Monday, January 2
Yup, pretty much.
"We associate crime with poverty because criminals are so often poor. However, the association is an inversion -- people don't become drug-addicted thieves because they're poor-- they're poor because they're drug-addicted thieves.
"If poverty were a root cause of crime, the six-figure executive wouldn't embezzle, the limo-driven politician wouldn't defraud. (...)
"What the white-collar criminal and inner-city gang member have in common is something quite different, and it's unrelated to birthright or economic misfortune.
"What they share is a sense of entitlement."
"If poverty were a root cause of crime, the six-figure executive wouldn't embezzle, the limo-driven politician wouldn't defraud. (...)
"What the white-collar criminal and inner-city gang member have in common is something quite different, and it's unrelated to birthright or economic misfortune.
"What they share is a sense of entitlement."
