Thoughts on the purge.

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I suspect most of you know about the purge movies if not, it a movie where once a year all crime becomes legal for 12 hours. The purpose is to let people get out all their violent tendencies so they will be good law abiding citizens for the rest of the year.

I think that if the purge was real it would not accomplish its goal of purging people's violent desires, however while I don't think it would help the psyche of the country I do think it would help the economy.

Who would be the most likely to die during the purge, the old, the sick, the homeless, the lower classes who don't have the money to build strong defenses or buy good weapons. Sure people from every class would die, but the poorer people would suffer the most.

These same classes of people who would be the most likely to die would also be the most likely to be receiving government benefits, and their deaths would free up more money for schools and infrastructure projects thus benefiting the country.

The new money for schools and infrastructure would create more jobs. the damage done during the purge would also create new jobs in the construction field, as well as countless new home security businesses popping up.
This could theoretically create a new golden age in the country, as their would be a steady supply of jobs and if the jobs ever started to dry up, those who became poor would then be more susceptible to the purge thus repeating the cycle, insuring a consistently strong economy.

I'm not advocating we institute such a nightmarish thing but I am curious what other people's thoughts are on the matter.

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  • sandnigga
    7 years ago

    Fk that shit, I would go after the rich people. REALLY rich people.
    Not just a million here and there.

    Im talking billions. And the corrupt ones too.

    I would become a billionaire over night haha

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  • Birdprince
    7 years ago

    i feel like what you're saying is right, although just because you're poor doesn't mean you're going to be more likely to die if there were one, it's all about how smart you are.

    tbh if the purge was real i'd camp out somewhere in a forest and either dig myself a hole and stay in it for 12 hours or hide inside a tree.

    the violent people would all stick around the more populated areas such as the city or streets, as they have no reason to go out into a forest because all their possible victims are right in front of them, and i can say truthfully that murderers would not waste their time playing hide and seek in the woods looking for people when they have an easier option.

    i'll admit it would be nice to loot some shops and get the latest tech or shove a knife through someones throat, although i often play it safe and would rather wait it out than risking my life just for a new TV or Iphone.

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  • Thorolf
    7 years ago

    It sounds like a terrible idea. That's just not how violent tendencies and crime works. Maybe it would help the economy if not for the fact that stores and banks would be robbed, and large areas of cities would be burned down in firefights. The negatives would outweigh the positives in the long run.

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  • mysistersshadow
    7 years ago

    Who would build anything if there dead?

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  • HiPhobia2
    7 years ago

    I think, it should be done, in my opinion, so that for the rest of the year, you wont be a afraid of e.g: someone stealing from your shop or home etc, if you know what I mean by this :-)

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  • Potatoskins
    7 years ago

    The purge was originally mardi gras, and looked how that happened.

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