Sprintcyclist wrote on May 6
th, 2024 at 6:48am:
The lower socio-economic section of our society are more likely to commit violent crimes.
Due to bad peer pressures, financial pressures, lack of life opportunities, lack of a possible viable future life, lack of housing, lack of emotional intelligence, lack of education, lack of good male role figures, excess alcohol or drug taking, that area being targeted more than a higher socio economic area by police.
Once in court, poor people cannot afford good lawyers or present themselves well. So they get a heavier sentence.
Rich people hire the good lawyers, have been to nice schools, present themselves well and get a lighter punishment.
Being poor is really bad.
I've been poor and have known poor people.
It's a total life hardship with no parole.
It never releases it's grip.
Thanks sprint......
sprint,
Life is hard.
And yet, i do not believe, that being poor,
is a valid excuse to steal.......from anyone.
......even to steal, from those have more than we do.
[and i'm not 'clean', i have stolen stuff too......and i have presented my own wrongdoings to God,
and asked for his forgiveness......and i find i still have to do this.]
Matthew 19:17
[Jesus said].....if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
18 He saith unto him, Which?
Jesus said,
Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery,
Thou shalt not steal, [
UNLESS YOU ARE POOR......THEN IT IS OK]
Thou shalt not bear false witness,
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and,
Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
That is NOT what God, or Jesus said.
p.s.
I have been poor too.
While i was doing my apprenticeship in Adelaide,
i had to leave my 'lodgings' [i was a lodger], because my landlady's son was coming home from travelling o/s.
And she needed my bedroom, for her son.....that is what i was told anyway.
I was homeless. ....i had a vehicle.
For around 10 days, every night i parked in a discreet spot in the Adelaide hills,
sleeping under a sheet of canvass.
......then driving to work each morning.
......until i could arrange another lodging placement.