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Strazdas1 t1_iz43mm1 wrote

Reply to comment by ProudDildoMan69 in Study shows among low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods, that inexpensive, straightforward abandoned housing remediation was directly linked to significant relative reductions in weapons violations and gun assaults, and suggestive reductions in shootings. by Respawan

Yes we do. Because crime is a choice. Most people in poverty are not criminals.

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Monkey-Around2 t1_iz4fnzx wrote

But is most crime by people in or of poverty?

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Strazdas1 t1_iz4gjat wrote

Its false equivalence. The same reasons that lead to poverty also lead to crime. Poverty itself does not lead to crime.

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Monkey-Around2 t1_iz4gpe4 wrote

I was not suggesting that poverty leads to crime. It was merely a question to the audience.

I would in-fact suggest that most crime produced comes from those with money or influence.

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