Reply #21: Per-capita conviction rates are about HALF that of the general population [View All]

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Of course, you have to cough up, what, $9000 for the permit, so crimes that involve getting money are likely to be less common.

That's completely erroneous. The standard fee is $140. Seniors and indigent people can get one for $70. See http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/ftp/forms/ls-16.pdf#page=55

BTW - Are you seriously saying that someone who has $9K of disposable money is less likely to be a criminal than someone who does not? That doesn't sound like a very progressive attitude to me.