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Originally Posted by mordwyr
Fine. But in the end, it comes down to personal choice.
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Not really.
If you grow up poor, surrounded by poverty, never or rarely seeing people you relate to achieve a sense of worth in society, seeing people you relate to targeted for violence, participating in crime, being portrayed as criminals, etc. it's pretty unlikely that you'll think you have alternatives. And that's a pretty understandable, though not excusing, conclusion to make. Choice isn't the issue, it's culture. And your statement is a perfect example of that culture's damaging attitude.