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		steveeq1 on Dec 17, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hans Rosling doesn’t consider himself an optimist ... I think culture also plays a role in explaining crime stats, not just poverty. Low income asian areas experience far fewer crime levels than corresponding low income black areas.

protomyth on Dec 17, 2016 [–]

Look at the statistics on fatherless homes and you'll see it even across race or culture as a future prediction of trouble.

mistermann on Dec 17, 2016 | [–]

And fatherless homes by race?

EDIT: I wonder how closely that tracks marijuana use, and how much fatherless homes are caused by incarceration.

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