The Role of Culture in Police Violence

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I agree 100% through culture, we have to value mothers and value fathers. And just be really careful about not accidentally creating economic incentives which may take away some of those fathers from being in the homes with the mom. This is one of those policy issues that's difficult to know what to do. Because the government can't force people to get married. No. Right? But you can give tax breaks for marriage and having children and you get to deduct the mortgage interest on my loan and so on. So, it has to come from the bottom up through norm changes.

Shermer and Thornton discuss: aggression: passive, proactive, reactive, relational • moralistic punishment and the game theory analysis of the logic of violence • gun violence (homicide, suicide, accidents) • violence against women/children • male-on-male violence • alcohol, drugs, infidelity • race • self-control • training soldiers • male role models • Rodney King, Michael Brown, George Floyd • police violence • bullying • fatherless homes • rape and sexual violence • self-defense.

Matt Thornton has been teaching functional martial arts for more than thirty years and holds a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His organization, Straight Blast Gym, has more than seventy locations worldwide and has produced champion MMA fighters as well as world-class self-defense and law enforcement instructors. He lives with his wife Salome and their five children in Portland, Oregon. His new book is The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World.