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[Poll] Is poverty a crime?
January 5, 2006 - 01:13 AM
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Few years back,I witnessed a scene that has kept me wondering if poverty is a crime. I saw a woman driving her big fancy car, stopped her car in the middle of a busy street, came out, walked to the driver behind her and knocked on his window. Immediately the poor guy opened his window, she slapped him hard, walked back to her car and sped off. We all thought that they know each other or something until the man started saying, " poor man no be crime, I will be rich one day" He explained to us that the woman had been driving on two lanes and that he honked for her to move to one lane which has offended the big madam. People often cuss at poor people and have also looked down at them for no other reason except that they appeared shabby.In Nigeria today and some other so called 3rd world countries, it does not matter how much intelligient and educated you are, but how much money you have. People will not pay any attention to you except you have money to spread. I have heard of stories of men going to seek girl's hands in marriage while dressing poor to see how well they will be recieved by their prospective in-laws. Some girls have lost rich guys due to their unwelcoming attitudes towars these men they presumed to be poor and so, beneath them. In one particular case, the man came back few days later to the same family with his fancy clothes, cars and rich friends and the girl immediately took to him. When they were about to leave, he told the family that he cannot possibly be part of such shallow family.
I want to urge you to treat the poor in your mist well especially the poor children of our world. They are in millions and they are our future. Take a moment to say kinds words of encouragement to these kids.
How well do you treat poor people?
I always try my best to be nice.
(14 votes for 82.35%)
They irritate me, because of my up-bringing.
(1 votes for 5.88%)
It depends on my mood.
(1 votes for 5.88%)
I don't care.
(1 votes for 5.88%)
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I totally agree with you
January 5, 2006 - 04:23 AM
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Hello dear all,
unfortunately, many people are like this. They treat you nice if you have money, they treat you bad if you are poor. I just can't understand why money plays such a huge role in our society, Why?
There are people who desire to be your friend, be so kind with you, just because you have money, but if you don't, no man gonna talk to you.
I live in Tajikistan and have experienced several situations like someone talking to you with their head lift up; beating those who are homeless. That's just unimaginable. Anyway, we youth of today, the future of our country, everything depends on us. We have to "remove" these things from our community, unless it would get worth. All together, united, we can do everything!!!
Thank you,
Peace
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Re: Is poverty a crime?
January 5, 2006 - 08:07 AM
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In a world where money is becoming a six sense organ, people gave high power and emphasis to money than human beings. This is the consequaence of materialism, and materialistic approcah towrds the nature of human beings. When people start perceiving human beings as something beyond material or physical matrix ofthe cosmos, and try to understand the mysterious realities and potentialities inherent in everry human being, things will change. For such medias play significant role in shaping societies perception of realities.
Till that good day comes, those people who have some kind of awareness and better and different perception of the nature of human beings , they can influence others by manife sting tho se noble action s which accepts every human being a s noble creature thru actions, thoughtful commitments and thinking they have, which will have an effect for the next age and generation to come. As small acts will become great ones when there is constant efforts applied.
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
May 23, 2006 - 02:43 PM
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Poverty a Crime??? HEll NO!!! Poverty is not a crime or a choice.. because bet me if it was by choice i would have chose to come from a different place. I have seen, felt, eaten, bath, romance, lived with POVERT in different forms ans shapes. But one thing i knew from the start as a kid was that i am different, we as a family is different. no matter what the world say about us or do to us.. my family is different and we will overome POVERTY some day. This kept us as a family going, Until as fate will have it things truned around for good, people that put us down started worshiping us as gods. What a sad way of thinking.
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
May 26, 2006 - 10:44 PM
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No, poverty is not a crime, in fact Ill go a step further and say poverty is not a curse. Before you all go ballistic on me, give me a second to explain.
What really is poverty? Inability to feed three meals a day? Clothe yourself? Shelter yourself from the elements in adequate dwellings with access to amenities such as good drinking water, educational facilities etc.
The problem gets more complex, however to simplify matters I would like to posit that POVERTY is far beyond the lack of money. There are many who have loads of money but are still poor. Human needs according to economic theory are insatiable; resources to satisfy them however almost always are scarce.
The Truly Rich are those who find ways no matter how difficult to be satisfied and give thanks for what ever little they have while still striving to better their lot and the Real Poor are those who no matter what they have are never satisfied.
In conclusion Poverty is in the mind.
