it at the same time though I don t think there would be any surprise attacks. Not every
country is going to agree to this, though, so it is an unrealistic solution, in my opinion. I
would support the United States if they decided to disarm our country. I would probably
end up dying, but it would be worth it if the world would be peaceful in fifty years.
To get rid of each and every one of the problems mentioned above you are
going to need a wide variety of techniques. To get rid of child abuse, I first think that
spanking should be outlawed. If this happens there will be no fine line between tough
love and abuse. Any kind of hitting would be abuse. After this is done there needs to be
harsher punishments for those that are found as abusers. Counseling, stress management,
and anger management courses could be a big help. These three things could also
alleviate the high amount of spouse abuse. People also need to be educated about the
truth of spouse abuse, so women can stop making excuses as to why they are staying with
their husband.
I also think that there should be an end to capital punishment. People are getting
the easy way out when they die. They should be sent to a maximum security prison with
no parole and no chance to appeal. This would be the harshest punishment for a person.
I also think that hand guns need to be banned, but first we must change the second
amendment. After handguns are banned by everyone except the armed forces and law
enforcement that amount of guns in homes and on the streets will drop drastically. I also
think there should be a banning on toy guns, so children don t continue to get the idea
that guns are cool and okay to play with.
We also need to start controlling what is shown on television. My suggestion for
this would be to have mandatory v-chips in televisions, so parents can control what their
children watch. We should also make it mandatory for a person to be 18 years of age to
purchase a CD with an explicit lyrics sticker on it. Magazines, just like movies, should
have a rating system, and the sale of computer games promoting violence should be taken
off the market. I also think that the Internet should be controlled better, and web sites
should have to be approved before they can be made available to the general public.
I don t see a problem with the amount of aggression in sports until it exceeds
what is necessary to defend yourself or your team. What I do see a problem with is what
sports figures do in their personal lives. When an athlete does something that is against
the law they should lose the privilege of being a professional athlete. To get rid of
international violence we need to have a peace conference where all the heads of the
nations meet and work things out peacefully.
I don t really know what to predict when it comes to the future of the violence. It
seems like whenever things seem to be looking up, something happens that makes the
future of world peace look bleak. I think that if people start to care more and take action
that things can change. We can no longer sit back and expect things to get better on their
own. If any of my suggestions were to go into affect I think that a lot of the violence in
America would decrease. I think the most important thing that needs to be done is
outlawing of handguns. If this were to happen, I think the amount of violence acts would
drop 50%. Unless this happens, violence will increase.
Violence has become a problem that is way out of hand. Something needs to be
done, and fast, or our once beautiful, peaceful country will go to ruins.
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