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There are outliers in every distribution. You don't seem to understand the concept of a pattern.
You can't put human beings into a "pattern". We're humans and we are the chaos factor.
There are outliers in every distribution. You don't seem to understand the concept of a pattern.
1. If you're arguing that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color, then just saying "bla bla bla SLAVERY" isn't much proof either.Ok....
Slavery
Jim Crow
2/3rds of a person
Separate but equal
100 to 1 drug possession laws
Arrested for Marijuana possession and striped of your right to vote
Arrested for Marijuana possession and given 20+ years in prison
As more African-Americans gained civil rights the "War on Drugs" goes into overdrive
The C.I.A. selling drugs in the American Ghetto.
African-Americans are still dealing with the aftermath of these facts and will be for some time.
All aimed at the African-American community to incarcerate and destroy a section of the population. Don't believe me? Bing/Google it.
You can't put human beings into a "pattern". We're humans and we are the chaos factor.
Are you saying the traditional Male-Female two parent household and traditional family values have an important positive influence on a child's upbringing, a stable household and society in general?
1. If you're arguing that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color, then just saying "bla bla bla SLAVERY" isn't much proof either.
2. "Dealing with the aftermath" is not evidence that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color either. Your argument should be going into great detail about how "dealing with the aftermath" actually is manifested today in the system.
It's a difficult subject. On one hand, the crime rate has decreased drastically since the 1970's, near 1950's (segregation) levels. On the other hand, the amount of people incarcerated is at an all-time high. And a large percentage of them represent minorities.
If many of these people were suddenly granted clemency for minor crimes, it is likely that the crime rates would again drastically increase. Only a life of petty crime would be awaiting them.
I suppose the only solution is to gradually re-work America's prison justice to be more rehabiliating (for minor criminals) than punishing. But it's a long process.
-> Countless studies find that children of one-parent households do more poorly.
-> "Shut up, this one outlier means that all the studies are wrong."
-> "Humans are not patterns, man. I'm a free butterfly."
No need to summarize my 20+ posts in this thread in one line... show off
No, i'm saying that your evidence to support your claim that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color is misguided and insufficient.So you're saying is that racism is dead and that the court system is 100% fair (in spite of the cases I posted) to the Black community?
Ok.
Stable two parent households are a big factor in success across all cultural groups, so a focus on that seems logical. What leads to that? Well what leads away from that..
Role models, value systems (religion for example, but values in general), incentives. Not a simple thing, but it seems that is the biggest bang for the buck to focus on it.
No, i'm saying that your evidence to support your claim that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color is misguided and insufficient.
No, i'm saying that your evidence to support your claim that the system currently in place is stacked up against people of color is misguided and insufficient.
i like ben shapiros 3 rules to avoid poverty
1-finish high school
2-dont have babies until youre married
3-get a job
96% of people who do that, live above the poverty line
my big 2 has always been
1-2 parent household
2-no hard drugs
i feel like if we just accomplish that, we will see an enormous improvement in inner cities
Deny that the system is currently stacked up against people of color? I don't even fully understand what that refers to. That's the whole reason of me questioning your claim.I admit, I may not be the best at displaying the "evidence", I freely admit that. But you can't deny that it does exist.
Deny that the system is currently stacked up against people of color? I don't even fully understand what that refers to. That's the whole reason of me questioning your claim.
I wouldn't say rare or norm. Somewhere in between. Personally the people I know of that had tough upgringings turned out just fine. But yes having a rough upbringing definitely increases the chances of someone being a criminal. Doesn't make it a valid excuse by any means.Do you feel you are more of a rare exception or the norm?
Sure. And the Black Community should create those jobs by tapping into that deep reservation of generational wealth that it's had access to ever since the days of slavery and the beginnings of the industrial revolution... oh, wait...Should black communities be creating jobs for themselves so less African Americans feel the need to sell drugs?
Sure. And the Black Community should create those jobs by tapping into that deep reservation of generational wealth that it's had access to ever since the days of slavery and the beginnings of the industrial revolution... oh, wait...
Bootstraps, men! Better bootstraps!