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Assuming it is just poverty and not other factors as well, including cultural issues in some communities, feels naive to me. For example in the US, crime is not
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Assuming it is just poverty and not other factors as well, including cultural issues in some communities, feels naive to me. For example in the US, crime is not evenly distributed across races even if you adjust for poverty rates. There are other factors involved.
I also simply don’t understand what you’re implying from your comment - that being poor explains attempts at murder? I don’t believe that. I think it’s not having the right morals and culture, and those root causes should be discussed honestly even if it is uncomfortable.
- maccard 2y agoI did not say that being poor explains attempts at murder, or anything of the sort. If you’re going to engage in that sort of discussion where you straw man, I’m not going to engage with it
- lelanthran 2y ago> I did not say that being poor explains attempts at murder, or anything of the sort. How else is a person supposed to interpret these words of yours? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41076775 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41076775 >>> You’re talking about poverty, right? Because that’s what the driver in knife crime is in the UK. What is the other interpretation you had in mind? Why not simply say it?