From Passage 1, it is stated that nations with the largest income inequality has a higher rate of murder and violence. It is true that this disparity in income will lead to crimes such as murder and violence as the difference in standard of living between the two ends of the income level group will cause some disputes. Those living in poverty may feel compelled to turn to such crimes to improve their standard of living. For example, the poor may kidnap a child of a rich family just to earn some ransom to make ends meet. However, this issue would not be much of a concern in the Singapore context as the government of Singapore has ensured that the disparity in income among the citizens will not affect the standard of living of the citizens. For example, the poorer end will receive more subsidies than the rich in areas such as medical fees. There are also other organisations that are established to help them too. As help such as subsidies are present to ensure that all citizens can enjoy a certain level of standard of living despite the difference in income, income inequality is thus not a key factor in Singapore that leads to criminal violence.
In Passage 2, it states that riots occur at destitute neighbourhood. I agree that riots will occur more often at destitute areas. Afterall, the rich will not have much reason to organise riots when they are already living a well-fed life. Furthermore, considering their status in society, riots will be one of the best ways for their voice to be heard. Thus, as the rich has no reason to organise a riot, it would appear that riots occur more at the suburbs. However, once again I feel that this issue would not be much of concern to my society too. It is mainly because Singapore do not have destitute neighbourhood. The government has put in much effort and set aside funds to upgrade old housing estates and ensuring that every citizen has accessed to the various necessary facilities. Therefore, it is not much of an issue to Singapore for riots occurring at destitute neighbourhood. However, there are other causes for riots to happen in Singapore like racial discrimination.
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