, some aren't even being taken up.<br /><br />-Ga<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-17503866341500501882017-12-30T04:53:20.732-05:002017-12-30T04:53:20.732-05:00Ga --
A big part of the problem in the US is the c...Ga --<br />A big part of the problem in the US is the concept of mental patients' liberation, whereby the Left feels that these patients' rights are being infringed on if they are involuntarily incarcerated in any way. And since a lot of the homeless are also mentally ill (or drug addicted), the shelters which house large numbers of them are unpleasant, dangerous places, which they understandably want to get away from. So instead of just being a burden to each other, they become a burden to people who live in otherwise nice areas which have homeless encampments. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49162810296508815712017-12-29T23:18:25.123-05:002017-12-29T23:18:25.123-05:00http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2015-10-07.html
...http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2015-10-07.html<br />http://www.anncoulter.com/columns/2013-01-16.html<br /><br />I am not a fan of Ann Coulter, she is a conservative, but the traditionalkind not classically liberal or modernist (for example she doesn't believe in racial differences since she doesn't believe in evolution, and so on). And her articles do feel a little uncomfortable as they seem stigmatizing in tone.<br /><br />I don't agree with all of what she said in these articles, but the statistics from the one really struck me:<br />"According to a 2002 report by Central Institute of Mental Health for the European Union, the number of involuntarily detained mental patients, per 100,000 people, in other countries looks like this: <br />-- Austria, 175 <br /><br />-- Finland, 218 <br /><br />-- Germany, 175 <br /><br />-- Sweden, 114 <br /><br />-- England, 93 <br /><br />-- USA, 17"<br /><br />Not all violence is by the mentally ill, you have religous/political fanatics, cartels, gangs, and robbers.<br />But I think the USA is lax, I mean, all stories of people on their wits end living with out of control drug addicts, autistics, schizophrenics, and senile people come from the USA. In Sweden they would take them out of your hands and put them elsewhere for your both their and your good. Win-win.<br /><br />But then you get all these new stories of the poor people languishing in facilities. In Hong Kong, you don't have rape or beatings by staff like you hear in all those horror stories from the USA (and the USA is a large country! If there is an isolated incidence of rape in one facility out of 1000, people will think that's going on everywhere!)<br /><br />Hell, if I ever grow unstable, send me to a mental hospital, I'd rather be in one where I can play on my laptop, given free meds, and make arts and crafts on weekends than wreak havoc on victims in public.<br /><br />-Ga<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-62895850691589497722017-10-12T14:36:08.011-04:002017-10-12T14:36:08.011-04:00Fled --
Wow, just read it. (I hadn't even hear...Fled --<br />Wow, just read it. (I hadn't even heard that theory until you just mentioned it.) Coulter makes perfect sense. Thank you, I think I'll put the link in a post. <br /><br />The only thing I can think of whereby her theory about a terrorist doesn't make sense is, why would Paddock have rented a room overlooking the concert if he thought he was just going to be selling guns? And why would he have rented a room overlooking that other concert (Lollapalooza?) back in August? <br /><br />But yeah, there are a lot of things about this killing that don't make sense, and Coulter's theory ties a lot of those loose pieces together. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-25579315135361526172017-10-12T13:35:52.445-04:002017-10-12T13:35:52.445-04:00Hey John,
I'd love to hear your thoughts on A...Hey John,<br /><br />I'd love to hear your thoughts on Ann Coulters latest article about Paddock, and the likelihood that he may have been selling illegal firearms to get rich, rather than the MSM's narrative that he made his millions playing video poker.Fled The Undertowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054603656633128282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-20346770861759886582017-10-08T06:14:21.375-04:002017-10-08T06:14:21.375-04:00Ga --
I was just joking too.
