This equation of moral correctness=superior intellect is annoying, to say the least. ... Rummel at September 28, 2003 09:34 PM Comments If you asked me to identify the biggest single problem we had with our justice system, I'd probably surprise the heck out of you by saying that it's that our prison conditions are inhumane. ... This would solve two obvious problems at once, and it would do it with a minimum of wrongful convictions. ... Rummel at September 29, 2003 09:24 PM I agree that the costs of solving this problem as fully as I'd like would be huge. ... Passing a law ...

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The factor that changes in the equation above is the presence of a man. ... Armed citizens pose a risk of punishment to criminals - perhaps more so than does the criminal justice system. Gun ownership may exert as much deterrent effect on violent crime and burglary as the criminal justice system does. ...

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