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Originally Posted by annie_himself
Since you've never been here, you might not quite understand. In America us black people are generally of a lower socioeconomic status. Higher poverty and lower education results in more crime being committed. There's a higher proportion of blacks in the east coast cities versus the west coast.
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and DC (Miami too if you count it) all have notorious ghettos and were all top 5 crime cities at one point (except Boston?). Even Richmond, Myrtle Beach, Fayetteville, and Savannah have had crime issues. The only areas on the West Coast that have notoriously bad neighborhoods are LA and the Bay area. Seattle, Portland, Eugene, and San Diego I've never heard of any crime issues in those areas.
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I agree with Dwight K. Schrute, but it goes further; back to slavery. White people held the black population as unpaid workers (never mind the abuse, cruel treatment and rapes). America grew and thrived with this free labor. Blacks built this nation. You can easily read about this if you are so inclined to know, instead of making such naive, dangerous statements as "because they are black." Had paying slaves and treating them as free people been necessary, none would have stayed, and we wouldn't be where we are now. Further, in my opinion, blacks are still not free as the attitude still exists, although sometimes subtle... sometimes not. There is poverty more in black neighborhoods than white. Poverty is the core of much of the crime and drugs. Reasons? Government funding is almost always less in black communities, and Hispanic, than white communities. Funding for proper street repairs, funding for children in after-school programs, funding for general community development, etc. etc. Then a white person will get a job before a black person, although equally qualified. I have personally seen this from unskilled labor to attorneys in large corporations. It is also difficult for blacks to get financing for housing. Schools are inadequately funded, sometimes lack good teachers due to low salary, books and consequently a higher teaching standard. Lack of state or city funding means, poor trash management. Owner-occupied homes in black neighborhoods are undervalued by $48000 per home on average, amounting to $156 billion in cumulative losses. Little opportunity to purchase a house creates the inability to build personal wealth, and I am speaking of just general savings, investment, etc., which also means insufficient money to acquire a better education, create or buy small businesses, maybe even in the neighborhood.
Tell me, under these conditions, where there are roadblocks in all directions, how would you do?
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