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Mitch McConnell escorted away from cameras after freezing during a news conference
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I know it's frustrating, but some things are more important than the end result. People who have to kill someone are often traumatized. For life. We weren't built to destroy each other, and by doing so, we also lose some of our humanity...
If you go out and kill a murderer... the net total of murderers in the world remains the same.
I think we are lucky to not have to make those choices.
My uncle was murdered and my grandma ended up spending a lot of time talking with the murderer. That's one way. There is also no shortage of stories about people killing those who have traumatized family members (rape and murder). In my case the murderer was troubled, but in other cases (Mitch) they are psychopathic people who I think should be removed from society one way or another. That's my sentiment towards Mitch and his health problems. I am completely ambivalent about his well being. To be completely anti-violence is a position, but it is a hard one to hold in reality.