August 11, 2009 Maxim

There is no evidence that poverty causes crime but a great deal of evidence that crime causes poverty.

Mona Charen

Do-Gooders

2004


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2 comments

  1. Jean

    In my experience, poverty which leads to desperation, does cause crime. Although, I guess I would not convict a parent for stealing milk or bread for their children so are they, in fact, crimes?

  2. Simon Post author

    Jean
    I guess the question then is how would you explain the low crime and extreme poverty of many East African Countries?

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