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Originally Posted by Mavdog
it's always interesting to read what posters write and catch a glimpse of how they frame things. sometimes it's thought provoking and insightful, and sometimes it's not. "black people...form gangs,...white people form governments" certainly is in the later category.
the higher incidence of crimes committed by blacks as a % of the overall pop is a reflection of the social factors prevalent, principally economic ones. lower income/wealth, lack of property ownership resulting in more transitory nature, breakdown of the family units and lastly difference in prosecution by the state (a black defendant is more likely to be convicted than a white defendant, crack cocaine which is mostly found in black urban areas is treated differently than powdered cocaine which is found in white surbuban areas).
heres a link to data on offenders
recidivism is also higher among black americans. |
Question: How much of this is caused by the people living in those areas?
I strongly believe that a majority of the people in those areas have convinced themselves that the world is out to get them so they create their own problems and then blame everyone around it, which creates a vicious circle of regress from any type of potential success.
Are they somewhat held back now? Yes, but because of an image that they created and tout proudly. "Thug Life" as defined by Blacks (I refuse to say "African American" as, by definition, it makes no sense for 99.8% of black people in this country) from poor neighborhoods doesn't fit into any type of functioning society in this world, much less a competition/money hungry country. Someone in that position has a choice: Give in to their surroundings or actually attempt to live a productive life. Many more times than not they choose the first rather than the latter, which is why those parts of town never improve, rather they continually get worse until they spread.
Signed,
Cracker from the ghetto