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Laws are not tough enough on prostitution.

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  A comment on Conversation: Has the time come for the U.S Second Amendment to be repealed or amended?

  Jan 1 2013: Not the moral high ground necessarily, Britain has flaws and has caused many problems in the past but we can teach young countries, Britain also has much to learn from older countries like Japan and Norway but we will not due to ignorance. The only way we will all learn is from experience, we all have failings but we tend to point the finger towards the Usa when it comes to guns. We have a duty to educate and assist people in learning about peace and understanding.

• A comment on Conversation: Should people who are not Christian celebrate Christmas?

  Dec 27 2012: I have noticed that there are alot of people on here who just hang around and comment or more importantly antagonize every discussion or debate. Check the recent commenters square.

• A reply on Conversation: Should people who are not Christian celebrate Christmas?

  Dec 27 2012: Well at least you speak honestly mate.

• A reply on Conversation: Should people who are not Christian celebrate Christmas?

  Dec 27 2012: Damn you are mature.

• A reply on Conversation: Should people who are not Christian celebrate Christmas?

  Dec 27 2012: St Nick was invented in Greece brother.

• A comment on Conversation: Has the time come for the U.S Second Amendment to be repealed or amended?

  Dec 27 2012: Why do these arguments only seem to arise when there are senseless mass killings? Out of all the people who own guns in the United States about ten or twenty percent of them are likely murderers, the guns are not the problem, what are the motivations and causes?
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  A comment on Conversation: Has the time come for the U.S Second Amendment to be repealed or amended?

  Dec 25 2012: I find it is easy to criticise the American government for what Lanza did but the fact is lots of scapegoats are being targeted, namely computer games and parents as well as the gun laws, the fact is Lanza was a fan of the military more than anything. Violence exists in the world whether you like it or not and we can search for all the excuses we wish to, banning firearms worked in Britain because we are an ancient country who has learned over centuries to evolve, the United States of America is still young and requires support to handle their gun situation not finger pointing, half the country want to own guns, the government cannot win without upsetting half of the country, namely the half of the country which already has the say. People will not be safe with or without guns, individuals who wish to kill will kill. Instead of blaming from your pedestal put money into mental health research and community youth and homeless programs. Offer guidance to a young country.

• A comment on Conversation: Why do people find the need to entrench themselves in rules and policies?

  Dec 25 2012: People require rules because they are afraid, if you leave someone to the unknown they either accept it with a daring and evolved mind or they panic and deploy rules out of anxiety. Anxiety is a form of mental illness so of course obsessive compulsive actions and paranoia take over, thus people who are more accepting and willing to explore are punished by the small minded. The ones who tend to be the most rule and law abiding tend to be individuals who claim to be politically correct and morally upstanding, they are neither and are living in a dream world quite frankly.