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I'm curious what people think a solution to a seemingly recurring trend throughout the world ought be. Let's create a scenario. It may not entirely precisely describe this exact case, but it's not terribly far off and generalizes well in any case. You have a midsized population of uniquely homogeneous people - let's say in the low millions. Of these people a small percent are actively radicalized and will indiscriminately murder and engage in other violent activity to pursue their agenda. A moderate percent will not engage in the criminal behavior directly, but will actively aid or assist the radicalized individuals. And a large percent may not be willing to participate in the radical element or directly assist them, but remain, at minimum, complicit in their behavior and will certainly do nothing to aid in any law enforcement effort. They've never seen anything, or heard anything - even when they have. And a secondary effect of this system is that there tends to be a trend towards radicalization rather than away from it, and you even have incidents of the radicalized murdering members within the population that are found to be too cooperative with law enforcement.

What is the proper way to handle the problem? The numbers and lack of cooperativeness make it practically impossible to remove the radical element. How do you solve the issue while also ensuring respect for human rights? Makes the Kobayashi Maru look like a cakewalk, and this is real.

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