I agree that human apathy does provide a conducive breeding ground for crime. Human apathy is when you are indifferent towards the suffering of those around you. Furthermore, human apathy is also a lack of enthusiasm towards solving social problems. Such problems include being indifferent towards a culture of crime, a lack of government aid being administered in the event of a crisis, and a lack of intervention from those who are able to help.
Human apathy is a basic component of human nature, and it is practiced to an extent by almost everyone. The neighbour of a drunkard may choose to remain indifferent to the savage beatings the drunkard administers to his son. This then causes the son to develop the feelings of animosity towards his father, the drunkard, until ultimately, he breaks the shackles of fear for his abusive parent and retaliates, hence starting down the path of crime. This then is a very vivid example of how human apathy can create a conducive breeding ground for crime. Simply because the neighbour failed to step in and stop the drunkard from abusing his child, that child grew up in the conducive breeding ground for crime, which had been created. He later retaliated in the only way he knew how to. By using force against force, injuring or even killing his father, and ultimately landing himself in jail. From this therefore, we can see how indifference towards this child's suffering, created the breeding ground which later ended in his criminal act of hitting out at his father. Perhaps if that neighbour had intervened, the drunk's child would not have gone down the path of crime.
This example only shows what happens on the microcosmic scale. On the macrocosmic scale, human apathy has far greater effects, with even more far-reaching consequences for those who are suffering. Firstly, on the governmental level. The indifference of the government towards the suffering of those in their charge can cause a huge breeding ground for crime to be created. In Indonesia, there are thousands of children living in the streets without a roof over their heads. Known as "street-kids", they are not helped by the government simply because they are not recognized as Indonesian citizens. With such human apathy being practiced on a large scale, these children are placed in an ideal breeding ground for crime. Indeed, many of them eventually turn to crime, as they have no other method of fending for themselves. Hence from this example, we can see exactly how these "street-kids" actually turn to crime, creating a culture of crime amongst themselves, simply because the government turned a blind eye to their suffering.
Of course to say that these "street-kids" are not receiving any help at all would be unfair. Any number of welfare organizations are actively attempting to alleviate the suffering of these "street-kids". However, it does not change the fact that due to the apathy of the government, a conducive breeding ground for crime has been created in the streets of many Indonesian cities. The fact that human apathy stemming from indifference and disgust of Indonesian citizens towards these "street-children" does not help to alleviate the suffering of these "street-kids", thereby increasing the problems faced by these "street-kids".
Finally, on the international level, we can also see how human apathy practiced by such international organizations has actually also caused conducive breeding grounds for crime. Looking at the recent example of Rwanda, we can see clearly how this has happened. In Rwanda, the Tutsies were massacred by the Hutus. Instead of actively stepping in to help out, the United Nations showed only a small amount of enthusiasm in doing so, sending in only a few peace-keeping forces to help control the situation. Not only did they fail in protecting the government, they also stood by and watched as large numbers of Tutsies were massacred before their eyes. From this, therefore, we can see exactly how the indifference of the United Nations contributed directly to allowing the situation in Rwanda to continue. Worse, a conducive breeding ground for crime had been created as Tutsies attempting to escape the Hutus bribed their way out the situation, while the Hutus murdered and looted at will. This also shows how with a conducive breeding ground for crime, coupled with a lack of intervention, deterrence and consequences can lead to criminal acts being practiced at will.
In conclusion, I agree to a large extent that human apathy provides a conducive breeding ground for crime. The three examples shown in the essay above all provide a comprehensive survey of exactly how, due to the human apathy practiced by individuals, the government, and even international organizations, has caused a conducive breeding ground to be created. The essay above also shows how this conducive breeding ground has also allowed a culture of crime to eventually be created, all of which shows how human apathy has merely led to a conducive breeding ground for crime being created.
Grades: 25/30
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