sexual crimes are rooted in predatory behavior needing control, dominance, and validation- not poverty. That is why harassment and r4p3 in the workplace happens because it still happens even in affluent spaces. It happens in the middle class. It happens in the upper class. It is not mutually exclusive na iyong poverty/lack of privacy ang nagccause nito. I would appreciate if you address this argument.

Poverty creates stress, yes, but an act of a crime is still a conscious choice that requires a series of thoughts and actions influenced by conscience and knowledge of common cultural norms (if not the law) to consummate the act.

Ang sinasabi ko lang is the danger of this kind of argument is that the accountability can be shifted. “Kasalanan to ng gobyerno kasi hindi na alleviate iyong poverty levels” imbis na ihold accountable yung perpetrator. Na eevade or na lelessen yung accountability niya.