Isaac@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Group of up to 50 people shoplift about $100K worth of luxury items from L.A. mall; used bear spray against guards
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1 year agoPoverty doesn’t affect everyone the same. To try to discount the fact that poverty increases crime just because you aren’t a criminal is ignoring the complexity of humanity.
To say that this particular crime was caused by poverty also ignores the complexity of humanity.
We can all speculate until we’re blue in the face, but I agree that lessening poverty will lessen crime of most types.
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