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So the last decade's decline in violence in the US indicates a decline in inequality?
by netman21 10y ago
So the last decade's decline in violence in the US indicates a decline in inequality?
- clouddrover 10y agoCrime in general may be declining due to the reduction of lead in the environment: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27067615 http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27067615
- dragonwriter 10y agoYeah,that and demographic shifts out of the age group whose predominance seems to drive crime rates seem to more-than-explain the drop in crime, violent and otherwise, more than offsetting any effect from rising inequality.
- nabla9 10y agoWhat if we count all violence, including exported violence? Saudi Arabia has extreme inequality, but it has remained stable while exporting violence to the rest of the world. Maybe war against terror provides release for this violence in US too.
- jpttsn 10y agoThere are always so many wonderful things we can start counting, when the original data doesn't seem sound.