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Old 11-17-2014, 12:27 PM
 
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Something I've been wondering about for a while now but not really sure the answer.
Why is the crime rate in Latin America generally much higher than Asia for countries at roughly the same level of development particularly for violent crimes such as murder. For example if we compare Thailand vs. Brazil, it seems much more likely a person will get mugged or even killed walking around randomly on the streets of Rio vs. Bangkok. Even very poor countries like Cambodia and Bhutan there seems to be not much violent crime compared to somewhere like Honduras. So any ideas why?
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:27 PM
 
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Poor thiefs still go to prision is Asia.
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:28 PM
 
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more social inequality, american political influence
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:32 PM
 
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I think a lot of it has to do with culture and upbringing.. There's a lot of humility in Asian cultures.
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Old 11-17-2014, 03:53 PM
 
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Drugs
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Old 11-17-2014, 04:37 PM
 
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I think a lot of it has to do with culture and upbringing.. There's a lot of humility in Asian cultures.
Which doesn't explain Pol Pot... or Mao or Kim Il-Sung or Hirohito for that matter.
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Old 11-17-2014, 04:53 PM
 
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Which doesn't explain Pol Pot... or Mao or Kim Il-Sung or Hirohito for that matter.
You can cherry pick individual examples and identify outliers everywhere no doubt - i'm talking about the people as a whole. Unless of course your conclusion is that everyone in Cambodia is like Pol Pot, everyone in China is like Mao, everyone in North Korea is like Kim Il Sung or everyone in Japan is like Hirohito...
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Old 11-17-2014, 05:11 PM
 
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You can cherry pick individual examples and identify outliers everywhere no doubt - i'm talking about the people as a whole. Unless of course your conclusion is that everyone in Cambodia is like Pol Pot, everyone in China is like Mao, everyone in North Korea is like Kim Il Sung or everyone in Japan is like Hirohito...
No, of course not. But the assumption that Asians are all peaceful and gentle is equally incorrect.
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Old 11-17-2014, 05:19 PM
 
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Because the crimes in Asia are mostly done by the government. That gives people a vibe of "peacefulness".
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Old 11-17-2014, 05:38 PM
 
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No, of course not. But the assumption that Asians are all peaceful and gentle is equally incorrect.
I didn't make that assumption - but culturally I would say that humility is a bigger factor in life for most than in other parts of the world..
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