That's an amazin...Ga --<br />I was just joking too.<br /><br />That's an amazing statistic about Chinese parliament. The unavoidable conclusion is there's incredible corruption there. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-14039433593788779322017-10-08T05:12:16.768-04:002017-10-08T05:12:16.768-04:00I'd probably would rather not shoot them or hu...I'd probably would rather not shoot them or hurt anyone (ever), many of them aren't bad people deep down, just ignorant.<br /><br />We all hate the Chinese government, but I don't hate each single billion person.<br /><br />If you think the USA congress is full of rich elitists, the Chinese parliament has 100 billionaires, over 200 multimillionaires worth over $300 million.<br /><br />Also I wasn't really rage filled or angry when writing that, It was just kinda me pretending to be that way for fun. Not venting for real.<br /><br />-Ga<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-35329773239067825532017-10-06T22:43:24.770-04:002017-10-06T22:43:24.770-04:00Ga --
Now let's see how that comment relates t...Ga --<br />Now let's see how that comment relates to this post....hmm......let me see.......aha! I got it. You're saying if you had a gun, you'd shoot all those mainland Chinese bastards to death. Okay, gotcha.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-24824807612060132017-10-06T22:35:44.600-04:002017-10-06T22:35:44.600-04:00Off topic:
THEY RAISED THE GODDAMN RENT AGAIN!!!!...Off topic:<br /><br />THEY RAISED THE GODDAMN RENT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY"VE SECTIONED OFF A CHUNK OF LAND TO MAKE INTO SHOPPING FOR MAINLAND CHINESE TOURISTS WHEN IT COULD BE USED FOR MORE HOUSING! DRIVING UP SCARCITY AND PRICES!<br />ARE THEY TRYING TO STARVE THE ENTIRE POPULATION SO THEY CAN MAKE ROOM FOR MORE MAINLAND CHINESE?!?!?!?!?!?! HAVE YOU SEEN THE ELDERLY POPULATION?!?!?!?! THEY ARE FREAKING SKELETONS NOW!<br />I WALKED INTO A 7-11, TONS OF CHINESE CIGARETTE BRANDS, CHINESE BEER BRANDS, CHINESE POTATO CHIP BRANDS!!!!!!! BASTARDS!!!!!<br /><br />Okay got that out! I'm writing in this here comment section. If I had a blog, I would be made to disappear if I do this too often.<br /><br />-GaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-16123717773148490252017-10-06T21:58:37.458-04:002017-10-06T21:58:37.458-04:00Shaun --
Ha, true enough, that's what you do i...Shaun --<br />Ha, true enough, that's what you do if you're a dictator. <br /><br />Still, I know the Founding Fathers passed the Second Amendment expressly for the purpose of allowing the populace to rise up against the government if need be, but......somehow that seems outdated; now, most people have guns in order to defend themselves from criminals. The average guy who gets his permit and goes down to the gun store and picks up a .38 isn't doing it to overthrow the government (good luck, with that .38 vs. machine guns and hand grenades and rocket launchers), but to protect himself from muggers. Or home invaders. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66177618614384884832017-10-06T21:53:39.621-04:002017-10-06T21:53:39.621-04:00John - Sadly the last magicians I remember that wa...John - Sadly the last magicians I remember that waved that magic wand and put the guns in the hands of the military and police were Stalin and Mao. Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-59852500816946854932017-10-06T21:07:18.585-04:002017-10-06T21:07:18.585-04:00Shaun --
If I could wave a magic wand and suddenly...Shaun --<br />If I could wave a magic wand and suddenly there would be absolutely no guns in this country except for those in the hands of the military and police, I'd be tempted. But as it is, with something like 300 million guns in circulation, if you banned them, only the criminals would still have them. And that would be a recipe for disaster.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-66506387928831254712017-10-06T20:50:20.098-04:002017-10-06T20:50:20.098-04:00John - Luke's comment.
"Unless of course...John - Luke's comment.<br /><br />"Unless of course, crime and guns are not what they are really interested in controlling in the first place."<br /><br />Reminded me of the book I stole from my Grandfather's 30 some odd years ago - "Gun control means people control." Should probably dust it off the shelf and take a look at it. Which is the true issue as I see it.<br /><br />Sadly some of the biggest "potheads" from high school that I still - are self made millionaires. I can count three that I know personally. All married, children, not "socially" maladjusted. None "university educated" though.Shaun Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425084501514329529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-25785979825342544672017-10-06T17:10:55.190-04:002017-10-06T17:10:55.190-04:00Steven --
Another good point, yes, I've heard ...Steven --<br />Another good point, yes, I've heard that marijuana is way more potent these days. I didn't even enjoy it when I was 15, just did it because I wanted to be "cool." (As I said, I was 15.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-81391050691028354632017-10-06T17:00:28.232-04:002017-10-06T17:00:28.232-04:00I read that joke on facebook a while back.
ah ye...I read that joke on facebook a while back. <br /><br />ah yes I read about the crack epidemic in freakonomics- a good read. The chapter is called something like 'why drug dealers still live with their moms'. <br /><br />Skunk is what's on the street in Britain these days and it is a lot more potent than what you smoked in 10th grade and what the hippies were smoking in the 60s. The psychoactive component (THC) has been really ramped up while the chemical (CBD) that reduces psychotic symptoms and acts as a counterbalance is low. One of the possible arguments for legalization is to sell safer varieties.Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-53828129642531519372017-10-06T16:30:10.519-04:002017-10-06T16:30:10.519-04:00Europeasant --
Ha!
