I wish he addressed the impact poverty plays in this.
It didn't take long right here in this thread for it to be charged. You can not even state that there appears to be a statistically significant difference to get the label.BBI pretty much hit the nail on the head when he mentioned that white guys like me don't want to be labeled a racist.
No way to have an honest conversation about race and crime in this country... Too much white guilt.. I work in a racially diverse work place and have several friends that are black and brown.. Black folks are much more sensitive as a whole when it comes to race.. Probably because of this countries history against black people.. That being said. The black and brown communities have to solve the crime issue nationwide from within.. Until then things will never change. Said that the minorities as a whole cannot get things changed whatever the problems are that cause these skewered crime stats..Indianapolis Population and Demographics (Indianapolis, IN)
Above are demographics for Indianapolis. 69% are white. 25% are black. I don't know the % of violent crime among blacks in our city, but I have seen statistics that usually run in the 50-60% range in most metropolitan areas.
The white folks in the ghetto are just as poor as the black folks in the ghetto. They all seem to have the same government "hand out" mentality. I know, I've sold burial insurance in the ghetto for the last 2 years.
So while a lower income may be a contributing factor to violent crime, it does not explain why 25% of the population commit over half of that crime.
Am I racist for pointing this facts out? Yes I am. I see that there is something inherently different between the races. Their culture and overall mindset is different, worldwide might I add.
Am I prejudiced? No I am not. I am no respecter of persons.
But I will say this, when I'm leaving my car to knock on a prospects house in the ghetto and I see 3 black youths walking my way, I am more concerned than if I see 3 white youths.
The discussion our country needs to have is an honest discourse on racism vs prejudice.
. . . I interpreted what he was saying was as much a reflection upon us as opposed to saying it's all a certain minority's fault. But by ignoring the correlations, there can be no real progress made against the other factors that are underlying it all.
No way to have an honest conversation about race and crime in this country... Too much white guilt.. I work in a racially diverse work place and have several friends that are black and brown.. Black folks are much more sensitive as a whole when it comes to race.. Probably because of this countries history against black people.. That being said. The black and brown communities have to solve the crime issue nationwide from within.. Until then things will never change. Said that the minorities as a whole cannot get things changed whatever the problems are that cause these skewered crime stats..
You see EdC.. I don't consider it my problem.. I'm not a minority and live in a rural setting so I just get to visit the urban areas to work and then go back home.. Being white and middle class predicates this problem even affecting me or my immediate family ... I don't associate with drug users or thugs some of which I'm related to so statistics say I am more likely to die in a vehicle accident or by lightning than at the hand of another person.. If I were black or brown then I could have a voice but because I'm not I don't get to weigh in on the issue on a larger level.. I sympathize with people affected by this epidemic but they have got to want a change themselves!!!!I'm sure that the minority communities would love to solve these problems, seeing how they are also disproportionately victims of the crimes. I just want to add this thought (and I don't believe you meant to imply otherwise, your comment just made me think). I like to think that it's "our" problem, and the contributions we make toward a mitigation (I couldn't bring myself to say "solution") for the problem will depend on where we find ourselves in the grand scheme of things.
So maybe I should donate a nice little Maverick 88 I've got sitting around to the Armed Citizens Project. I'll leave the unemployment, poverty, hopelessness, family, parenting, morality, education issues to the big boys to deal with. We all do what we can.