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 Originally Posted by wufwugy
Given points I've seen you make recently, I would think you would think that the ethic of the home and community would be the most important factor here.
They are. Those are factors driving poverty. And poverty is a factor that drives crime. Why do you insist on separating all of these things?
Originally Posted by wufwugy
Do you think that adding wealth to a crimey situation would make it less crimey?
Yes. If a school has enough money for a basketball team, that's 20 kids who won't be slinging drugs after school. Now imagine if that school has enough money for a football team too. And a baseball team. And a chess team. And a debate club. See where this is going??
If a community has enough money to fund a community college or career training center......that will reduce poverty, and therefore crime.
Also money buys things like alarm systems, gates, and more cops. Security measures that reduce crime.
If people have more money, in general they are happier. That means less dysfunction and depression... both major indicators of drug prevalence. And using drugs, is a crime.
Do I have to keep going?
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