a) violence is committed by people. so: get rid of all people b)
violence is committed by some people: so, remove some people. c)
getting rid of people is wrong. So, change the violent acts. d)
how do you change the violent acts? You can stop them as they
happen by monitoring actions and preventing as they occur. e)
But as they happen isn't soon enough? Then you stop them before
they start. f) But how do you stop people from committing
violence before they do it? h) What do they commit violence
with? Remove the tools they use. i) What tools are used for
violence? guns? bombs? Can you remove them? j) You can make
laws. But not everybody follow laws. k) You can restrict
commerce. But not everybody follows commercial routes. l) So,
you monitor everybody to make sure they don't have tools for
violence. m) But what about making their own? Can you restrict
parts? n) Violent tools follow the laws of physics. Can you
restrict the laws of physics if someone builds a weapon out of
fertilizer, ammonia and a box of nails? o) So, while perhaps
some help, gun control can't fully solve violent acts. This
doesn't mean it's not valuable but it's not a total solution. p)
So we'll continue: If you can't restrict the tools used... maybe
you can stop the people from getting to the areas you are
protecting. q) Ok, you close the borders. But what if they're
already inside? r) You monitor everybody. But for what? What can
you monitor them for? == Quite true. Back in the 1980s, when
terrorism was usually cubans stealing a plane and demanding
ransom or something, head scarves were banned in my mother's
workplace. She worked for the local government in their justice
system. No native Muslims complained. That was just how it was.
Government office. Separations of church + state and such. A
couple of American black muslims did but this was an era of
racial quotas for hiring. Affirmitive action has improved
GREATLY since then, but it was in its raw form then. The thing
is: They ALSO banned Jewish headgear. Lots of Lawyers were
jewish. In short, outside of a few rabble-rousers, nobody
complained about the restriction. But France? I don't know if
they restricted all religious displays on heads or just the
scarves. But if it was just the scarves? Yeah, that's pretty
bad.
