NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoHow much of the decrease in national crime is due to people choosing just to play on their phone instead of do crime?message-squaremessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up14
arrow-up14message-squareHow much of the decrease in national crime is due to people choosing just to play on their phone instead of do crime?NineMileTower@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square17linkfedilink
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNone. Crime is primarily driven by poverty and other inequities when social supports are lost or dismantled. For the most part people turn to crime when they don’t have other options available.
minus-squareNineMileTower@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYou think poor people don’t have phones in 2024? I venmo a homeless dude on the street.
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI think you replied to the wrong post, since I did not say that.
minus-squaresteeznson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoShouldn’t we see an increase in crime given the hard economic times we’ve experienced for the past 15 years?
None.
Crime is primarily driven by poverty and other inequities when social supports are lost or dismantled. For the most part people turn to crime when they don’t have other options available.
You think poor people don’t have phones in 2024? I venmo a homeless dude on the street.
I think you replied to the wrong post, since I did not say that.
You are not a fun person.
Shouldn’t we see an increase in crime given the hard economic times we’ve experienced for the past 15 years?
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