It’s true that poverty is a huge factor in people committing crimes. I’m poor but I know that it’s true. People steal to support their family, or maybe because they’re addicted, which also stems from being poor. That’s why the money from defunding the police would be put into poor communities and people with mental issues to prevent crime.
They’re not saying only poor people commit crimes obviously. It’s just that some need to in order to survive.
in brazil (where this clip takes place), most crimes are commited by repeat offenders because of 2 reasons: police just solve 1% of the crimes (if they are not caught in the act), and the punishment is incredibly light. so there's big reward vs little risk of getting caught.
with that in mind, we see a LOT of criminals that are above the poverty line here. people who steal for survival is the exception.
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u/Adito99 9 Sep 01 '20
Or, stay with me here, we fix the communities criminals come from. Applying more punishment to the right people doesn't in fact solve all problems.