They were conscripts who were forced to guard the border and faced severe repercussions if they didn ' t try to stop escapees . There ' s really not an easy answer to a case like this , but I feel like it was handled well . <| sep |> Well , some trees . Also , some ages . It depends on the kids . Some shouldn ' t be anywhere near trees . Also , if your child is below , say 7 , stay close , please . <| sep |> I am one of the latter , personally . <| sep |> Why don ' t you answer the fucking question , bro ? <| sep |> Should be ? Yeah . By any metric other than the electoral college itself she should be . That ' s not how it works . Every candidate runs their campaign with the explicit intention of maximizing their performance in the electoral college . Citizens cast , or do not cast , their votes with the understanding that the electoral college is what will determine the result . In other words , candidates outright ignore the areas in which they know they can ' t win it and voters from those regions do not participate because they can ' t influence which way their nonbattleground state leans . That equates to millions upon millions of votes for each candidate and there ' s no way of knowing who would be favored . Mind you , the electoral college does , in fact , exist for a reason . How well do you think it would go over if a handful of cities scattered around the country , and the very particular demographics and concerns attached to them , had absolute control over the fates of the other 99 . 9 % of US territory ? The rural and suburban American lose all say in the political process at a national level , during a period where statelevel laws are essentially being rejected as a means of reform . It ' s far from a perfect system and , in my opinion , still gives those heavily populated states too much power , but it at the very least ensures that the voice of each state is on some level acknowledged .