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Guypussy t1_j0ursvh wrote

Reply to comment by tootsie404 in Man Admits Fatally Beating Chinese Immigrant and Faces 20-Year Term by BaizuoStateOfMind

You’re upset about what you perceive as a lack of coverage by the r/NYC newsroom and its large staff of seasoned reporters?

There’s been plenty of posts about attacks on members of the Asian community the last couple years. Why, in fact, you’re commenting on one right now! 😮

Besides, license plates are the new hotness, no offense to Asians.

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user_joined_just_now t1_j0vncdt wrote

The difference in attitude in the two cases from progressives on this sub is pretty interesting.

For most violent crimes, the root cause is everything but the perpetrator: inadequate school funding, lack of access to mental healthcare and housing, not enough open pools, and so on and so forth. When a 14-year-old who has been arrested 18 times shoots someone, it's because Eric Adams didn't hire enough lifeguards. When someone who's been arrested 6 times for robbery ends up killing their girlfriend, it's because libraries had reduced service due to budget cuts. I will ignore the fact that if you need to steal to feed and clothe your family, shoplifting involves a lot less risk than robbery to all parties.

On the other hand, the root cause of illegal parking and license plate obfuscation is the driver, who did it because they're evil. It's strange, because you could easily make an argument that these behaviors have root economic causes; people want to avoid paying for parking or tolls. Does the thought of license plate obfuscation to avoid tolls even cross the mind of Jeff Bezos? Probably not. Nevertheless, there is no attempt to address violations by cars through the "root causes" lens. It is simply a moral failing on the part of the driver.

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MillennialNightmare t1_j0vwf7l wrote

Probably because the people committing crimes like avoiding paying tolls, parking illegally, and hiding their license plate are doing so while still owning cars.

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user_joined_just_now t1_j0wb73u wrote

Okay, so suppose, in some crazy otherworldly scenario, that we had people committing shootings and robberies while rocking designer clothing. Does this mean we can rule out the root cause as an economic one?

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oreosfly t1_j0vvklx wrote

> Besides, license plates are the new hotness, no offense to Asians.

You dropped your “I’m not racist, but…” card

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