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LadyDeliah Wrote:

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> With the rise in poverty due to austerity cuts,

> people who walk about flaunting their wealth are

> totally to blame when they get mugged.

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> Discuss....

If the implication here is that all those responsible for muggings are impoverished due to austerity cuts, and steal to augment their meagre incomes,then I would say this premise is entirely wrong. There are many muggers who commit crime not because of poverty, but because ( amongst other reasons) 1.They want something for nothing and have no wish to work for 2. Have a drug habit to support 3. Are simply envious of an individual who may well have worked hard to buy a luxury item such as a phone, car, shoes (yes there have been unfortunates mugged for thier footwear), and vent their spleen by stealing. To put these muggings purely down to austerity cuts is quite simply ludicrous.It is also possible that those guilty of muggings are sociopaths

StraferJack Wrote:

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> PD - calm down. Lady D only started this thread as

> a response to the "what we need are some trolls"

> thread and it's really transparent

Totally calm, just asking a question.

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