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Thanatosst t1_j16uy4p wrote

They also know that there's little to no consequences due to their age.

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islander1 t1_j16zicv wrote

and they also are doing it because they have no other practical choices in life.

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TheSpektrModule t1_j1723ac wrote

Total BS. Nobody is being forced to commit carjackings.

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islander1 t1_j174mtp wrote

I'm not justifying it, they should all be punished/rehabbed; but these kids are doing it because they are born into a life with no future.

When I hear people say "no one is forced into it" I hear someone who hasn't got a fucking clue what a hard life is actually like.

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bookoocash t1_j184f1b wrote

Yeah but there is also the simple fact that the kids doing this make up a very small portion of kids in this city who come from virtually identical circumstances, the overwhelming majority of which choose not to victimize other people. This is absolutely a choice and they could have gone another way.

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Thanatosst t1_j17cf18 wrote

I'm fully aware of the correlation/causation of poverty and crime/violent crime. That isn't going to ever be fixed except by drastic, sweeping reforms of the way the country operates. Until then, it's basically a free-for-all where you can't depend on anyone else to protect you, physically or financially.

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Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j191vhe wrote

Most poor people actually don't become criminals.

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islander1 t1_j192la8 wrote

even less people become criminals when they don't have to worry where their next meal is coming from, or when they are able to have a home, transportation, and an actual job option.

The fucking entitlement in this thread is amazing, and the sad part is - 10 years ago I'd think example the same as you lot.

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Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j193l9e wrote

Poverty is a reasonable justification for many things, but it never just makes someone a rapist or murderer. Frankly, you're coming off like someone without any personal experience with poverty

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islander1 t1_j194iau wrote

  1. I never justified poverty for murder or rape. See previous posts.

  2. true poverty? No. I grew up in a household where my father went bankrupt 3 times. We had to cheat on taxes for years to keep bills paid, and eventually got audited/in trouble. Bills such as power barely got paid. We ate, but not well. I had it great compared to people in the inner city.

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Mildred_RatchedRN t1_j1956y8 wrote

Perhaps you just don't know what you're talking about. I am not going to get into a tit-for-tat with you. You obviously have an ideological agenda, and good luck with that.

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islander1 t1_j196ivc wrote

or perhaps you're just mis-interpreting the message I'm attempting to get across. Have a good one.

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