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Originally Posted by jp03
That in a nutshell is the flux of the racial problems in America. When that second number comes down(and I think it will with time) so will the tension it creates among the general population.
What would that number be if Congress was under a more watchful eye?
We can't force other people to respect us by beating them up or calling them names, either. In fact, I would argue such tactics have the opposite effect.
When's the last time a black person beat you up or called you a name?
I was trying to have a conversation with you about this in a rational manner. Because anything any white person says is taken the wrong way was my point. I don't know all the problems in black communities but they sure do. But if the answer is to blame someone else then nothing will change.
I think this gets at the core of racial tensions. Anything white folks say to be helpful is written off. Yet anything bad happening in black communities is white people's fault. This creates a no-win situation and by its very nature pits people against each other.
People like this black guy are also written off/demonized/ignored:
Let me help you here, the FBI data is for the number of arrests and contains information for crime rates by specific type and total crimes.
in 2015 Blacks were arrested for 51.1% of homicides, When considering all reported crime, whites were arrested for 69.7% of all crimes, while blacks were arrested for 26.6% https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s...ables/table-43
It's always a good idea to fact check stuff like this before you post.
We aren't talking "all crimes". We are talking all murders. Why are blacks responsible for over half the murders whilst comprising only 13% of the population? Something seems to be wrong even to an idiot like me.
Whites are about 63% of the US so the proportion of crimes is almost equal. However the proportion of homicide is egregious in the black community when considering the proportion of total population. All crime is inexcusable.
And I don't hate blacks so that is not pertinent.
So are you all saying that black people are by themselves more prone to crime? Or that they live in circumstances that promote higher levels of crime regardless of race? I'm just curious if people are really suggesting that something like melanin levels in skin cause crime.
I think this gets at the core of racial tensions. Anything white folks say to be helpful is written off. Yet anything bad happening in black communities is white people's fault. This creates a no-win situation and by its very nature pits people against each other.
People like this black guy are also written off/demonized/ignored:
Also, did someone in this thread suggest "purging" the bottom 10% of the economic structure of the nation? There's really only one way to take that- advocating for mass murder. Is this now acceptable on this forum?
So are you all saying that black people are by themselves more prone to crime? Or that they live in circumstances that promote higher levels of crime regardless of race? I'm just curious if people are really suggesting that something like melanin levels in skin cause crime.
I am not saying anything other than fleshing out the statistics that were posted by 2sleepy. These are facts. I am only responsible for what I say, not what others say.
So are you all saying that black people are by themselves more prone to crime? Or that they live in circumstances that promote higher levels of crime regardless of race? I'm just curious if people are really suggesting that something like melanin levels in skin cause crime.
Skin color has nothing to do with behavior. However, race and ethnicity is more than just skin color. It's culture and language too.
Jamaicans, Haitians, and Africans have black skin, yet their communities don't suffer from the same problem that US born African Americans face.
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