Comment by calvinmorrison

> the solution really is obvious.

Well, from a programmers perspective - it's all about what you are optimizing for.

We can end all car related deaths as well by outlawing all automotive vehicles.

We can eliminate or curb most sexual diseases by regimenting who one can have sex with.

We can end homelessness, by quartering local vagrants in the homes of the citizenry.

Solutions are easy. Side effects are less so.

If we are optimizing against the #1 all time cause of non natural death in the world - Democide - an armed populace does wonders.