Why is America more violent than comparable countries?

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Idiots will say guns

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FIFY

Our culture celebrates violence more than any other developed nation on Earth. Plus a lot of people who grow up in poverty think the only way to get through life is to steal from others or to harm others. Education (or lack thereof) and family life are BIG reasons why.

I'll throw my opinions out there, in no particular order.

1) Failing public education in many states.
2) Ineffective law enforcement as a means of deterring crime.
3) An even more ineffective justice system.
4) Violence worshipped as a culture.
5) Out of control illegal drug epidemics in many areas.
6) The average American income is high but there is still a large amount of poverty in the country which fosters criminal activity.
7) Dramatic decline in two parent families.
8) Entitlements often perpetuate the lower class.


Why were Mexico and Estonia excluded in the chart? Not that it changes the question but just curious.

Economic plight of African Americans.

It's very simple

How about Brazil? South Africa?

Which country is comparable in real life?

Obviously, NFL.

Let us not forget the War on Drugs.

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I'll throw my opinions out there, in no particular order. 1) Failing public education in many states. 2) Ineffective law enforcement as a means of deterring crime. 3) An even more ineffective justice system. 4) Violence worshipped as a culture. 5) Out of control illegal drug epidemics in many areas. 6) The average American income is high but there is still a large amount of poverty in the country which fosters criminal activity. 7) Dramatic decline in two parent families. 8) Entitlements often perpetuate the lower class. Why were Mexico and Estonia excluded in the chart? Not that it changes the question but just curious.

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Yep. And the fact that our society tolerates violence, as long as it remains (mostly) in the lower economic classes (I.e., the gang culture).

And as well, a Constitution which defends Individual rights and casts the burden of criminal conviction on the prosecution. Throw in the apologetic, Progressive Ideological affect, and most hard criminals just walk.

Whatever we tolerate, we get more of.

The typical reaction is to cover our kid's eyes during a sex scene in a movie, but some parents are okay with letting them see violence.

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Also,if you take cities like Philly and Chicago there's no question we're
very comparable to all those other countries if not lower.

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Even Chicago's homicide rate has fallen dramatically, especially since around 2004