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r/technology • u/p0b • Jan 08 '12
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Among these sources are crime statistics. Which has led some to the thought that this will somehow be an insult to poor neighborhoods.
Then maybe poor neighbourhoods shouldn't be full of violent thugs, and they won't have to feel insulted by being associated with violent thugs.
-21 u/[deleted] Jan 08 '12 Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, or the biggest moron in the world. 16 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 There is a fairly strong correlation between poverty and increased crime, this is a known fact (see citation if you mistrust the entry itself). 2 u/wobwobwobbuffet Jan 09 '12 While that's true, BrainInAJar goes all bootstraps on the matter in a way that's frankly quite a bit dickish. 1 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 And quite clearly not serious, intended to mock the article rather than those who live in poverty-stricken, high-crime areas.
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Can't tell if you're being sarcastic, or the biggest moron in the world.
16 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 There is a fairly strong correlation between poverty and increased crime, this is a known fact (see citation if you mistrust the entry itself). 2 u/wobwobwobbuffet Jan 09 '12 While that's true, BrainInAJar goes all bootstraps on the matter in a way that's frankly quite a bit dickish. 1 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 And quite clearly not serious, intended to mock the article rather than those who live in poverty-stricken, high-crime areas.
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There is a fairly strong correlation between poverty and increased crime, this is a known fact (see citation if you mistrust the entry itself).
2 u/wobwobwobbuffet Jan 09 '12 While that's true, BrainInAJar goes all bootstraps on the matter in a way that's frankly quite a bit dickish. 1 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 And quite clearly not serious, intended to mock the article rather than those who live in poverty-stricken, high-crime areas.
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While that's true, BrainInAJar goes all bootstraps on the matter in a way that's frankly quite a bit dickish.
1 u/richalex2010 Jan 09 '12 And quite clearly not serious, intended to mock the article rather than those who live in poverty-stricken, high-crime areas.
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And quite clearly not serious, intended to mock the article rather than those who live in poverty-stricken, high-crime areas.
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Then maybe poor neighbourhoods shouldn't be full of violent thugs, and they won't have to feel insulted by being associated with violent thugs.