• FredericChopin_@feddit.uk
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    It really pissed me off how people don’t seem to realise that most crime is due to a failure of society and that if we give people prospects then crime will go down.

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      Preach. Harsh penalties with no rehabilitation and an uncaring system with no safety net?

      If you can’t get a job and can’t eat without a job, who wouldn’t do crime?

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        And in so doing, they have a criminal record that makes it harder to get jobs, leading to a vicious cycle where they’re not employed due to a criminal record/recent imprisonment, and are forced to steal to survive, leading to another criminal record, etc.

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      No, most crime is due to a personal failure. Play stupid games - win stupid prizes.

      • FredericChopin_@feddit.uk
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        1 year ago

        Care to explain why crime is more prevalent amongst poorer people?

        Or do you just want to be hyperbolic with your comments?

        • Aux@lemmy.world
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          Which poorest people? Poor countries are not criminal outposts. That’s a myth that wealth correlates with crime.

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            1 year ago

            London

            study from 2011

            Edit: Also, you do realise that a poorer country relative a another still has its own subset of poor people and wealthy people. It’s not like a poor country is only poor people. Inequality is everywhere.

            • Aux@lemmy.world
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              These studies are irrelevant as they don’t cover crime worldwide. They are just taking bull crap out of their ass.

              • FredericChopin_@feddit.uk
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                1 year ago

                You could do the same for each country.

                There is no world crime per se. International crimes tend to be people trafficking and things more serious.

                The crimes this thread is discussing are more related to crimes of necessity.

                I must say I do like all your rejections of my argument without providing an argument yourself. Due to the one sided nature if this I’d prefer not to converse any longer.

                Have a great day all the same buddy.

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        “Jimmy’s biggest personal failure was not being able to take advantage of generational wealth. His second biggest personal failure was choosing to steal food for himself, his wife, and kids, instead of choosing to die and let his family risk dying from starvation. His third biggest personal failure was having kids in the first place.”

        Idk, it has a bit of a hollow ring to it. What do you think?