Question for my readers...I was recently engaged in a discussion about the racism in our judicial and criminal justice system (see this link for one of the many studies that show this to be factual) with someone who said, "Maybe black people commit more crimes."
Racist or not racist?
I ask the question because it seems that there seems to be so many bowels blown over "playing the race card" and I want to be sensitive to those folks who, like black people in this country, are under near constant attack for their inability to reflect and admit fault.
Hey, they are people too!!
2 comments:
Blacks consume drugs at about the same rate as whites, but they are far more likely to end up in jail/prison on drug charges. That tends to indict the entire criminal justice system, both state and federal.
As for say murder, blacks kill blacks at a much higher rate than whites kill whites (and both groups tend to kill 'in-race'). What exactly do you make of that?
Fascinating but not surprising. I'd be interested in reading those stats and the study.
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