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passive • yesterday at 5:31 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Unfortunately, the most powerful men in the world at this point are known to harass and assault women. That doesn't mean it's ok when the powerless do it, but you should be careful about attributing it to their demographics. It's something men need to address globally, not try to scapegoat immigrants for.

One of the only "facts" we know about crime is that it correlates very closely with poverty, which makes sense, since those who are doing well have more motivation to avoid disturbing the status quo.


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epolanski • yesterday at 8:57 PM

Nobody is scapegoating anything.

I'm just stating a fact: the presence of dangerous immigrants in downtown Reggio Emilia or Modena make these cities less safe, especially for women.

Immigrants make less than 10% of the population but account for 52% of small and 74% of violent crime, while sexual harassment reaches almost 90%.

I have been assaulted twice, my SO and her friend have been, and anybody we know has a similar story.

They make locals less prone to go shopping, and as shops close it enforces the vicious cycle of people not going downtown and thus more shops closing.

black6 • yesterday at 7:21 PM

Why is it so hard to admit that there is a cultural (and, by extension, racial) component?

bbg2401 • yesterday at 7:00 PM

Why have you placed “facts” in quotation marks?

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