The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect(2017) (theguardian.com) 10 points by vivekmgeorge 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] sul_tasto 4y ago ↗ Crime rates are affected by the degree of relative poverty in a community. This is not new. [–] purplepatrick 4y ago ↗ Also not new: the outsized impact fragile masculinity has on violence… [–] clove 4y ago ↗ Also not new: When you control for income, race is the determining factor. [–] vivekmgeorge 4y ago ↗ 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!
[–] purplepatrick 4y ago ↗ Also not new: the outsized impact fragile masculinity has on violence… [–] clove 4y ago ↗ Also not new: When you control for income, race is the determining factor.
[–] vivekmgeorge 4y ago ↗ 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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