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Originally Posted by Cybersprings
I do not know what the facts regarding the context of those stats are, and I am not sure anyone really does. IF there truly is a racial bias in arrests/convictions/sentencing, it should be addressed. I am not ruling out that there is bias, but stats on percentages do not necessarily mean bias. However, are you suggesting that we should make sure that our prison population is set up to match the population, regardless of the ratios of crime commission? It SEEMS like when objective rules are made for sentencing, they are criticized because they would affect persons of color more harshly. But the rules should be set up independently, rationally and based on the impacts of the crime to society etc, then just applied blindly, and let the numbers fall where they may.
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Some people believe its a "Nature" problem - Blacks are just inferior, naturally inclined to violence, etc..., I believe its a "Nurture" problem, our society is forcing these people to become this way. Forcing them both physically and mentally. It wasn't that long ago that our country was segregated, and the perception, and maybe the reality, black education was behind that of whites. As such why should we hire an uneducated black person for any technical well paying job, and in many places the laws were such preventing black people from getting advanced education so as a society we were preventing black people from advancing (I'd recommend the movie Hidden Figures). Many will say, oh that was a long time ago, we don't have those problems today, laws have been put in place to prevent racism, etc... - trust me, I've seen it first hand, racism is alive and thriving, people who practice it know how to try and not get caught at doing it. I've only been in The Villages for a few months, however its been my observation that the racial make-up of the Villages does not match that of the rest of the country. There are, as far as I can tell, very few people of color that live in The Villages. Has there been any research as to why that is? Some might say its too expensive to live in the Villages and blacks can't afford it (racist thinking), some might think its too hot in Florida and blacks don't like the heat (more racist thinking), some might say blacks don't play golf or like to swim (again racist). I don't know the answer, only what I observe, but it would be a great case study.