I don't think a world without crimes is possible. If there were no crimes, there would be no rules. If there were no rules, how would people know what's right from wrong? I personally would not give up freedom, privacy or individuality to achieve a world like that. I would HATE to live in a world like that. Everything is same and soooooo boring, I wouldn't give up anything for my freedom and personality. I draw the line when it comes to public safety and personal rights when it interferes with my life and safety.
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Hagrid
5/25/2013 04:02:58 pm
If there were no crimes, then there would be no rules. If there were no rules, how would people know right from wrong? This is a great point. Rules define what is a crime and they also prevent crimes. Camazotz actually does have rules. A crime on Camazotz is to get sick or go against the rhythm. From that perspective, Camazotz certainly is not a world without crime.
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QWERTY
5/16/2013 12:52:27 pm
In my opinion, a world without crimes is impossible. Giving up individuality just to become a perfect world is not right, because the world would be inhabited by a bunch of mindless people that are waiting for their leaders to instruct them, and that wouldn't be any fun AT ALL! I would despise living in a world like that. I wouldn't have the right to be myself. If I were to be myself, I might even go to jail and that just isn't right.
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Sherlock Holmes
5/16/2013 01:30:39 pm
I totally agree with you. If I lived in a world where I couldn't express myself, I would go crazy! But it depends. Do the people on Camazotz know that there is a better, more different way to live? If the way the people on Camazotz live is the only way of living they know of, then they think it's a great lifestyle for them. Us people on Earth have heard or read of different ways of living, so we think the way we live is the best.
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Annie
5/19/2013 04:45:46 am
That's a great point, Sherlock Holmes! The Camazotz people are naive and narrow-minded when they think that their way is the best way of life because they don't know any other way to live! What about us on Earth? Are we also narrow-minded? Is there a better way for us to live that just hasn't been discovered yet?
Cookie Monster
5/25/2013 12:48:41 am
I completly understand what you are saying. and I agree with you. You don't believe in giving up yourself to be ruled by some dictator.
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Annie
5/19/2013 06:16:50 am
I also belive that a world without crime is not possible. In order to have no crime, there must be no laws to disobey, which means everything in the world is allowed. Crime is still commited, but it just isn't considered crime because there are no laws that say you can't do it. I would not want to give up individuality, privacy and freedom for this kind of world. Sure, it would be boring and no fun, but it also wouldn't be right either. If everyone is the same, no one is different. If everyone is different, no one is the same. People spend there lives trying to be normal and to fit in, but they don't realize that being different is normal. If everything was the same, no one would have a personality or an opinion or anything that would differ compared to anyone else's. Because we have been exposed to a world where you are free to be you, we believe this is right. Having your own personality, style, opinion and everything else that makes you you is valued in this world. We think that having everything the same would be bad because we have already tasted difference.
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Annie
5/19/2013 06:20:53 am
Sorry, I forgot to add where I would draw the line! Public safety is more important than individuality, but if safety is ensured, individuality can take up the rest of the room. As soon as the minimal expectation is met in terms of safety, individuality can be maximized.
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$UPERMAN
5/20/2013 11:37:28 am
I think a world without crime is impossible. No crime would mean there are no laws and rules. if their were no laws people wouldn't know what is allowed to be done ad what is not allowed to be done. I don't believe in giving up freedom, privacy and individuality to achieve this kind of world. In my opinion, being yourself is the most important thing in the world and in Camazotz you are not allowed to be yourself which would be really boring and result in no fun. Drawing the line between public safety and personal rights, in my opinion public safety is more important than personal rights because public safety includes a whole bunch of people and personal rights only concerns one person. Although, once the public's safety is ensured, personal rights could take up all of the rest of the room that is left.
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Cookie Monster
5/24/2013 04:07:26 am
I completely agree with you! and I like how you incorporated laws and the government to compare the idea of crimes.
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MusicManiac44
5/20/2013 04:14:20 pm
In my opinion a world without crime is not possible but maybe there could be a world with absolutely no crime. Like it has been said before, if there was no crime happening at all then maybe there would be laws for it if it did happen. So if someone did ever rob a bank, nobody could press charges against that person because there are no laws for it ever happening or it just would not be believed as a crime. I would not want give up freedom or individuality to have a world without crime. You would have to do what the rest do and you could not do what you felt like, without everybody else doing that as well.
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Luno
5/22/2013 08:30:55 am
A world with out crime is like a world with out life kinda cause crime is part of life there is always a reason some one is committing a crime and even if you put the bad people away in jail for years there will always be other or when the people get out they will probably just do it again. Take the running marathon in some place i think boston for an example they bomb the finish line for some unknown reason!! (police probably found out but i don't watch the news) this so called crime less world is most likely impossible do to all the reasons i just stated but if for someone to some how achieve this seeming less impossible goal the world will probably be a little nicer place expt all the other problems in the world like global warming, polution and much more. I would never in my life give up freedom or privacy right which the world worked so far to get to as setting rules in having no more slaves or miss treating and others just to get a so called perfect world. If i could or have the power to draw the line between personal rights and public safety i would draw the line more to public safety cause if you respect ant treat the public better they would treat you better and respect you too but personal right is also important to cause with out it you cannot do many things in life you enjoy now.
