Hammerhead6814
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090421/od_nm/us_guatemala_crime;_ylt=AjdV3ybPbtTagA6mCpR0XlvtiBIF
So, due to the incompetence or lack of ability to deal with murderers, they decide to just ban people from riding two to a motorcycle.
Since when did the idea that criminals follow the law become logical? Guatemala also has strict gun laws, yet that isn't stopping them from aquiring guns.
Here is how you deal with crime, and it's worked since the beginning of civilization: Arrest and confront criminals. Banning something pertaining to an illegal activity does not stop that activity. If someone is robbing convience stores for a living, banning the gun he's holding doesn't make the gun go "poof" and suddenly he stops. Banning people from riding two to a motorcycle isn't going to stop drive-by shooters, they're already disregarding the law! The only thing laws like this one will do is affect the innocent.
So, due to the incompetence or lack of ability to deal with murderers, they decide to just ban people from riding two to a motorcycle.
Since when did the idea that criminals follow the law become logical? Guatemala also has strict gun laws, yet that isn't stopping them from aquiring guns.
Here is how you deal with crime, and it's worked since the beginning of civilization: Arrest and confront criminals. Banning something pertaining to an illegal activity does not stop that activity. If someone is robbing convience stores for a living, banning the gun he's holding doesn't make the gun go "poof" and suddenly he stops. Banning people from riding two to a motorcycle isn't going to stop drive-by shooters, they're already disregarding the law! The only thing laws like this one will do is affect the innocent.