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Originally Posted by Soulflower
No it does not but it does give us a better understanding as to why there are higher crime rates in these communities.
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Of course.
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Originally Posted by WhateverDude
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.
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Really, actually.
I was surrounded by and grew up knowing only one thing -- my life as an adult now in no way resembles the rest of my extended family or the community I once lived in. I broke away and made my own decisions. If I can do it, anyone can. If I can create a positive life which is the exact opposite of the childhood environment I grew up in, anyone can.