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[–]onemoredaydream 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I personally believe that most crime and abuse starts as crime of opportunity, and then if that person gets away with it, they gain the taste of the feeling of power, and they also believe they deserve to act how they wish.

Therefore I dont think crime and abuse is exclusive to men, I think it is unfortunately deep within humans. We counteract it by raising our kids to feel disgust with morally wrong actions, through the stories we tell them and also the behavior we reward/punish.

I think the reason men commit more crimes is because they get more slack in our culture to fuck up. They are raised to be assertive and take what they want. I also think testosterone increases sex drive and decreases their sense of empathy.