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@jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 years ago

‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens

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@jballs@sh.itjust.works to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish • 2 years ago
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LEWISTON, ME—In the hours following a violent rampage in Maine in which a lone attacker killed at least 16 individuals and injured numerous others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Wednesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from …
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    -1•2 years ago

    The quote I’ve heard most often:

    No law (sometimes: piece of paper) is going to stop a criminal from committing a crime.

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      11•2 years ago

      Truly one of the dumbest takes of all time. If laws weren’t at least somewhat effective, there would be no point in having laws.

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        6•2 years ago

        “bad people are going to do bad things anyway, may as well make it easier for them!”

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