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   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Dec 2, 2025 at 7:29:50 AM MST, "chrisv" wrote   
   :   
      
   > Collectivists_Always_Fail wrote:   
   >   
   >> I have expressed (above) an opinion that poor people don't have more   
   >> reasons to commit *violent* crime.   
   >   
   > Well, they do, actually.  "Property crimes" and violence often go   
   > together.  Who is more likely to rob a liquor store at gunpoint?  Who   
   > is more likely to "mug" someone?  Who is more likely to break into a   
   > home, risking a confrontation?   
      
   There's also the issue of what we choose to count as violent crime. Wealthy   
   corporations routinely make decisions that kill or injure people –- cutting   
   safety corners, ignoring warnings, or pushing out products they know are   
   dangerous because it’s cheaper than fixing the problem. When poor people   
   cause   
   physical harm, we call it violent crime. When rich people cause physical harm,   
   we call it a regulatory violation. And when they are held accountable, it's   
   usually a fine that costs far less than what they made from the harm. The   
   damage is still violent -- we just don’t classify it that way.   
      
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