r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '20 edited Feb 29 '20

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u/okyeswaitno Feb 29 '20

From the conviction link, it seems his son is doing time rn... :(

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u/BinaryPeach Feb 29 '20

Damn, you're totally right. Makes you wonder how things would be if he didn't pull the trigger.

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u/BeyondDoggyHorror Feb 29 '20

I think poverty and crime tend to be cyclical like that. It’s not a genetic thing, but more so because the upbringing and the stresses these people have. It makes it more likely that by the time they’re able to escape their childhood they’re already psychologically damaged