Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
I agree with what you're saying, but it's shameful to use poverty as an excuse for violent crime. Especially for something like rape, where they're not doing it out of a sense of financial desperation.
Originally posted by le sonick:
i would once like to see the stats of people convicted of violent crimes who grew up on welfare opposed to those who didn't.
has anyone stopped to think its not so much about race as it is about people who grew up with nothing?
i bet the amount of blacks convicted of violent crimes that live in affluent neighborhoods is probably about the same as the number of whites!
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yeah, i wasnt really using poverty exactly as the reason, but children growing up on welfare usually go to crappy schools, have mothers who beat the crap out of them, and fathers that beat the crap out of their mothers. they are more likely to go to crappy schools, live in bad conditions, therefore may not grow up learning any kind of value of other peoples rights, safety or lives.
i just said "welfare" cause that would be easier to track than say, "kids who go to crappy schools"