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**finasteride** · 06-06-2012, 09:31 PM

i would imagine that recidivism is due to the lack of opportunities to live an honest life if you've already been inside, rather than a desire to actually be inside.

the real question should be why so many men see crime as the best option open to them to make a living. this of course leads to questions about economic opportunities and social inequality.

No. It raises questions about culture. It's the view of the inevitability of a criminal lifestyle; the view that it is normal/typical/expected of Black men to be criminals at age 17-30, the same way that is normal/typical/expected of people to go to college, get drunk a lot, experiment with drugs, etc.

It's not economics. It's what people are taught they are supposed to be like; taught what they are supposed to emulate. It's what they follow.

06-06-2012, 09:31 PM	#23
finasteride Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	i would imagine that recidivism is due to the lack of opportunities to live an honest life if you've already been inside, rather than a desire to actually be inside. the real question should be why so many men see crime as the best option open to them to make a living. this of course leads to questions about economic opportunities and social inequality. No. It raises questions about culture. It's the view of the inevitability of a criminal lifestyle; the view that it is normal/typical/expected of Black men to be criminals at age 17-30, the same way that is normal/typical/expected of people to go to college, get drunk a lot, experiment with drugs, etc. It's not economics. It's what people are taught they are supposed to be like; taught what they are supposed to emulate. It's what they follow.
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