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Old 12-23-2013, 02:38 AM
 
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When someone poor gets either a education and makes money, or via sports or luck (lottery, inheritence) they will move to a more upscale neighboorhood just like any white or hispanic in the same situation would.

People regardless of race like to hang with like minded people and also want to protect their familes and buy nice things.

It is a class thing not a race thing. A rich black person will be acceipted in a white rich neighborhood if they fit in. If they act thug life they will not fit in. Same with a white family who acts like thugs.

People in nice areas want nice neighbors.

Its as simple as that.

Poor people also want nice neighbors.
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Old 12-23-2013, 06:25 AM
 
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Really? So you are saying that poor whites have a lower crime rate than wealthy and well off blacks?
No, what I'm saying is the poor whites in my area have a much lower crime rate than poor blacks. In the county I live the population is about 300K, perhaps 1 or 2% is black. At this point in time we're going to have about 75% of the murders were committed in the black community.
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Old 12-23-2013, 09:39 AM
 
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No, what I'm saying is the poor whites in my area have a much lower crime rate than poor blacks. In the county I live the population is about 300K, perhaps 1 or 2% is black. At this point in time we're going to have about 75% of the murders were committed in the black community.
And 75% of the rapes and molestations will be committed by white men......
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Old 12-23-2013, 11:21 AM
 
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Because you don't hsave the same levels of violent crime in poor white neighborhoods.

I come from a place where the violent crime rates rivaled the big 3 in the past. In fact, they were higher than the big 3 at one point.

The population is majority white.



Also, what about "Gangster City?" You know, the term given to gangland Chicago. What race was committing the majority of crimes then?

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Old 12-23-2013, 01:21 PM
 
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??? Where do educated poor people fit in?
How do they act?

Why are they poor if they are educated?

A degree means nothing if they dont use it to improve themselves.

A uneducated person can make more money than a educated person if they are motivated more than the educated person to succeed.

Thats why i didnt mention them. Education has a role but its not a group to pigionhole.
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Old 12-23-2013, 01:23 PM
 
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Poor people also want nice neighbors.
Everyone wants nice neighbors. But if you have no money you cant move when you dont like your neighbors. Hence people with means will move to so called safer neighborhoods. I say so called because crime follows to where there is money.
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Old 12-23-2013, 06:31 PM
 
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And 75% of the rapes and molestations will be committed by white men......
Assuming that number is accurate If all rapes and molestations were equally distributed amongst races that number would be normal. You understand the difference between rates and percentages? There is big difference between 1 or 2% of the population committing 75% of the murders (as it is in my county) and 75% of the population committing 75% of rapes an molestations. You would expect that 75% of rapes an molestations would be committed by whites.

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Old 12-23-2013, 09:02 PM
 
Location: San Antonio
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How about poor hispanics then? Granted, there are many that are involved with gangs, but you don't seem to hear about hispanic on hispanic murders day in day out like you do with blacks.
Our crime rate in Puerto Rico is one of the highest in the US per capita.
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Old 12-24-2013, 12:09 AM
 
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Everyone wants nice neighbors. But if you have no money you cant move when you dont like your neighbors. Hence people with means will move to so called safer neighborhoods. I say so called because crime follows to where there is money.

Shouldn't neighbors be judged on the content of their character and not on the content of their wallet?
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Old 12-24-2013, 08:42 AM
 
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How about poor hispanics then? Granted, there are many that are involved with gangs, but you don't seem to hear about hispanic on hispanic murders day in day out like you do with blacks.
Ever been to Albuquerque , New Mexico , Puerto Rico, Brownsville, tx? Hispanic on Hispanic murders happen everyday.
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