(I'm sure that happened.)...Europeasant --<br />Ha! <br /><br />(I'm sure that happened.)John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-40883925874970273352017-10-06T13:08:49.763-04:002017-10-06T13:08:49.763-04:00I smoked some in my senior year at high school. Ma...I smoked some in my senior year at high school. Maybe that's my problem today. <br /> Like for example I recently got a part time job at the local Walmart and lost that job that very same day. They gave me a job as the door greeter. On my first day a hill billy type obese white woman with tats and metal came in with two children and I attempted to compliment her. I said "those are wonderful twins you have Mam". She responded with consternation and anger "Those are not twins you dumb piece of shit"! "One is eight years old and the other fourteen years old".<br /> I said to her "You're so ugly That I couldn't believe someone would have sex with you twice". And then I lost my job. europeasantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-51072885381763372492017-10-06T11:51:03.951-04:002017-10-06T11:51:03.951-04:00Steven --
Crack was incredibly destructive here in...Steven --<br />Crack was incredibly destructive here in the late 80's and early 90's. <br /><br />I smoked marijuana when I was in 10th grade; maybe that's my problem. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-71188754524530207922017-10-06T11:48:31.750-04:002017-10-06T11:48:31.750-04:00I never thought about crack. It was never a big th...I never thought about crack. It was never a big thing here. I've just known recreational users of cocaine and they never seemed abnormal or addicted. I wonder why crack use has declined so much or whether selling it in powder form legally would increase crack smoking at this point. If legalizing it could reduce the gang violence without increasing use, it might still be worth it. <br /><br />I wouldn't say weed is anywhere near benign though.<br /><br />"In spite of government and media warnings about health risks, many people see cannabis as a harmless substance that helps you to relax and 'chill' - a drug that, unlike alcohol and cigarettes, might even be good for your physical and mental health.<br /><br />On the other hand, research over the last 10 years has suggested that it can have serious consequences for people, such as the development of an enduring psychotic illness, particularly in those who are genetically vulnerable."<br /><br />and <br /><br />"Long-term use can have a depressant effect and reduce motivation. Some researchers also suggest that long-term use can lead to irreversible, but minor cognitive deficits."<br /><br />Source: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/healthadvice/problemsdisorders/cannabis.aspx<br /><br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-40165895421321057012017-10-06T11:37:04.351-04:002017-10-06T11:37:04.351-04:00Europeasant --
Kazcynski is one guy I can't qu...Europeasant --<br />Kazcynski is one guy I can't quite figure out. He's the only "serial killer" I can name who I don't think was a sociopath. There was just nothing else about him or his lifestyle that spelled sociopathy (no sociopath would be content to live alone in the woods with $30 in his bank account). And he obviously didn't kill for sexual reasons, like most male serial killers, but for seemingly ideological reasons, though those (Luddite?) reasons didn't really make sense to me. <br /><br />On the other hand, his analysis of liberalism was brilliant, and I quoted parts of it here:<br /><br />https://justnotsaid.blogspot.com/2012/10/ted-kaczinski.html<br /><br />There's no question about his brains, and that IQ of 168 sounds about right. They rarely quote the IQ's of killers unless they're exceptional in some way. Retarded people get their IQ's quoted in an attempt to defend them, and high IQ's usually get quoted in a where-did-he-go-wrong sort of way, as if either insanity or character have any correlation with IQ.<br /><br />It was always my vague impression that Kaczynski was at least schizoid, maybe schizophrenic. I don't know enough to say for sure, and that issue came up at his trial, but he was declared competent. John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-51666095220368966452017-10-06T11:21:44.094-04:002017-10-06T11:21:44.094-04:00Off topic but I recently watched the Netflix serie...Off topic but I recently watched the Netflix series "Manhunt". It's about Ted Kuczynski the "Unabomber" and is presented as a miniseries seen thru the eyes of a FBI profiler. Very good presentation IMO except that the story keeps going back and forth in time and is not presented as a continuous story line. <br /> It was said that Ted had an IQ of 168 and based on his student days it seems probable. Anyway he only killed 3 but injured many more and caused widespread panic for many years. In terms of death and injuries he was a piker compared to the Las Vegas shooter. Sure the Las Vegas shooter had to make extensive plans for his day of infamy/history but I have not heard yet about his IQ, ACT or SAT scores. europeasantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-7693285062610530912017-10-06T11:10:56.538-04:002017-10-06T11:10:56.538-04:00Steven --
Interesting about the murder rates, than...Steven --<br />Interesting about the murder rates, thank you. <br /><br />Yes, a lot of chaos could have been avoided without the cartels having so much power in Mexico and Colombia, but cocaine legalized? It's addictive, and easy to transform into crack, which is even more addictive. The people coming out of those crack houses in the early 90's didn't look too health to me (from what I saw in photos). At the time there was a lot of talk of "crack babies," born to addicted mothers, who would have all sorts of problems. (Though you never hear about that anymore.) <br /><br />I see marijuana as a much more benign drug.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-56985823388127349032017-10-06T10:37:39.171-04:002017-10-06T10:37:39.171-04:00UK doesn't publish stats on race of perpetrato...UK doesn't publish stats on race of perpetrators now but I saw data some years back and I think the British black murder rate was even lower than the American white rate at the time, although the black murder rate was about the same multiple of the white murder rate in both places (something like 6 times higher). <br /><br />As for legalization, I would be more likely to legalise cocaine than marijuana. Think of all of the violence and chaos than could have been avoided in Columbia and Mexico and the revenue the governments could have had instead of being undermined. Plus I'm skeptical about the popular idea that marijuana is harmless. I've taken both and you force me to take one right now, I'm choosing cocaine.<br />Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.com