Interesting theory linking lead poisoning and crime rates

[clintl]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19655897/

And one that's at least plausible, too, given what we know about how the effects of lead poisoning.

[rowech]

Guess we need to remove full moons from the sky next.

[NYFAN]

Interesting read. However this last line left a little bit of a sour taste:

"Nevin's finding implies a double tragedy for America's inner cities: Thousands of children in these neighborhoods were poisoned by lead in the first three quarters of the last century. Large numbers of them then became the targets, in the last quarter, of Giuliani-style law enforcement policies."

It makes Giuliani out to be some crazed vigilante targeting people unfairly. While lead may have a direct impact on the way these people think, it doesn't make their behaviors any more acceptable. Giuliani was simply reducing crime - which he did quite effectively.

[Desnudo]

what better, lead or abortion?

[Maple Leafs]

what better, lead or abortion?
This may have been the first clever "what better" I've ever seen here.

[Glengoyne]

Just so long as no one is personally responsible for their actions.

[rowech]

Just so long as no one is personally responsible for their actions.

Exactly....

[JPhillips]

I've argued before that the single most cost effective thing we could do for urban education is lead abatement.