<span> The Congo was run essentially as a personal fiefdom by the Belgian King Leopold I, who used a great deal of brutality in an effort to essentially extract as much wealth as possible, primarily in the form of rubber, from the colony. Coercive tactics such as mutilation and execution were commonly used in order to ensure compliance. </span>
Both are correct its all about who is living there and where it is. In lower income places where people dont have alot of money they tend to turn to stealing for money/food. Crime is everywhere and it can tend to be worse when you have a bad neighborhood.
Legislative power is the answer! !!
The code of chivalry was intended to prevent lawlessness on the part of knights.