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Originally Posted by Elspode

Why can't we make murderers, thieves and child molesters the objects of our scorn and constant moral outrage, and leave people who just want to do each other in mutual peace and harmony alone?

Because in current parlance, they are not responsible for their actions ... they are these things because of some defect or sadness in their upbringing. Personal responsibility, whether it be for good things or bad things, is a concept of the past. It's the rotary dial telephone of the new millenium.