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> What are you gonna do with these kids, then? Just let them sit at home and wait for them to carry out the next terrorist attack?

Talk to them. Listen to how they got there. Show compassion.

https://www.ted.com/talks/christian_picciolini_my_descent_in...

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There's lots of people in this world who are sad. Are you suggesting we should prioritize the aggressors over their victims, just because they happen to look like you? Or because they're at a higher risk of committing terrorism?

Also, that doesn't scale. Getting someone a therapist costs a good amount of money, getting them on meds is dirt cheap. Convincing someone who doesn't trust you very much they should go see a therapist is going to be a very hard sell.

I never said anything about prioritizing the aggressors over the victims. Certainly not. But I think we really need to start thinking, as a society, about how and why people end up in these dark places and how we can change that.

Maybe - maybe - if it were entirely voluntary, it could be okay. But I think you’ll find that convincing someone who doesn’t trust you very much they should take medication to change their minds is also going to be a very hard sell. People generally think they’re right, after all, otherwise they would have different beliefs.

Nobody said anything about what they look like. I'm not sure why you're assuming we're racists. Priority should be given to whoever would have the biggest negative impact. There's no need to bring justice into it.

And sorry but, frankly, advocating for literal chemical brainwashing because it's cheaper than therapy is sociopathic.

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