Wednesday, April 13, 2011
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There is a passage in the bible that says "the poor will be with us always." I'm not saying that because you are poor that crime will be your passion, but as we discussed in class about social class, we must take a good look at where most crimes occur. In my opinion the areas around our city with the most unemployed and low social class more than likely those areas will have the most crime. Also most recently those areas that I call party districts like Fells Point and areas where there are bars/clubs where crimes seems to be synonymous. My point is that crime will never go away. It will always be with us no matter how we try to control it. It seems to only get worse.
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I always found that an odd thing, when Jesus basically says, yeah, you'll always have the poor, but I'm only with you now...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, on to your post. :). I think another condition that leads to crime is income inequality -- if Everyone was poor and struggling, there might be more of a chance for pulling together as a community and working to improve conditions. But, in places where there is an income differential -- especially BIG ones -- that probably increases the friction btw "poor" and "wealthy".
Like Reservoir Hill and Bolton Hill.. East Palo Alto and Palo Alto... There is probably some cool way to use GIS to map out communities where there are large Income differences and then overlay the crime rates... Would there be significant correlation?
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ReplyDeleteIf we are always quick to say that our children are our future, why is the Mayor and the Housing Authority of Baltimore refusing to pay the judgments to the children who have been poisoned from lead paint? These children will be a burden to society for the rest of their lives because of the irreparable damage done to them as a result of lead paint. Baltimore banned the use of lead paint in residential units long before the federal government, but did nothing to enforce the laws that were on the books. Our children have suffered as a result of their negligence and now they refuse to pay. How are they above the law?