Passage1 states that murder and violence are higher in nations with the largest income inequality. With a large income gap, criminal violence occurs because the poor are likely to harm in their angst to get money. For example, cases like robbery and kidnap are largely linked to monetary issues, which are aggravated in places with income disparities. Singapore boasts a low crime rate because income inequalities are reduced by the government. For example, they give out subsidies for areas like education and healthcare. Hence, this view may be applicable to Singapore in the sense that we have a low crime rate because income inequality is not a huge issue. However, this view may not be applicable to Singapore because crimes are carried out for other reasons. One of the reasons is debt. Though certain debts are due to income problems, majority are gambling debts which have nothing to do with income. These debts will henceforth motivate people to rob. Hence, this view may not be applicable to Singapore because our criminal violence may be largely due to debt issues.
Passage2 states that riots are occurring in destitute neighbourhoods. This means that the poor are likely to riot than the rich. For example, the riots in France are possibly due to unemployment. This may be applicable to Singapore because we have an unemployment rate of 2.1%. However, it is also not very applicable because there are no destitute neighbourhoods in Singapore. Our economy is more or less integrated and the blue collar and white collar workers come from every part of our country. Hence, this view may not be applicable to the Singapore society because we are not distinctly segregated by wealth but may be applicable because we are facing unemployment as well.
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