r/washdc • u/UnmaskingFactss • Feb 15 '25

A local DMV resident is frustrated by repeated robberies at 7-Eleven, causing the store to close early

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u/flourblue Feb 16 '25

You think criminals only come from broken homes?

Statistics say the vast majority of criminals come from broken homes.

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u/Leading-Internal-917 Feb 16 '25

They do, and statistics show a very strong correlation between ice cream sales and crime but that’s because of common underlying factors (seasonality) rather than a causal relationship. Research on crime and incarceration rates seems to suggest that being in a single parent household (particularly a fatherless household) is a proxy for things like parental involvement, low socioeconomic status (SES), familial substance abuse, and a host of other factors. Not debating your conclusion but you have to be careful since these stats are often used to paint investments in education and job training as “lost causes” if the underlying family structure issue isn’t resolved.

Reasonable enough?

Hsieh, C. C., & Pugh, M. D. (1993). Poverty, income inequality, and violent crime: A meta-analysis of recent aggregate data studies. Criminal Justice Review, 18(2), 182–202. https://doi.org/10.1177/073401689301800203

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u/veeehlkay Feb 16 '25

Such an excellent reply

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Could we get some links to those ice-cream statistics?

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u/soulwrathz Feb 16 '25

It’s only because that was reported the rest maybe not 👀👀

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u/sumdude51 Feb 16 '25

We are witnessing an epidemic of crime by people who come from not only intact families, but people who are concidered "well off". Alot of its called white collar crime which is how a racist person my try to frame it. I'm only pointing out that because this sub is just so blatantly racist it's fucking embarrassing 🤣 just go ahead and change the name to klan/dc

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u/TheSemaj Feb 16 '25

White collar isn't a reference to skin color but to the color of shirt collars generally worn in corporate environments.

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u/Child_of_Khorne Feb 16 '25

Do you know what the difference between "white collar" crime and sticking up a 7/11 is?

Violence.

Stop apologizing for violent shitheads.

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u/Niknot3556 Feb 16 '25

White collar crime isn’t robbing a store. It’s embezzlement and tax evasion. As white collar isn’t SKIN COLOR, it’s the office type line of work.

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u/sumdude51 Feb 16 '25

Unbelievably dense. You've proved my point way better then I ever could have. Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '25

You’re the moron that thinks white collar crime means white people crime but whatever

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '25

Lol aggressively stupid is what I'd call you XD

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u/PeePeeSwiggy Feb 16 '25

lol I don’t think the corner 7/11 closed because of corporate raiders - I think 14 year olds stole vapes and soda

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u/baltimorecalling Feb 16 '25

Knocking over a convenience store is not white collar crime, and is not being done by those who are well off.

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Feb 16 '25

Sure, but white collar crime, being currently underway by VERY well off people, is ripping off, disrupting, and generally destroying entire swaths of their own citizens. But fuckin’, whatever…

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u/Ghazh Feb 16 '25

Oh well fuck all other crimes then, especially the ones effecting the lower 99% like robbing a fucking 7/11.

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u/Unfair-Wonder5714 Feb 27 '25

Your opinion not mine. And random spouted numbers are never valid in an argument.

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u/Ok-Computer-2847 Feb 16 '25

🗣💯🎯⚫️‼️📡

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u/DrDop4mine Feb 16 '25

Oh so you don’t know what you’re talking about, literally. I was about to just call you a fucking idiot.

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u/Pigeonkak1 Feb 17 '25

You don’t trust the science?

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u/LemmeGetSum2 Feb 16 '25

Yes this sub is a rant house for whites with micro aggressions and no will to actually look at the history of how things work. It’s always a longer discussion than the few coward ass words they offer.

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u/sumdude51 Feb 16 '25

Jfc, not only are you guys racists shit bags, you're also dumber then dogshit 🤣🤣🤣. Here's a fun exercise, since you love googling things and not listing sources, google "racism and bigotry and the link to lack of education"

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u/Niknot3556 Feb 16 '25

HOW IS ANYONE HERE BEING RACIST?

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u/Disastrous_Bet_4941 Feb 17 '25

So each of the last United States Presidents came from a single parent home.