The fact that our country is pulling apart and we as a country is in decline is stressing all of us. No wonder we see anxious and rude behavior!

I understand that Japan has a different attitude to prison reform than the US. Perhaps we should be more open to the different methods of other countries like Japan. I understand that the US is the most incarcerated country of all. I am not sure if that is as a total number or as a % of the population.

How many African Americans are in Japan? There’s your incarceration answer.

It’s the people that think they are the privileged/entitled.

The question is, does society have a right to "cure" a teenage gang member's violence - that was the subject of the older "Clockwork Orange" movie. Which for its time period was quite good, thought-provoking, and correctly predicted increased gang violence, which we see today. There have been many other movies with that subject also.

Interestingly........you could say that at one time England "cured" its aberrant behaviors and violence problem by sending them all to Australia. I assume that it was less costly and more convenient than storing all of them in prison in England.

I have had at least 3 concussions in my "wild and crazy" yoodtuth, which may have affected my adult and elderly behavior negatively. The long-term downside of concussions is probably leading to so many parents NOT wanting their children to participate in football. It could also be the reason that women outlive men on average. Maybe if society was SUPER smart they would convince people under 21 or so to constantly wear a lightweight helmet? Of course, that is NOT going to happen, I just "threw" that out as conjecture.

One idea I entertained 'when I was younger was, we "own" a BUNCH of islands. We have this HUGE Navy with not much to do between wars. Let's combine the two. Give people 3 strikes and your gone option. Be convicted of 3 felonies and you are dropped on an island and left there to fend for yourself with all the other felons. The Navy would patrol the area to make sure no one tried to leave on a raft or whatever. The idea was basically, if you don't want to live here and obey the rules (laws) then we will kick you out. I moderated it to allow a 3 month period in jail for you to appeal to some country to allow you to be deported there. If you couldn't find any, then off to the island you go.

I have since decided it is not practical, and probably not moral or ethical.

Oh, I seriously doubt it; grew up in the Midwest and we’re pretty much docile and laid back until confronted by a person from the Northeast trying to bully their way into everything.

Re: being rude
 

In my opinion we as a society have become very self centered and narcissistic to the point that rudeness and bad behavior is acceptable. It began when individuals felt it was OK to make nasty remarks as anonymous on social media. Now due to woke behavior there is no reason to “hide” behind saying or doing something anonymously. Geez, crime is taking place in broad daylight with no regard to consequences. Rioting, looting/shop lifting, violence is becoming the norm.

I was brought up to say nothing if I couldn’t be pleasant. My children were brought up the same. I respect authority unless it becomes autocratic, and then I try to be solution oriented. Compromise and respecting opinions different from mine has become unpopular.

From what the poster provider the first thought that came to mind was that the woman had no regard to the young man doing his job, all that was important is what she wanted or needed to do. Before anyone states I have no empathy for the “woman”, if there had been an emergency that required her presence, a simple explanation to the young man may have changed everything. (Of course that may have occurred but isn’t known). Nothing was stated but my impression is that the young man didn’t resort to yelling back - good for him.

Ok I’ll get off my soapbox and for the record this is the wife of the TOV account holder…some days I just need to vent…:):) and don’t get me started on the topic of golf and the lack of course management that we players have in keeping ball marks and divots repaired. :pray:

Arrogance and Ignorance Appear To Go Together
 

My husband runs into people all the time that just can't understand why they are being held back from entering a particular street. When you see flashing lights or big trucks that appear to be in the way of using that street, there's obviously something going on that is blocking it. It could be maintenance, repair or worse... how difficult is it to just accept the fact that you just need to turn around and come in from the back side of it if you really need to get onto that street further down the road. The phrase, "Don't shoot the messenger" is really apropos here. Try to imagine the people not letting you through might be all that stands between you and something not so good. Ever heard of giving someone the benefit of the doubt????

I agree that things will get worse here as the chaos and tribalism grow nationwide.

Well, personally the first thing that comes to my mind when I see that is the had nothing better to do and just wanted to annoy people, so they blocked the road - sigh...

(sarcasm)

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IMO the whole country got overcrowded after about 175 Million people.

Do you have kids of your own?