Do you believe in this? Options

[*Statistik*]

Do you believe that people often living in poor areas are mostly likely to commit a crime all the time? In history class, my teacher said no and i totally agree. Crimes can happen anywhere in the US. it dosent always have to be a poor area like the ghetto and stuff..it dosent matter..what do you guys think? I think of this really confusing too

[ComradeRed]

Statistically, poor people commit more crimes than rich people.

It makes sense when you think about it... why would you commit a crime when you can get what you want legally?

If you don't believe me, go walk for an hour in Greenwich, Connecticut, the richest suburb of NYC. Then take a taxi and go walk in Harlem or the inner city of NYC for an hour. Tell me where you feel safer.

[sunissed14127]

also, statisticaly, black people commit more crime too. which i think is a small part of the people are scared of black people, because of all the stuff that goes on "up in da hood!" lol. i think its wrong to discriminate against black people just b/c of that stupid statistic. grrr i hate racism.


ne ways, yes i agree with the poor people statistic thing.rich people can just basicaly go out & buy whatever they want,whenever they want. poor people really cant afford those kind of luxuries, so of course some of them are going to go out & steal b/c they cant afford whatever they want.

[ryfitaDF]

i believe it. i go to a suburbian school with some rich EFFin kids. hardly anything goes down. 99% of my friends go to city schools and i hear about a minimum of 3 fights a day.

[gigiopolis]

I definitely agree that poor people commit more crimes. Like comradered said, why would you commit crimes if you can get everything legally? If everything comes into your hands with no problem, why would you need to use force?

[lovescream]

I AGREE.
THEY CAN STEAL AND STUFF.
SO YAH... I AGREE.
[CAPS LOCK BROKE]

[miszkristinexox]

Statistically, poor people commit more crimes than rich people.

It makes sense when you think about it... why would you commit a crime when you can get what you want legally?

If you don't believe me, go walk for an hour in Greenwich, Connecticut, the richest suburb of NYC. Then take a taxi and go walk in Harlem or the inner city of NYC for an hour. Tell me where you feel safer.

yeah i agree with you.

why would rich people steal something when they can afford it?

[royalfreshness]

I think people with money still commit crimes & w/e.

[picaso_smile]

Not necessarily... think of the mob. Rich, yes. But oh so many crimes. Maybe a little more likely to steal. It also depends on thier home life... like if they were raised to know right from wrong and had good parent(s) or not.

You can't assume a poor person is a thief.

[ComradeRed]

I can't assume a poor person is a thief, but I can assume that a poor perosn is more likely to be a thief than a rich person.

Most poor people do not have functional families -- one of the main reasons that they're poor, and thus probably don't have a right from wrong foundation like people in stabler families.

[smile4me]

Do you believe that people often living in poor areas are mostly likely to commit a crime all the time?

mmm...what was said before:

Statistically, poor people commit more crimes than rich people.

where i live, its a pretty rich suburbian (sp?) area. ppl here commit crimes...because they are bored...etc

it depends on the crime, i guess

[KissMe2408]

I believe the poor steal because they need it, but rich ppl steal too, just for the "fun" of it. and it's in our human nature to steal, so i believe neone that has the power to will steal. But i belive that the poor would steal more then the rich, probably because they can't afford somethan or they actually need somethan. but it doesn't mean that they are bad ppl because of it

[sadolakced acid]

poor people just get caught because the cops watch them more carefully.

not really.

it's mostly petty theft, isn't it?

i mean, in california, steal a 21 dollar pizza 3 times, and you've got a life sentence.

[azn_r4pf4n]

interesting. human brians have lots of possiblities they want to do.

1. poor ppl steal b/c they cant afford it.
2. rich ppl steal cuz their 2 cheap

Sometimes, thats true. But the extremely poor (i mean homeless) in Frisko and Oakland, as i hear, dont even steal here.

[ComradeRed]

I hate to break it to you, but people from California are totally different than people from the rest of the country.

[ComradeRed]

No, it's just Californians...

South Central LA vs. Missouri, for example.

[ComradeRed]

Missourians...

[gelionie]

Umm... half and half.
Some rich people commit crimes out of boredom or mental problems... =\

[heyyfrankie]

i think that crime is going to happen anywhere, but in poor areas, they might steal more often than wealthy or average areas because they need things that they don't have.

[sammi rules you]

lmao , duh.

but why did you compare South central and Missouri??

he did cause people in south central LA..are different from people in missouri..less likely to do certain things, more likely to do others.

[*tweeak*]

while crime can and will definitely happen anywhere, its more likely to happen in a poor area where the people are worse off and not as well educated. not only do they need to steal more, because they have less money, but they may come from a background where crime is condoned, and thus may not know any better

[Flip-o-Matic]

poorEST ppl commit crimes becuz they feel things r unfair n decide to take things in their own hands... other poor ppl still commit crimes because they're living with stuff they don't want. they commit A GREATER VARIETY of crime than the rich ppl because they aren't economically content... rich ppl basically the most common crime they commit is murder, whereas poor ppl are more in the line of theft.

[demolished]

i dont think its matter, even poor people cant afford things, thy go steal it .. but for rich people like pimp .. they made up gang groups to kill people and steal money at casino. rich people hired people so they can make an empire of wealth such as drugs .

[ComradeRed]

You do realize that over 95% of drug offenders are small-time petty crooks and poor people right?

If you think rich people are more likely to kill you, walk an hour through Beverly Hills then walk an hour through the Washington, DC slums. Tell me where you are more likely to be killed.

The exceptions only prove the rule. Whenever a rich person commits a relaly heinous crime, you bet it makes the national news. But poor people do it so much that it doesn't make the national news nearly as often.

[sadolakced acid]

how bout a simple crime where a few extra thousand dollars were made from knowing something?

martha stewart?