On May 28, 12:26 am, jakdedert bellsouth.net> wrote:

Probably not. The problem is pervasive in older, urban neighborhoods
and we know what that suggests.

On May 28, 1:49 pm, BlackieBos...@gmail.com wrote:

As a primary cause for violent crime, I am skeptical. If lead paint
was used regularly prior to the late '70's, were we all not exposed to
it growing up? If so, why was crime not so prevalent amongst the
generations who grew up with nothing but lead paint in homes and
everywhere else? What am I missing here?

I still think upbringing, family influence or lack thereof, is a, if
not *the,* primary factor in the paths children take. And what of
having a couple of generations now that have by and large been reared
in institutions, daycare and such, instead of in the home with a
parent or grandparent or someone who actually loves that child without
being paid for the job? Many young persons seem to have a frightening
lack of empathy for others and I don't think lead paint has anything
to do with it.

Faye

Faye

Faye wrote:

Like I said, this might be debunked at some point, but the correlation
as published is compelling. It is tempting to discount such tidy
results as somehow being suspect.

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