Professional_Book912 t1_j06lwz2 wrote
If only someone could look into some of the root causes of violence in Richmond and see if there are any common ties to start working from.
Oh..... Wait. https://news.vcu.edu/article/2022/09/what-best-predicts-violence-in-richmond-neighborhoods-negligent-landlords
MyLastComment t1_j06s2cp wrote
Lol, maybe if they stopped eating avocado toast and buying $9 Starbucks everyday they could lift themselves out of poverty.
Fit-Order-9468 t1_j08dvhq wrote
I was blown away by this when I first saw it. Fascinating. Not so much that slums cause crime, which is unsurprising, but that so many other things didn’t.
Charlesinrichmond t1_j0chyh9 wrote
That study has big and obvious correlation/causation issues that everybody is ignoring
Professional_Book912 t1_j0g8z8p wrote
I don't disagree, but the conversation is started. No this needs to be disproved, and show something else. Even if this isn't the root cause, it is the first step on the "5 Whys".
Charlesinrichmond t1_j0m3uoo wrote
or we could use occams razor and look at the obvious that both bad landlords and crime are common in the hood. Too obvious?
I think their next study should be on how bad landlords cause big old poorly repaired buicks.
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