And at the same time the number of people living in poverty has been on a straight trend line up. It would appear that poverty has almost no effect on criminality. Your entire ideology has just been discredited.
Your understanding of logic and causality has just been discredited, there is another variable at work.
LOL!! your entire ideology has just been decimated, i can only imagine how sore your vagina must get when you read the dog eared pages "das kapital" as you realise that poverty is not what creates crime, infact it is the total opposite, criminals live in poverty precisely because they are criminals.
A variation of one I've seen before but it's still funny/true. You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, a Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges at you... You are carrying a Colt .45 ACP. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? Democrat's Answer: Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! What is a Colt 1911 cal. 45 ACP? Does the man look poor or oppressed? Is he really a terrorist? Am I guilty of profiling? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Should I call 9-1-1? Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have paint & weed day. Can we make this a happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior. I need to debate this with some friends for a few days and try to come to a consensus. This is all so confusing! ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ......... .. Republican's Answer: BANG! ............ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ........ ...... Southerner's Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG ! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click..... (Sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Daddy!' 'Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hollow Points?! Son: 'Can I shoot the next one?!' Wife: 'You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist!
Saw that one years back, it is indeed funny. What about you, Tsing? Part of you would be thinking, "w00t, a chance to practice live blade!", no? I would be. : ) But, the joke indicates your family is with you. A pity.
Assuming I was carrying my Katana around with me and assuming I wasn't arrested long before that for carrying a Katana...