This post was edited on: 2006-05-26 at 10:46 PM by: eejikes
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
June 6, 2006 - 06:14 PM
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"If poverty were a man, I would have killed him", these were the words of 'Aliy Ibn Abi-Talib, the cousin of Prophet Muhammad, and the fourth Muslim Caliph.
This doesn't mean that poor people are bad in any sense, but 'Aliy was referring to the social and economical implications of poverty.
To be poor is not to possess bread to eat, not to afford for a treatment from a disease, and not to have access to development. That's why basically poverty should be fought fiercely.
Violence can be easily uprooted if poverty ends. The new global economy, unfortunately, is so deeply individually-centered towards the enrichment of the rich and the empoverishment of the poor. The immediate result is injustice, followed -in many cases- by violence.
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
June 13, 2006 - 04:12 PM
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Poverty is not a crime...
it is a bad situation, caused y certain circumstances made by its own choices or by external factors or the mis of two, of which the ocuntry needs to get out... it is usually temporary...
but in some cases the country needs a bit of external assitance, guidance or "light" to do so...
H.
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
June 16, 2006 - 03:28 PM
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Poverty is definitely not a crime !
but neither is it fate to be poor ...if one thinks like that one can never get out of the vicious circle of poverty!
Check out the story of Asia's Largest Slum right here in Mumbai City ( The city of Dreams )
Asia's largest slum, Dharavi, lies on prime property right in the middle of India's financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay).
It is home to more than a million people. Many are second-generation residents, whose parents moved in years ago.
Today's Dharavi bears no resemblance to the fishing village it once was. A city within a city, it is one unending stretch of narrow dirty lanes, open sewers and cramped huts.
In a city where house rents are among the highest in the world, Dharavi provides a cheap and affordable option to those who move to Mumbai to earn their living.
Rents here can be as low as 185 rupees ($4/£2.20) per month. As Dharavi is located between Mumbai's two main suburban rail lines, most people find it convenient for work.
Even in the smallest of rooms, there is usually a cooking gas stove and continuous electricity.
Many residents have a small colour television with a cable connection that ensures they can catch up with their favourite soaps. Some of them even have a video player.
Dharavi also has a large number of thriving small-scale industries that produce embroidered garments, export quality leather goods, pottery and plastic.
Most of these products are made in tiny manufacturing units spread across the slum and are sold in domestic as well as international markets.
The annual turnover of business here is estimated to be more than $650m (£350m) a year.
The state government has plans to redevelop Dharavi and transform it into a modern township, complete with proper housing and shopping complexes, hospitals and schools.
It is estimated that the project will cost $2.1bn (£1.1bn).
Hope this story has a good end !
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
August 8, 2006 - 10:40 PM
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Poverty is not a crime but to some extent it causes crime. We are all aware that demographic and social conditions have a profound effect on the crime rate. Some poor people need or want what other possess and will resort to crime to achieve these things out of desperation in order to survive. There are already a number of studies done to prove that various crimes are traceable to poverty. But still, there is no reason to believe or to relate that a poverty stricken individual is more likely to do crime. For me, crime stems not from the lack of possessions or wealth but from lack of morality. It's a sin to suggest that people living in poverty, who constitute majority of the world's population, lacks morality just because they are poor.
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
September 3, 2006 - 04:44 PM
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No poverty is not a crime.
“Education is the beginning of the end of poverty"
What is a crime is the lack of or accessablity to equal educational opportunities that is a crime.
Key issues:
Education
Transportation
Health Services
Local Economic and Social Development
Community Awareness and information accessablity all play a major role in Povery.
This post was edited on: 2006-09-19 at 01:34 PM by: mnopq (Moderator)
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Re: [Poll] Is poverty a crime?
September 9, 2006 - 04:46 PM
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In China, many millionaires never finish their high school studies but start early as an entrepreneur. For those who are able to grab the opportunities and connected to the right people, their fortunes come fast. So fast that their ethnical side is never able to catch up. Everywhere around the world, the wealthy always bullies and take advantages from the poor.
There are also lots of "poor" scholars. I heard stories that retired Lecturers have trouble with the finance and housing. In more developed region like Hong Kong & Taiwan, there are young graduates with high academic background who are unemployed, rejected with the reason “over-qualified” or doing low paid jobs at MxcDxnalds and offices.
In New Zealand, there are Indian migrants who are scientists and doctors not able to find related jobs in the new country. They end up driving Taxis and working as cleaners. Heard there are similar stories in Canada.
Education is not always the beginning of the end of poverty. It can be the beginning of a disaster if you’ve chosen the wrong path and not able to connect to the "right people".
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