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JackTheBandit · 3922 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why America Has a Mass Incarceration Problem, and Why Germany and the Netherlands Don't
uh...I live in the poorest congressional district in America, the South Bronx. Poor areas dont just "already receive all of those things." I just want to point that out. Those things do stop people from committing crimes.
If you ever had to talk to a person in a situation where crime is the only means of accessing money, the means of survival in this society, maybe your opinion would change. Perhaps its worth considering exactly whats happening in people's lives where crime is legitimately viewed as the best alternative. I agree on the point about college. Currently, I am of the opinion that its a waste if you arent a STEM major and certain branches of the arts.