[quote=spdrun]Who knows? One of the most likely theories for the rise and drop of crime rates in the US involves the introduction and prohibition of leaded gasoline…
“Three strikes” is the typical American mentality of punishment over prevention and rehabilitation.[/quote]
Wait, because one guy from Mother Jones has some statistics doesn’t mean lead is “one of the most likely theories.” It is an interesting theory – might be true. Association between lead and IQ is easier to prove. In any event, if you don’t care about punishing people, only rehabilitating them, it doesn’t matter why they committed their crimes; whether the cause is lead or a choice to be evil, the crime is the same (and prevention, at least for those who have already had the damage done, is out of the question).
