white lives don't matter

[WannabeCPA]

Sometimes it seems like a contest to see which group can appear to be the most victimized. All things considered, whites are still treated better by society as a whole than minorities, especially blacks. This doesn't mean blacks don't share blame for their problems, but to suggest "white lives don't matter" is ludicrous. There are many studies that suggest the exact opposite is true. The thing is people like to use anecdotal evidence to "prove" their point. Sure there are cases where it may seem black lives matter more than white lives but overall they don't. Why do you think the BLM movement got started? It was in response to the perceived, and IMO very real, mistreatment and racism directed toward blacks in America. Regarding the disproportional news coverage of blacks being killed by police and other mistreatment, well all one needs to do is look at history. Sure blacks victimizing whites is wrong, but as a general rule they're caught and face justice. Historically you can't say the same when the situations are reversed. That's why it's such a big deal, because historically whites have escaped justice when victimizing blacks.

A prime example of the "victimhood" mentality among certain whites. This Texas restaurant owner posted a "politically incorrect" sign in his restaurant, presumable to gain attention. So logically speaking, if I were to say "Happy Holidays, I don't believe in god or salute the flag, and I do NOT support the troops" then it would be politically correct? I'd have a better chance of being elected to office if I said something like that?

Texas Restaurant Chain Touts 'Politically Incorrect' Holiday Policy - ABC News

[Nonesuch]

Originally Posted by Steinish

Year after year, more white people than black people are put down by cops. The media, academia and black activists would have you believe it's the other way around.

That statement is tricky, as raw numbers don't tell the whole story. Percentage-wise compared to their representative in the population, being a black male makes you more likely to be shot (though 99% of the time, the shooter is a fellow black civilian). But the rate at which black men are killed by police matches up with the rate at which black men commit serious violent crimes. Tough call.


Bernie Sanders has a fix for the problem -- pull the police out of black neighborhoods.

Originally Posted by Bernie

“What we have to do is end over-policing in African-American neighborhoods. The reality is that both the African-American community and the white community do marijuana at about equal rates. The reality is four times as many blacks get arrested for marijuana. Truth is that far more blacks get stopped for traffic violations. The truth is that sentencing for blacks is higher than for whites. We need fundamental police reform.”

Or maybe he's saying the way to cut down on convictions is to do what Obama doesn't have the guts to do, legalize pot?

[artillery77]

There may be a perception issue, but it would appear whites still have the majority of the arrests in the country. I'm not sure where latinos fit in this grouping, but here's how the FBI breaks it down.

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/uc...ables/table-43

[Jeo123]

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