Holmes: No, no. No crime. Only one of those whimsical little incidents which will happen when you have four million human beings all jostling each other within the space of a few square miles. Amid the action and reaction of so dense a swarm of humanity, every possible combination of events may be expected to take place, and many a little problem will be presented which may be striking and bizarre without being criminal.
(The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle)
Do you agree or disagree with Holmes' view on humanity and crimes? Do you think things are different now as opposed to the late 1800s or does that statement, if true, still represent current crime?
I agree with Holmes' assessment a little because the statistics are that crime is more frequent in cities than towns. We all know why, so we already accept the idea that with more people, means more corruptness. However, I don't think crimes can be called "whimsical little incidents" because it sounds like no one is too blame. It's in human nature to be selfish, so with a large population there is a greater chance for people who are willing to act on their selfishness in extreme degrees.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Jessica. Human nature seems to always point towards being evil. It is harder to live very close with each other in cities then compared to rural ares or towns. Because of this people often take out their frustration on each other.
ReplyDeleteI also believe it's just human nature. There are always those times, though, when there are mentally disturbed (FREAKS) humans who enjoy killing and other horrific actions. When it comes to that I don't know where I would position myself because it comes from that person's nature, however, not all humans have that nature. What do you guys think?
ReplyDeleteHave what nature, Leah?
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