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Hagrid
5/25/2013 04:13:10 pm
The Boston marathon bombing is a good example. The freedom of the citizens was restricted for a few days until the criminals were caught. After 911, the freedom of citizens was also impacted. People of certain cultures were treated differently than others in the name of public safety. Some say the government went too far. Others say it was necessary to prevent another attack.
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Chuck E. Muckle
5/22/2013 10:42:30 am
Technically, it is possible to have a world without crime if no laws or rules were in play. Think about it if Earth got rid of all its laws that means anyone can do whatever they want and not commit a crime since they aren't breaking any laws or passing any legal restrictions since there aren't any so some can easily steal some thing and it won't be called a crime because no rule is against it; it's just like touching a wall, you won't get arrested for it because it is totally legal but if there is some ridiculous law saying " walls are evil, and if you touch them your arrested" or something like that, and you touched a wall your committing a crime since you just broke the law. I'm not saying that having no laws is a good thing but in my mind, a realistic world with no laws would be something like the world I have said. On another note, I do not support the idea of sacrificing my freedom and other things to gain that since I'm sure I wouldn't be happy and the only reason people want no crimes is that they think everyone will be enjoying themselves but will obviously not. I would say that the line that I will draw between safety and personal rights is when public safety doesn't stop the rights of freedom and other things that make the reason earth or at least in places with freedom of speech worth living .
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violet
5/22/2013 11:34:18 am
I think a world without crime is not possible but maybe there could be a world out there with absolutely no crime. I would not want give up freedom to have a world without crime because freedom lets us be our own person and i do not want to give up that for no crime.Public safety is more important than individuality, but if safety is ensured, individuality can take up the rest of the room. I draw the line when it comes to public safety and personal rights when it interferes with anything involving a enormus change in the world.
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Talena
5/22/2013 11:41:25 am
I believe that a world without crime is not possible. I would not like to give up my freedom to have a world without crime. I do have a little bit of freedom and I am not willing to give that up to possibly have a world without crime. Public safety is way more important than individuality to me and I would rather have people safe than having individual rights.
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Sherlock Holmes
5/23/2013 10:41:52 am
I totally agree with you! As 12/13 year olds, we have freedom, but only a tiny sliver. If we don't get to have freedom and rights, then life wouldn't be very fun. As we grow older, we get more freedom, and giving up freedom for a world without crime isn't worth it for me.
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Roy(DB)
5/22/2013 12:26:23 pm
I think its possible to have a planet wo/ crimes but it would get very boring because you would feel sick to your mind if you did the SAME THING EVERYDAY. I do not agree with giving up freedom and idividuality because that swhat makes us who WE are.
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Cynthia
5/22/2013 02:29:46 pm
I think a life without crime is not possible, unless we had a dictator like the one on camaztoz. Without a dictator controlling every mind, their wouldn't be a life with no crime. Without a dictator controlling every mind people would feel hatred for others and someone would do something wrong. I would love a world with peace and individuality. On camaztoz they all gave up individuality for peace, and I don't think I'd be strong enough to do that. I wouldn't be able to give up individuality for peace. I care about adventure and my future and I want it to be fun! Their are crimes committed everywhere and we have brave police officers on duty. The issue of crime can be decreased and hopefully it will be, but it will never be completely gone.
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Hermione Granger
5/23/2013 01:53:41 pm
I totally agree and I also do believe that with a dictator like IT controlling our brains, there would be no crime, because we wouldn't know what we'd be doing.
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Hagrid
5/25/2013 04:21:56 pm
You make a good point about decreasing crime. IT is not actually decreasing crime. He is simply redefining what a crime is. I agree that we should strive for a world with less crime instead of using a gimmick such as eliminating freedoms in an altruistic effort to eliminate crime.
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Hermione Granger
5/23/2013 02:48:06 pm
In my opinion, I honestly don't think such a world is possible, but (as Cynthia mentioned) it could be with a dictator like IT controlling our minds and hypnotizing us. If we are hypnotized into doing the right thing, then we won't know what we are doing. Its like our parents forcing us to make the right choices, but since we don't use our brains to think for ourselves, we won't know if it's the right decision to us. I would not give up my privacy, individuality, or freedom to achieve such a world. My individuality makes me unique from everybody else. If I lived in Camazotz, I would be the same as everybody else and nothing would stand out in anybody (no weaknesses or strengths). My privacy lets me be by myself. For example, when I want to be alone, I can be alone. Finally, my freedom gives me the opportunity to be free. In Camazotz, I would get none of this, because IT would control me. I would draw the line when public safety starts to interfere with my personal rights. In this Earth we live on, we maintain public safety through laws and rules and if someone breaks these rules or laws there are consequences to their actions. This is the way it is and this is the way it should stay. I believe it should be this way, because it doesn't affect our individuality, freedom, and our privacy.
