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This theory only works if you narrowly construe crime to exclude large-scale white collar crimes like attempting to overthrow the government, poisoning the whol
by jeffbee 3y ago
This theory only works if you narrowly construe crime to exclude large-scale white collar crimes like attempting to overthrow the government, poisoning the whole nation with addictive painkillers, dodging taxes, etc. It's pretty clear that on a crime-weighted basis the root cause of virtually all crimes is being born rich.
- foogazi 3y agoHow many crimes did Bernie Maddof commit ? How many crimes do local police officers commit ? Are people in possession of federally illegal drugs committing a crime ? Did they have fathers?
- jewayne 3y agoThat's an excellent point. There's a survivorship bias here. Perhaps fatherlessness doesn't cause crime so much as it makes you more vulnerable to the criminal justice system.