Der Teutoniker wrote:I'm seeing a lot of support here for the notion that increased education (and standard of living) would reduce crime greatly.
It's a good thing that white-collar crime in America is so completly rare as to be unheard of, I mean, a major case of white-collar crime, perpetrated by people who are already very wealthy, and well above the standard of living would seem to torpedo the simplicity of this argument.
Total irony, right? How many major white-collar crime cases have we had in the last 5-10 years? But you know, only desperate impoverished, uneducated people are capable of commiting crimes, while rich, educated people are almost entirely incapable. *facepalm*
"Reduce crime greatly" != "get rid of crime completely"
