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Re:The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequ... by sul_tasto on Monday February 07, 2022 @08:55PM (#30254051)
Crime rates are affected by the degree of relative poverty in a community. This is not new.
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Re:The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequ... by vivekmgeorge on Saturday February 12, 2022 @10:17PM (#30318802)
Yes. Not new, but for some the mental exercise to put this idea together seems too hard. The general narrative is that criminals are just random bad ppl!
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Re:The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequ... by purplepatrick on Monday February 07, 2022 @10:04PM (#30254483)
Also not new: the outsized impact fragile masculinity has on violence…
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Re:The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequ... by clove on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @02:31AM (#30255800)
Also not new: When you control for income, race is the determining factor.
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