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It’s long known that poverty in itself doesn’t cause crime. I also was on the bottom rungs when I was very young. Poverty next to wealth does. Suddenly that
by david38 5y ago
It’s long known that poverty in itself doesn’t cause crime. I also was on the bottom rungs when I was very young.
Poverty next to wealth does. Suddenly that poor but adequate lifestyle isn’t enough when the guy down the street is driving a Porsche.
We are in a pretty extreme wealth gap and we celebrate wealth too much. On top of that, people confuse being soft on crime with helping the poor. Poor people don’t break into cars to eat. Criminals break into cars.
- dont__panic 5y agoFurthermore, being soft on crime often hurts the poor, because they're the most at risk to criminal behavior. If you're poor, you can't afford a security guard, or a fancy home security system, or a Ring camera when you're away from your home. The rich can handle having their wallet or phone stolen -- it's just an inconvenience. But if you're poor, the fees and time associated with recovering from that are a monumental burden that could break your ability to put food on the table. Enforcing laws gives comfort to everyone because they know we're all on a level playing field. But once you start ignoring laws and letting people off, suddenly lawbreakers can get ahead while law abiders fall behind. Let's try to punish criminals instead of rewarding them.