Last week, I posted a link to a short article I wrote in which I argued that society does not need prisons. Shortly after that, I came across a Washington Post article that reports that now more than one in 100 adults in the United States is in jail or prison. According to the article,… Read More
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My Number One Self-Defense Tip
Today, I want to give you my number one self-defense tip: Prevent attacks! Too many people think of self-defense as violently fighting off an attacker. In reality, self-defense starts long before that. Once attacked, you have already lost most of the battle. Once attacked, you have a very large likelihood of getting severely hurt or… Read More
Finding The Root Causes Of Rape
I have no doubt that our society could eliminate most rapes and sexual crimes if we would invest more resources and effort into it. When we finally do decide to invest more in the reduction of rape rates, we must find the root causes of rape. For one, when we find the root causes of… Read More
Credit Bureaus Scare Me
I never liked the idea of credit bureaus. They make money by keeping tabs on people without the permission of those people. The company lifelock works on behalf of consumers. They charge $10 per month to help you protect your identity. Obviously, the credit bureaus only care about making money. To make money, they will… Read More
Are Prisons Necessary?
I have come to the conclusion that we do not need prisons. I wrote an article about it: Does Society Need Prisons? Basically, my contention is that we can release anyone who does not have a psychological defect making them so dangerous to others as to warrant putting them in a medical asylum. What do… Read More
The Continued Subjugation of Women in Society
I just finished reading a great book, Exquisite Rebel: The Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre-Feminist, Anarchist, Genius. I love Voltairine de Cleyre’s writing. Among other topics, her essays have me considering feminism and the treatment of women in society. In this blog, I often point out how much rapes and sexual victimization occur. I assume… Read More
Stand Up Against Genocide
Today, I will post the following video about the genocide that happened in Nazi Germany: What do you think of the video? If it interested you, then also check out a post I wrote about genocide: Lo taamod al dam reakha Basically, I explained that fear causes people to stop caring about the lives of… Read More
Too Much Focus On Guns
For the sake of this blog, I frequently read through the news and other blogs regarding topics related to self-defense and the prevention of violence and victimization. I have often found way too many posts about gun-related politics. I have even come across many blogs dedicated solely to gun-related politics. Pro-gun bloggers make posts about… Read More
Corporate Crime and Victimization
When we talk of crime and victimization, I think we often think of street crime, as in individual acts by individual persons, such as rape and assault. However, corporations perform the most major forms of criminal victimization. Corporations have more social and political power than most people, but they do not have the humanity. For… Read More
Violence and Victimization Statistics
I just read a great post by Andy Kahan with statistics about violence and victimization in the United States. Most notably, the statistics say that 4.6 million violent crimes occur each year in the United States. And that statistic apparently only includes the 47% of violent crimes that actually get reported to law enforcement. Additionally,… Read More
Drinking and Victimization
I just read an interesting report on ScienceDaily about the increased danger for young college women who drink alcohol. Basically, the research shows that females who drink more in their first year of college have a higher chance of experiencing victimization than the females who do not drink. The research also shows that new drinkers… Read More
Domestic Violence Starts at Home
I just read an interesting article that says that domestic violence starts at home. Basically, the article says that we cannot rely on police and courts to stop domestic violence because arrest and punishment can only do so much. The article then suggests intensive counseling for at-risk couples as well as putting more effort into… Read More