[Jakarta ex-pat]

And as for your other comments, I don't believe it's a matter of color per se, but of the incompatability of certain cultures to rub along together. If a typical black mugger in London had been brought up by a typical English middle-class family he would almost certainly not be a mugger.

Thanks for the response.

I'll just concentrate on these statements.

First, I didn't state that the perp was black (though he was).

Secondly you mention if he had been brought up "a typical English middle class family"

Two things spring to mind here.

First, I was brought up a very much British working class family, but I believe I have been taught right right from wrong (that doesnt' mean I am or have ever been goody two-shoes).

Secondly, If he were brought up "by a typical English middle-class family", then he would be a Brit, right?

The guy who "mugged" my nephew is as much a "Brit" as my wife.

[Age of Reason]

Doesn't Japan have low crime despite tough gun laws?

How diverse is Japan?

(Strangely, I have heard that the crime rate among Japanese Americans is about the same as for Japanese living in Japan.)

Could criminal behavior be genetic?