On Jun 23, 2:40 pm, "Aidy"  wrote:
> "Cynic"  wrote in message
>
> news:scl145dip13plktg8eiaf64dqh1asl7rhq@4ax.com...
>
> > if you want to prevent the shootings, you need to stop people from
> > *wanting* to pull triggers, and so you have to start looking at the
> > reasons they did so and see if you can remove those reasons.
>
> So what you're saying is that personal responsibility doesn't exist and
> no-one is to blame for what they do?
>
> If a junkie burgles a house then drugs and prohibition are to blame, not the
> junkie?  If someone is shot then the person who made that person want to
> shoot is to blame and not the person that pulled the trigger?  At point *do*
> you hold someone responsible for their actions?

It seems to be the case, scientifically, that soon the answer may have
to be 'never'.

For now, as for 'responsible', it depends on what you mean by the
term.

WM