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Yeah, that’s the original point I made which is currently being downvoted.

• ryandrake 3y ago
  I think there's a lot of quiet classism going on in this thread, and it's easier for these guys to just drive by and hit the downvote button than to actually speak their mind and tell us why they think poor people -> criminals. The causation more likely goes the other way: When an area gets the reputation of being higher crime (because of reality or because of bias from more police saturation), that area becomes cheaper to live in, and poorer people can then afford to live there.
  • WalterBright 3y ago
    In Seattle, the bank tellers are behind bulletproof glass. In the surrounding communities, there's no bulletproof glass. I don't think it's more police presence that causes banks to install the armor. More likely it's the lack of police presence that results in armored banks.
    • seanmcdirmid 3y ago
      Uhm, I’ve only seen one bank in Seattle like that (in pioneer square), maybe there are more south Seattle? Definitely my Bank of America branch in Ballard doesn’t have bullet proof glass.
      • WalterBright 3y ago
        Capitol Hill.
  • seanmcdirmid 3y ago
    > The causation more likely goes the other way: When an area gets the reputation of being higher crime (because of reality or because of bias from more police saturation), that area becomes cheaper to live in, and poorer people can then afford to live there. Isn’t that called de-gentrification, or maybe ghetto-ization? However, I think it’s the opposite with property crime (richer neighborhoods attract property crime because their is lots of property to steal).