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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jcaq74b wrote

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> Crime is not strongly related to poverty. Rich people commit crime too.

I mean, crime is incredibly related to poverty. Sure things like access to quality education or stable housing also help, but to say there isn't a strong relationship is ignoring a lot of studies and data on the subject.

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WickhamAkimbo t1_jcb0ixi wrote

Yes, it contributes. How about we list the other factors that contribute? The quality of home life is a vastly stronger predictor of someone growing up to commit crime than poverty. Growing up in a divorced/unmarried household is also a contributing factor. Witnessing adults using violence as a child is an incredibly strong predictor. These are major factors that seem to just get swept under the rug and are strongly tied to culture.

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rdugz t1_jcbel7f wrote

If I had to guess I would say these are all strongly correlated with wealth too

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TheAJx t1_jcb4h3n wrote

> I mean, crime is incredibly related to poverty. Sure things like access to quality education or stable housing also help,

Hot beds of crime, places like Ghana, India and Vietnam.

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jcawzk2 wrote

God you're insufferable.

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TheJoseph97 t1_jcaxjzl wrote

Real question though, did that 9 year old shot outside the bodega in the Bronx, was that because the gunman was so damn poor he’s just tryna put food on his table?

Or was that other little girl who got shot in Brownsville, that was done so the shooter can afford toiletries for his family right

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ThreeLittlePuigs t1_jcaydk1 wrote

Real answer, I don't think its worth us talking about this as I don't think you're interesting in actually having a discussion, and it's not worth my time. If you are actually curious there's plenty of studies on the subject that you can read.

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