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Are you presently worried about someone robbing you because they are starving? In the third-world, absolutely. In the United States anyone who's starving has re
by brbsix 10y ago
Are you presently worried about someone robbing you because they are starving? In the third-world, absolutely. In the United States anyone who's starving has ready access to SNAP, food banks, or (worse-case scenario) dumpstered groceries.
I'd be more concerned about being robbed because someone has a serious substance-abuse issue, was raised in a broken single-parent household, there's a complete lack of entry-level jobs, or something of that sort, none of which is aided (but rather is perhaps aggravated) by increased levels of income redistribution.
- TACIXAT 10y agoI'm in Baltimore, and as mediocre as it is, most of the danger one faces is just teenagers in groups being stupid teenagers (if you're not involved in drugs the crime from that world doesn't affect you as much, unless you're stuck living in one of those neighborhoods). Property crime is done more so by addicts looking to steal your gardening equipment. So yea, hunger generally isn't what leads directly to crime, but the crime does exist because these teenagers have wants and needs that aren't being met, to the point that they would rob someone, steal their bike, etc. There are kids here who sell cold water and soda on the street corners to make money. If they're working selling drinks on their summer break, they probably know what hunger is.