14 Children and Teacher Killed in Texas Elementary School Shooting

[loramin]

Originally Posted by unsunghero [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

It’s a bit draconian, but my suggestion is that if anyone becomes a serial killer or mass murderer, the FBI tracks down who their parents were and throws them in prison

You can fuck up your kids, but if they take it to the extreme it’s your ass [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Won't work, for the same reason longer prison sentences don't. When someone decides to murder someone, they're not thinking "well if I do it and get caught I'll only get 20 years, not 25 ... yeah I'm in!" They're not even thinking about the sentence at all, they're thinking "I just caught this guy with my wife!"

Similarly if I'm afraid to beat my kid because I know I might get caught now, eg. because my neighbor might report me, that might actually influence my behavior. But the threat of going to jail 20 years down the line for something I'm sure will never happen to me? It doesn't matter if the penalty is being flayed alive, it won't influence my behavior.