islander1 t1_j16zicv wrote
Reply to comment by Thanatosst in Baltimore police investigate 39 rideshare carjacking, robbery cases since November by ThatguyfromBaltimore
and they also are doing it because they have no other practical choices in life.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1723ac wrote
Total BS. Nobody is being forced to commit carjackings.
islander1 t1_j174mtp wrote
I'm not justifying it, they should all be punished/rehabbed; but these kids are doing it because they are born into a life with no future.
When I hear people say "no one is forced into it" I hear someone who hasn't got a fucking clue what a hard life is actually like.
bookoocash t1_j184f1b wrote
Yeah but there is also the simple fact that the kids doing this make up a very small portion of kids in this city who come from virtually identical circumstances, the overwhelming majority of which choose not to victimize other people. This is absolutely a choice and they could have gone another way.
Thanatosst t1_j17cf18 wrote
I'm fully aware of the correlation/causation of poverty and crime/violent crime. That isn't going to ever be fixed except by drastic, sweeping reforms of the way the country operates. Until then, it's basically a free-for-all where you can't depend on anyone else to protect you, physically or financially.
Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j191vhe wrote
Most poor people actually don't become criminals.
islander1 t1_j192la8 wrote
even less people become criminals when they don't have to worry where their next meal is coming from, or when they are able to have a home, transportation, and an actual job option.
The fucking entitlement in this thread is amazing, and the sad part is - 10 years ago I'd think example the same as you lot.
Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j193l9e wrote
Poverty is a reasonable justification for many things, but it never just makes someone a rapist or murderer. Frankly, you're coming off like someone without any personal experience with poverty
islander1 t1_j194iau wrote
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I never justified poverty for murder or rape. See previous posts.
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true poverty? No. I grew up in a household where my father went bankrupt 3 times. We had to cheat on taxes for years to keep bills paid, and eventually got audited/in trouble. Bills such as power barely got paid. We ate, but not well. I had it great compared to people in the inner city.
Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j1956y8 wrote
Perhaps you just don't know what you're talking about. I am not going to get into a tit-for-tat with you. You obviously have an ideological agenda, and good luck with that.
islander1 t1_j196ivc wrote
or perhaps you're just mis-interpreting the message I'm attempting to get across. Have a good one.
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