Simple Solution

I made the mistake of reading the news today and came across an appalling article explaining the unfortunate situation in New York regarding civil commitments. I'd never heard of civil commitments, but apparently it is a system in which violent sex offenders may be committed to psychiatric facilities upon their release from prison if they are considered at a high risk to re-offend.

This seems like a reasonable precaution. Unfortunately, given the latest revision of the applicable statutes in 2007 and the logistical issues arising from the fact that all of the state's available facilities are nearly full, it seems that more and more violent, high risk sex offenders are being released back onto the streets. (Full article here.)

Rather than get all worked up about the situation, or join in the useless calls of various partisan groups for wide-scale reform, I'd like to offer New York State citizens a simple suggestion that I believe will completely alleviate the problem: buy a gun.


Learn how to use your gun, and teach everyone in your knows how to use it. (Practice head shots, specifically, as they will come in handy later during the zombie uprising.) When your house is broken into, defend yourself! Then call the police to come pick up the body and the news media to make sure every other sick bastard out there with similar intentions will know what happens to those who act on such deviant impulses.

The effectiveness and efficiency of this solution are indisputable - dead men require neither expensive trials nor lengthy, budget- draining incarceration. They don't re-offend, either.

If even half the citizens of New York took action on this plan, statewide crime rates would plummet and a steep drop in the cost of maintaining public safety would quickly follow. We'd all be able to sleep peacefully at night, proud of doing our civic duty and secure in the knowledge that we were safe.

It's almost a new year - a good time to consider where we stand and what we want to do differently in the days to come. Personally, I think this is excellent place to start. Care to join me?