Inequality predicts homicide rates \u2018better than any other variable\u2019, says an expert \u2013 and it is linked to a highly developed concern for one\u2019s own status<\/p>
A 17-year-old boy shoots a 15-year-old stranger to death, apparently believing<\/a> that the victim had given him a dirty look. A Chicago man stabs his stepfather<\/a> in a fight over whether his entry into his parents\u2019 house without knocking was disrespectful. A San Francisco UPS employee guns down three of his co-workers<\/a>, then turns his weapon on himself, seemingly as a response to minor slights.<\/p> These killings may seem unrelated \u2013 but they are only a few recent examples of the kind of crime that demonstrates a surprising link between homicide and inequality. <\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Inequality predicts homicide rates ‘better than any other variable’, says an expert – and it is linked to a highly developed concern for one’s own status<\/p>\n A 17-year-old boy shoots a 15-year-old stranger to death, apparently believing<\/a> that the victim had given him a dirty look. A Chicago man stabs his stepfather<\/a> in a fight over whether his entry into his parents’ house without knocking was disrespectful. A San Francisco UPS employee guns down three of his co-workers<\/a>, then turns his weapon on himself, seemingly as a response to minor slights.<\/p>\n These killings may seem unrelated – but they are only a few recent examples of the kind of crime that demonstrates a surprising link between homicide and inequality. <\/p>\n