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Annie
5/24/2013 01:40:57 pm
I agree with your overall statement, but I disagree with your reasoning. Both you and Cynthia said that the world could be crime-free with a dictator like IT, but I do not belive that to be true. If you only look at the part of the book that we have read, you already see it. On Camazotz, abberations are considered crime and can be punishable, as seen with the little boy bouncing the ball out of rhythm. This is a single, small crime found in only 168 pages. Imagine what can be found in a lifetime on that planet...
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Hagrid
5/25/2013 04:27:22 pm
Imagine what could be found in a lifetime on that planet. Yikes! If they keep killing people instead of trying to advance medicine and medical procedures. The death toll for that one crime would have to be huge.
strawberrymiki (:
5/24/2013 03:28:58 pm
A world without crime would be great, you could leave your door open in the night, knowing you wouldn't be robbed, you could stay up until 12:00 midnight playing outside in your yard you would have that special feeling of peace. Parents would let you go anywhere you'd want and not be afraid of you getting kidnapped or murdered.
Although the world would be peaceful, we wouldn't have that kind of action, in movies, or books, the exciting thought of chasing, seeing the good guys chase the bad guys. Life would be boring.
But we can't have a world without crime, because without crime, there would be no rules, yet who would be the one controlling everything? There must be one ruler that makes this peace. People act on feelings so I would think people will have to stop feeling (envy, angers, sadness, depression) to stop committing crimes, so does this mean humans must get rid of their emotions in order to stop crime? There wouldn't be rebels out there to speak what they want. Therefore, it's just impossible to have a world without crime because of the way we need balance.
No, I do not support giving up my own freedom and personal rights to achieve a world without crime because I believe without any bad, there would not be any good. There wouldn't be rebels out there to speak what they want. The world would be at peace but most of the things we want would not be heard. Everybody should be able to be their own person, and have their own rights. If they want to rob a bank, let them rob a bank and learn their lesson from bad to good. Crime changes a person, and without it, no one can learn or self improve.
Personal rights is anything you do that does not harm another person. Public safety is potentially harming another. Use drugs or alcohol for an example; nobody should have the right to tell you what you can or cannot do to your own body. But the moment you get behind the wheel of a car or pick up a weapon while drunk or high, you are at the risk or endangering others and this is where the line is drawn.
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Cookie Monster
5/25/2013 12:46:27 am
I love the way you used feelings, real-life crimes, and real-life issues to express what you were thinking! Great blog answer :)
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Hagrid
5/25/2013 04:34:07 pm
I love the way you used the concept of balance in your answer. Nature is all about finding a balance. The coyote kills the rabbit because he needs food to survive. By killing the rabbit, he prevents them from overpopulating.
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RRSB
5/24/2013 05:59:20 pm
I just cant believe in a world without crime because theres always at least one person that wants to mess around with other people and steal their stuff. Also I dont think people should give up their freedom because everyone should be heard and put their ideas out there to help improve our lives or help save it. Also everyone should have their privacy because everyone should feel safe to have something and not want people to see it or anything. Also people should have individuality to make them unique and special in their own way. I know public safety is really important but personal rights are just as equal. So i guess that there should be public safety and personal rights should both be understood and put into consideration that both are extremely important.
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Cookie Monster
5/25/2013 12:44:36 am
No, I do not believe such a world is possible. In a group, there is always going to be that one person who is willing to take a risk and then ruin it for everybody. Nobody is perfect and everybody will commit a crime once in their life time. for ex. driving without a seatbelt.
Yes, a world without crime would be great. No worries, and just freedom. But think of the thousands and thousands, of people who commit their whole life into crimes, Detctives, police forces, army forces, government, e.t.c their jobs are over (their life is over- no money)
Crime is a quality in some ways. It is more like a math problem in words, but the only difference is, is that it is in real life. Most major problems in the world revolve around crime and without crime our technology, intellligence, general knowlegde, wouldn't increase. Because we learn from problems and therefore they take as further in life.
Freedom and individuality. No neeeevvvvvveeeerr I would never ever give up these precious qualities for a world without crime. These two qualities embrace and differentiate us between eachother. Without these qualities we would all be the same and life would not be worth living. I mean, there is nothing to look forward to or enjoy. Yes, you might feel safe but what are the odds of you dying right now in your lifetime?
Public safety and personal rights. I believe that we should all have/use those things to a limit. I believe that you should have your own say in what you want to do and believe. But if it incorporates the risk of someone's life, then public safety should step in. So in conclusion I think that you shall do whatever you want to do as long as it is not harmful in any way.