Complex sentence: Although it is thought to be used as an act of catharsis for the U.S. populace, in reality, it is used as a method of artificial population control, as the unemployed poor in slum neighborhoods are usually the main targets.
Split into simpler sentences: Although it is thought to be used as an act of catharsis for the U.S. populace. In reality, it is used as a method of artificial population control as the unemployed poor in slum neighborhoods are usually the main targets.