Rothmus 🏴(@Rothmus ):Empirical data show that black individuals raised in affluent households (top income/wealth percentiles) experience incarceration rates comparable to or exceeding those of white individuals from low-income or working-class backgrounds. It’s not poverty, actually.

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Empirical data show that black individuals raised in affluent households (top income/wealth percentiles) experience incarceration rates comparable to or exceeding those of white individuals from low-income or working-class backgrounds. It’s not poverty, actually.

𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉@OrevaZSN

2026.05.07 18:05

You reduce crime by eliminating poverty. You reduce crime with universal healthcare, public housing, livable wages, and free college. You reduce violence by creating happy, healthy communities that aren’t constantly fighting over basic needs and material resources.

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