It seems strange to me that a country that was built on war and manages to get involved in the conflicts of others pretty much constantly, has produced a society with zero tolerance for violence.
As fall approaches and football season is greeted with delight, there is a debate about NFL football not being good for the players. Let's lay it out in it's most simple form... We take the nation's freakishly large men and we have them play, for our entertainment, a game that consists of them slamming into each other over and over. Who was the genius that decided it probably wasn't good for the players? But why are we always surprised? What part of Michael Vick's violent dog fights seems out of character for an NFL player?
The whole idea of hate crimes seems odd to me too. Is it a more serious crime because someone hates the group you are with than if they randomly attack you? (I can visualize a defending attorney's questions leading up to a lesser sentence... "So you didn't actually hate the victim?" "Oh no, I like him fine, I just felt like shooting someone in the head.")
Let's throw zero tolerance for bullying in there too. We don't allow that in any case, however, when you turn 18 we would like you to join the military and kill some people for us. Just remember that when you come back, we really don't want to hear about it.
Next thing you know, they'll be saying that hockey is dangerous.
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