They are not the same, but they are inextricably linked. Someone who has nothing compared to some that have everything, coupled with no opportunities to get ahead themselves, is more likely to commit acts like these. It is not poverty itself that causes crime, but inequality. Look at the Roaring 20s (high economic growth for a few, high inequality, high crime) in the United States versus the Great Depression (higher levels of poverty across the board, lower inequality, less crime).
And not that it proves the point, but it is ironic that this happened in an area where the most expensive apartment in the city is located...alongside one of the most poorest areas in the country.
Well, that's easy for us to say. My grandfather's parents lived in a shack that was much smaller than many of the homes I visited in Ciudad Oculta and Villa Soladti. Of course, my grandfather and my father had an opportunity to get ahead, whereas most of those children in Villa 31 will spend their whole lives singing songs on the subway and juggling balls in the streets for coins. My grandfather was able to move out of the shack. Will these kids ever have the same opportunity?
