High minority area = high crime/drug area. How/Why? (ratings, good news, doctor)

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks

They're making these arrests all the time.

It's really stupid. The people running the drugs always get pulled over for something else - like speeding, or driving with expired tabs, or going the wrong way on the Interstate. Things they could simply NOT do.

When their vehicle is searched, drugs are found.


It makes me wonder how many drugs are never seized. Most, I'm sure.

A few years ago the cops by the George Washington Bridge that connects Fort Lee, NJ, to Manhattan, searched a truck that had apparently been abandoned by the driver and found millions of dollars worth of cocaine.

The truck was out of gas. The spokescop said they were unable to locate the driver, but that it was likely he was already dead or going to be soon. He said you don't make a stupid mistake like that and live to tell about it.

It does seem as though these drug mules are always getting busted for stupid stuff--taillight out, switching lanes without signaling, etc.

[marmac]

Regarding the why/how in high crime minority areas--------

I watched an episode of COPS ( TRU tv) about cops making a bust on dope dealers who were openly dealing drugs on a residental street while kids were playing in daylight.

The cops ( both black and white) chased the dope dealer ,tackled him, and arrested him.

A black woman about 60 was furious !

She wanted the badge # and name of the white cop who tackled the drug dealer cuz she felt he was too rough with him.

The black cop tried to explain to her she should be more upset with drug dealers selling drugs with little kids playing nearby.

Evidently she wasn't !

[Indentured Servant]

Originally Posted by marmac

Regarding the why/how in high crime minority areas--------

I watched an episode of COPS ( TRU tv) about cops making a bust on dope dealers who were openly dealing drugs on a residental street while kids were playing in daylight.

The cops ( both black and white) chased the dope dealer ,tackled him, and arrested him.

A black woman about 60 was furious !

She wanted the badge # and name of the white cop who tackled the drug dealer cuz she felt he was too rough with him.

The black cop tried to explain to her she should be more upset with drug dealers selling drugs with little kids playing nearby.

Evidently she wasn't !

Description of Biased Sample


This fallacy is committed when a person draws a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is biased or prejudiced in some manner. It has the following form:

1. Sample S, which is biased, is taken from population P.
2. Conclusion C is drawn about Population P based on S.

The person committing the fallacy is misusing the following type of reasoning, which is known variously as Inductive Generalization, Generalization, and Statistical Generalization:

1. X% of all observed A's are B''s.
2. Therefore X% of all A's are Bs.

The fallacy is committed when the sample of A's is likely to be biased in some manner. A sample is biased or loaded when the method used to take the sample is likely to result in a sample that does not adequately represent the population from which it is drawn. Biased samples are generally not very reliable. As a blatant case, imagine that a person is taking a sample from a truckload of small colored balls, some of which are metal and some of which are plastic. If he used a magnet to select his sample, then his sample would include a disproportionate number of metal balls (after all, the sample will probably be made up entirely of the metal balls

[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by Indentured Servant

Description of Biased Sample


This fallacy is committed when a person draws a conclusion about a population based on a sample that is biased or prejudiced in some manner. It has the following form:

1. Sample S, which is biased, is taken from population P.
2. Conclusion C is drawn about Population P based on S.

The person committing the fallacy is misusing the following type of reasoning, which is known variously as Inductive Generalization, Generalization, and Statistical Generalization:

1. X% of all observed A's are B''s.
2. Therefore X% of all A's are Bs.

The fallacy is committed when the sample of A's is likely to be biased in some manner. A sample is biased or loaded when the method used to take the sample is likely to result in a sample that does not adequately represent the population from which it is drawn. Biased samples are generally not very reliable. As a blatant case, imagine that a person is taking a sample from a truckload of small colored balls, some of which are metal and some of which are plastic. If he used a magnet to select his sample, then his sample would include a disproportionate number of metal balls (after all, the sample will probably be made up entirely of the metal balls

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Ebonic slang meaning,

1. A river in Egypt.
2. The state in which IndenturedServant lives.

[JBMallory]

Originally Posted by Omaha Rocks

A Description of Denial:

Ebonic slang meaning,

1. A river in Egypt.
2. The state in which IndenturedServant lives.

That is quite possibly the funniest thing I have read on this forum. And if a moderator decides to show up to this sideshow, and gives you any sort of punishment for it, they can just permanently ban me, because humor=levity, and this thread needs to be elevated out of the sewers into a real discussion.

[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

A few years ago the cops by the George Washington Bridge that connects Fort Lee, NJ, to Manhattan, searched a truck that had apparently been abandoned by the driver and found millions of dollars worth of cocaine.

The truck was out of gas. The spokescop said they were unable to locate the driver, but that it was likely he was already dead or going to be soon. He said you don't make a stupid mistake like that and live to tell about it.

It does seem as though these drug mules are always getting busted for stupid stuff--taillight out, switching lanes without signaling, etc.

I think you're right. These "mules" are know-nothing losers who are being paid a LOT of money (to them) to drive from Point A to Point B. They don't know who they're driving for, nor do they care. If they get busted for something stupid - like expired tabs - the safest place for them to be is in prison. If/when they're released from prison, they're probably executed.

[babygurlllll2]

I know that it has been a while since I have been able to log on and check feedback but my life is very busy to say the least. It is a sad state of affairs when parents take to bragging about how bad their children are, and reward them for such behaviors as if doing so gives them some sort of status. I find it repulsive and ridiculous. I have witnessed parents who do what they say and say what they mean are often looked down upon and considered to be too harsh. It is downright pathetic. There is nothing cute about a 4 year old walking around snapping her fingers and rolling her eyes and speaking to adults in a smart way. There is nothing cute about a 5 year old boy or girl that can recite the lyrics to the latest rap song yet cannot count, add, or read. What is the deal with parents today, thinking that it is cute that their children behave this way? I do not understand. Maybe someone can shed some light.

[babygurlllll2]

Has anyone noticed that the areas that have a high minority population have the most run down homes? Why is this? I thought that one of the purposes of the census was to count people so that funds can be allocated accordingly.

[sailordave]

Originally Posted by babygurlllll2

Has anyone noticed that the areas that have a high minority population have the most run down homes? Why is this? I thought that one of the purposes of the census was to count people so that funds can be allocated accordingly.

I live in a very small mobile home. It was what I could afford at the time I was ready to buy. It's a huge 14feet by 48feet. Being poor or living in a poor area does not mean one should live like trash. I suspect that in such cases that you described, drugs and alcohol addiction are to blame.

[Omaha Rocks]

Originally Posted by babygurlllll2

Has anyone noticed that the areas that have a high minority population have the most run down homes? Why is this? I thought that one of the purposes of the census was to count people so that funds can be allocated accordingly.

This isn't necessarily true.

The run-down homes are typically in areas where the majority of the homes are lived in by renters - many of whom are Section 8 (rent assisted) people.

They have nothing invested in their house, so they don't give a crap about it. And this isn't a result of race. It's a result of simply not caring.