[Comrade]

Why do people commit crimes, was the question?
Well, if you figure that out, please share because if we figure that one out we can probably cut it down some.
I think its mostly mental. People who have no qualms about committing crimes will.
I can't really buy that its because of "socioeconomic factors" but I've never really put much belief into Marx or Hegel and their silly theories. I'm more of a culture and free will person.

We could probably cut down on crime a lot if liberals gave up on gun confiscation. Chicago and Washington DC, I think, are two towns which have banned guns. I think its pretty funny that they have higher crime rates than Sante Fe, a town with lots of illegal Mexicans, drug traffic, and, get this, you can buy and own submachine guns (and probably other automatic weapons) legally in New Mexico.