The surprising factors driving murder rates: income inequality and respect | Droolin Dog dot Net

Inequality predicts homicide rates ‘better than any other variable’, says an expert – and it is linked to a highly developed concern for one’s own status A 17-year-old boy shoots a 15-year-old stranger to death, apparently believing that the victim had given him a dirty look. A Chicago man stabs his stepfather in a fight over whether his entry into his parents’ house without knocking was disrespectful. A San Francisco UPS employee guns down three of his co-workers, then turns his weapon on himself, seemingly as a response to minor slights. These killings may seem unrelated – but they are only a few recent examples of the kind of crime that demonstrates a surprising link between homicide and inequality. Continue reading… Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/08/income-inequality-murder-homicide-rates Tags: *Headlines*, #Headlines, #TheNewz, Civil Rights | #CivilRights, Money and Finance | #Money, World News | #WorldNews, #TopNews, #Trending

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