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Re:Why Can't I Take an Orange Through Customs? by davidw on Thursday November 20, 2014 @11:04AM (#8636352)
> It's far more important to ask why people are violent than with what tool they perpetrate that violence.

Well the former question is certainly a good one. Maybe you're right that it's the most important one.

However, tools matter too - a gun is a way more efficient way of killing a lot of people quickly than a knife is. Both are far more lethal than Kinder Surprise eggs.

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Re:Why Can't I Take an Orange Through Customs? by EdwardCoffin on Thursday November 20, 2014 @11:30AM (#8636511)
Further to the _more efficient way_ point, they're also far quicker, so a very brief murderous impulse has more chance of being followed through with.
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