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the rate of murder of African Americans perpetrated against other African Americans is astounding.
sure, we can look at "systemic racism" and blame poverty as possible contributors, but even the poorest of poor folk in this country don't even come close to the aforementioned rates of homicide
Personally I think it's a mix of genetics, culture and poverty.
If you're born in the hood, in poverty and raised by a single mum it's an uphill battle from the start. Doesn't matter whether you're black or white. The more boxes a child ticks the more likely he'll end up like one of these criminals discussed in the TS.
I understand there's a taboo on considering genetics a factor as well but I think the numbers simply don't lie. Although you could argue that genetics is the one factor we can't really change anything about it's more fruitful to focus on the factors we can improve as a society.