On May 21, 2007, at 3:40 PM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> The war effect theory does not explain
> that. However, it is possible to extend this argument to other
> factors
> legitimizing violence e.g. the hip hop music and gangsta rap in
> particular -
> which would make the Archer's theory better suited to explaining
> this kind
> of violence.
As I recall, something like half the hip hop records are bought by white suburban kids. They're not killing each other. People with no prospects are more likely to commit crimes than anyone else.
Doug