re: What factors cause ~13% of the US population to commit ~50% of violent crimes?

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As someone already said poverty and no family structure. Any other answer is incorrect or a troll.

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These are two of the major causes. However it should be mentioned that some other issues stem from the big issue.

Example: People who are poor usually do not have access to the same depth of knowledge or learning materials as their counterparts. This in turn leads to being less informed of better opportunities.

As someone who came from single parent home, I can say that I at least had alot of support from my parent. I worked tirelessly to find new opportunities for myself and even though I stumble I keep pushing forward.

It is the lack of this forward thinking attitude that causes the most problems. In the end, mentality is everything.

Those young males without the father figures look up too these drug dealers like they are gods. Dealers have big wads of cash, 24 fo's on there escalade's, throw in some rap that praises this lifestyle BAM no wonder why this is a sad situation. Let's take them statues down though

Government will do nothing too many easy votes. Just keep the government assistance going to those neighborhoods and say they are being held down 99% will vote Democrat

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Abstaining from illegal activity is not likely to happen when there isn't a whole lot of money pouring into these neighborhoods. Ending the war on drugs would be the best hope

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I agree with you on most things, but can't side with you on this. Changing laws to keep drug dealing father's at home isn't solving any problems, hell it will make it worse. More exposure to that culture.

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Never understood why those districts with the highest unemployment rates, highest murder rates, etc. continue to re-elect the same congressman over and over. You think these people would want better but they are so uneducated and so afraid to lose their government assistance they continue to elect that same race baiting congressman.

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They'll elect anyone who speaks directly to them. You can't have a general message that works for everyone. You have to tell them what you'll do for them. You don't have to keep the promise, just keep blaming others for the broken promises and they'll keep voting for you.

Exactly and it's seems like every state or large metropolitan area with a large minority population has these congressman in them.

How is this thread still going?

It's a combination of lack of parenting or role models and cultural. I lived in the ghetto until the 5th grade and was 1 of 6 total white kids at the school. I was the only kid to get a reward at the end of each year for having straight A's, not because I was smarter than everyone but because I had parents who cared about my school work when I got home. As far as I know most everyone is supposed to get straight A's at least until 4th or 5th grade because you're learning basic shite. I can remember having to ask the teacher to move me away from classmates because they smelt like they hadn't bathed in a year and asking my mom why they smelt so bad. Like someone said in an earlier post a lot of the kids are just paychecks, and it's cultural because that's how their "parents" treated them so that's all they know. My best friend that lived across the street had a school teacher for a mother and all 5 kids graduated from college and are each successful in life (parenting). All the siblings were spread out in age and the 2 that were my age were the only kids still at home and went to private school. Best friend is black btw. I know this is a little long but I just wanted to share my experience. The white privileged thing is complete bullshite and just an excuse to blame everyone but themselves. Black people need a culture change and the only way to fix their problems is by looking in the mirror and take responsibility for themselves.

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What factors contribute to this?

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Poverty first and foremost. There is nothing about poverty that conduces to the mental or emotional socializing of an individual in this country.

One of the few blanket statement I can make with confidence.

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Is it over-policing of areas in which large groups of that portion of the population lives?

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This would be a good start.