My Psychology textbook “wryly” suggested putting all males between the ages of 12 to 28 in cryogenic sleep to reduce crime.

This felt like a sucker punch to read. Sure, men commit more crimes, but so do POC, and I would be just as outraged if they “wryly observed” putting all POC between the ages of 12 and 28 in cryogenic sleep to reduce crime. POC and men commit more crime because of systemic biases and prejudices which makes them desperate for a better life. And desperate people do desperate things. It could have just said instead that 2/3 of all crime is done by 12 to 28 year old males. But NAHHH let’s suggest state controlled forced coma’s for all males.

The crazy thing is that later in the book, (talking about LGBTQIA+), they say, and I quote, “biology does not dictate gender roles.” Like you literally just said “MaLEs aRe InHeRenTLy viOLeNT”

Btw this is the 4th edition of this textbook, published in 2024. It’s called Myers’ Psychology for the AP course fourth edition.

I apologize for the rant.