Thread by @Wizarab10

You people are too privilege on this app. You are far from the bite of poverty.

"No matter what" is a privileged statement. When I say people have excuse for going into crime, it basically means the action is wrong but I can understand why they did it.

I guess if you've been thrown out by Landlord, watch your dad embarrassed by debtors, seen your mom die cos you couldn't afford drugs, watch sister sleep with hunger aftwr hawking oranges and unable to go to school - the realities of millions - you'll understand better.

Countries are intentional about job creation because they understand that the human nature to survive will always surpass morality and law. No one cares about death sentence when inability to afford 20k drugs is killing their siblings.

If the State won't provide for the people, the people will.provide for themselves. There is no develop clime or sane human being anywhere. There is a working system. Look how the animals in Americans came out during the peak of the pandemic.

It is a dog eat dog world.

Job creation and empowerment beings a semblance of sanity because with jobs, people get busy so they can foot their bills.

This sociological expose explains the disparity between the White and Black Community.

The systemic racism denies them proper education and financial exposure coupled with a backlog of generational poverty. To survive, most turn to crime because it is the life around them. That is why they have more appearances in prison than college.

POVERTY

Before this monetized "My Body My choice" the argument for abortion was child focused. In the book, FREAKONOMICS, the author explained how abortion reduced crime in the USA thanks to the passing of Roe vs Wade - the case that made abortion legalized in the whole US.

According to the author, The abortions that occurred after Roe v. Wade were children that weren’t wanted. Children who, if their mothers had been forced to have them would have grown up poor and neglected and abused.

Those are, by far, the three most important ingredients when making a felon, but they were never born.

So, 20 years later, when they would have been at their prime crime age, they weren’t; and the crime rate dropped dramatically.

This was also referenced by Boo to Doggett in the series Orange is the New Black (Just in case you are too lazy to read).

In the landmark case of Roe vs Wade, the majority opinion written by Justice Harry Blackmun spoke specifically to the would-be mother’s predicament:

"The detriment that the State would impose upon the pregnant woman by denying this choice altogether is apparent…. Maternity, or additional offspring, may force upon the woman a distressful life and future.
Psychological harm may be imminent.

Mental and physical health may be taxed by childcare. There is also the distress, for all concerned, associated with the unwanted child, AND THERE IS THE PROBLEM OF BRINGING A CHILD INTO A FAMILY ALREADY UNABLE, PSYCHOLOGICALLY AND OTHERWISE, TO CARE FOR IT." (Emphasis, mine)

How do you expect a child in that environment to grow? You see adults going to university with food stuff and no pocket money while owing school fees of 8k. Some drink garri to the point they have to lie it is their favourite food to save face.

It is either I am poor that is why I know these things or you people are just blinded by privileges.

Netherlands can afford to shut down prisons because they have created a system that provides comfort. Income between the blue and white collar in the UK is similar.

Most Nigerians are not going to school because they love school or have a dream to meet. It is just an escape from poverty. The alternative is blue collar which subjects you to eternal poverty. The graduates aren't even well paid.

This is why someone studying microbiology keep submitting CV in the bank. People just want to be able to feed and pay bills.

It is not always convenient or a primary decision. Sometimes, people go into crime to save their families when all hope is lost.

It is the duty of the State to ensure it tackles the root causes of poverty, by creating jobs, empowering the people and creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive.

"No matter what" is a privilege statement because your reality is different.

That is why I agree with Chimamanda Adichie when she said that, privileges blinds because it is the nature of privileges to blind. I hope yountake off the blindfold of privileges and see the poverty around you.

The poor will eat the rich and middle class when all hope is lost.

I should stop here. Peace, Love and Spaghetti 🍷