I am a proud Aust, but i would like to know why we tolerate so much in life Like daily killings?
437892
I agree that killing is the last thing we should be doing.  Ideally, most political problems should be solved by diplomacy.  At present, the world situation has gotten so bad, that it's hard to get people to sit down together and think rationally.  There are so many hidden agendas, concerning religion and business.  Let us hope that the people we elect to solve world problems will continue to have successes, and be able to prevent the daily killings we all hate so much.
229777
Desensitized is more like it. We are exposed to countless horrors on a daily basis, each new act of violence more heinous than the last, so it's little wonder that we suffer from sensory overload and shut down somewhat to escape the pain.(It's a defense mechanism.) I suspect all is not lost, though...you thought enough to ask the question. Maybe that's how change begins.
546520
Think of people that work IN prisons, in the armed forces, security, in law enforcement, etc. I'm less worried about people who are known to have killed than I am about the serial murderers who are still uncaught....you know, the quiet ones who are "the people next door"\n\nOK, I watch a LOT of Law & Order and CSI!
579015
Respect it.\n\nOnly a handful of colonized countries still practice thier indiginous customs in everyday life. \n\nMore is the pity that the Original Australian Citizens do not show a Haka for international Sport. It would be a fantastic tribute to the almost destroyed Aboriginal history of this ancient country.\n\nI am Irish and I live is Australia. I feel a certain connection with the history of both our countries. Centuries of maltreatment, oppression, pillaging, rape, stealing of our lands and the demagogy of both our Heritages.\n\nMy two cents
134490
It desensitizes us to violence. It also highlights the freakish and unusual, making it seem normal and ignores common and recurring events. This is why, for example, many people are more frightened of travelling in an airplane than in a car. 1000's of people die in auto crashes every year and far fewer die in airplanes, but because auto crashes are so common they are not reported. Similarly, because murders are rare, they are highlighted and our fear of crime is distorted. TV gives us an upside-down view of the world. The Simpsons is great, though.
541639
Spot on ,raw and very true to life.I'm an Aussie and that s..t happens all the time in the outback.We only hear half of the cases.Trust no one
805617
We are all here for a purpose...try looking at the good things in life, like the fact that woke up today. A lot of people go to sleep and never wake up. Sometimes bad things need to happen to us before we start appreciating life. It happened to me.
1140788
This does not surprise me.  It is very frustrating.  In this world today, it seems like the criminals and murderers get away with everything and the good people end up paying one way or the other.  I know this to be true, it has happened to me and mine by a government who boasts freedom, justice and the American Way.  To bad they can not live up to these ideals in these times.  It's all in who you are and who you know.
107916
Expectations can be high. When they aren't met, we sometimes are less than tolerant. It is a matter of putting ourselves in the place of others in order to understand all circumstances. Then we can be more tolerant and less likely to lose our tempers. Awareness and understanding are key. Understand that we aren't all perfect..........we are fallable.
597252
America may have it's imperfection but there is no other country I would live.  We can agree to disagree for starters. We don't have to worry about being tortured or killed because we don't always agree with what our country is doing.  Women do not get abused and can go to college and can speak their minds without having to worry about being killed.  Sure we have problems but I think when we have to come together for a common cause we do it.  I would not want to live any where but here and I've been around to other countries and I'm always happy to be an American. I'm happy at times my government does not always agree because I know I don't have to worry about being ruled by some crazy dictator.
878501
My dear Life is a Greater struggle than we can imagine for many.\nIt is these people who disregard Laws / even their life, the pain of a sub-rated life is lesser than death itself.
229549
I'm proud to be an American, but i do not share the same views as most of my fellow country men. it is wrong for the media or any one else for that fact to blame an entire county for what a few people do. no matter what country you come from now we all started in the same place. made by the same God. most of us wish to help other countries while still some Americans want to fight and go to war. the only time i believe god would approve of was is if it were to protect the innocent. fighting to conquer or revenge is just plain wrong. God didnt put us here to kill each other.
78682
The principle here is not that they are able to kill people but for what reason. The execution of a known felon who has him/herself murdered countless lives has forfeited his/her right to live under the eyes of the law. If he/she were to be set free and thus cause more deaths on the population it is justified to take his life for the general good. They are against violence, random and senseless violence that is. Sanctioned killings whereby a person has commited crimes deemed irreconcievable in the eyes of the community is not a crime nor hyprocracy but justified and necessary. As for war it depends on the reason, to the defence of life and country it is a noble cause, for an outster of a regime not friendly to a country that is selfcentered hyprocracy for a nation that cherishes life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
1107093
I meet and work with people every day I would really really like to hurt, maim, or kill.  I think most people do.  What makes a society is the will power to NOT kill them.  I haven't followed through on those desires....  yet
129267
I dont understand. Australia is a nice place. There must be a problem with you. Maybe you are going to the wrong places, meeting the wrong people.
1018748
I agree that there is too much of we're the bad guys syndrome going on in America. Compared to most countries outside the western world not only are we more economically well off, but have freedoms the majority of the world only dreams of. I hope that we can once again gain a sense of pride in not only who we are, but what we have achieved. In psychology not only can we project on the world, but also project upon ourselves. Let's try projecting something positive for a change.
219065
I think public violence of all sorts desensitizes people to the immensity of death.\n   Executions were televised in my country a few years ago, and I had the bad luck to turn the TV on when some were taking place. I will never forget the faces of those men about to die. Criminals, yes, evil by nature, perhaps. But what impressed me the most were the faces of those about to do the killing: the coldness, the total lack of concern, the machine-like effectiveness.\n   I do remember one woman, member of a firing squad, who burst in tears after the shooting. May God bless her.\n   It didn't stop crime. Our crime rates are on the rise, death penalty or not. But what really, really disturbs me is how used we have gotten to watch people die: the first time I watched a lynching on TV I was horrified. By the fifth repeat I was merely bored into "Oh, no, not again". I wish that is not what you want.\n   I believe that crime should be punished, and that dangerous criminals should be placed where they can do no more harm. But turning death into a show (and the ratings here were huge) demeans it, and us.