sparing the rod has failed
more laws and taxes will not prevent mentally unbalanced people from running amok, or irresponsible people from driving drunk or carelessly
defective people in all societies have always been there. we are just increasingly aware of them now because of modern communications making it appear as though there are more of them.
additionally, as a gentleman in a postbag letter suggested (desensitised youth, dec 19),movies have desensitis modern youth to violence.