bobsaget77
Rock n' Roll Doggie
Several good posts here by Lucky.
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I think the issue is that the majority of those who use the term aren't thinking about it analytically, as you have here.It's usefulness does indeed show that the rate of violence is higher in African American demographics. That IS important. It's important because it shouldn't be happening. I'm a perfect world, we wouldn't have crime. In a great world, crime would be color blind and equal regardless of race. But crime data is tracked by the FBI and probably other agencies within the federal government for a reason. We don't live in a great world in this context.
I would go so far as to say your assertion is wrong that people tend to kill within their own ethnic groups. Well, depending on what you meant by it. I think that data suggests that people purely interact or live around their own ethnic groups.
But the correlation is important. We know it's not likely to be purely coincidence. Much like a college admission board, you want your admissions to match the demographics of both your state and your nation. It's just super important to establish the fact that just because two variables are correlated, does not mean one causes the other. There's no reason to suggest that being black simply makes you more likely to be violent. However, as we've all discussed, there is reason to suggest that poverty could/does influence crime. Both logically and quantitatively that can be supported. So, one rational conclusion to fight poverty in low income areas. What a surprise, those are disproportionately black!
You might think it's as simple as shrugging it off, but having numerous variables in play and observing several correlations at once are what allow us to have quantitative evidence for our claims. You could either tell someone "you're a racist for using the black on black argument" and develop a qualitative assessment of someone's choice of words, or you can quantitatively show them they're wrong with numbers. I think the latter proves a point.
During the incident, the patient had a toy truck; Kinsey says he had been worried for the patient's safety and was surprised that he himself was shot — he tells Channel 7 that he had his hands up as high as he could get them, and had obeyed an order to lie on the ground. In a segment of the encounter with police that apparently wasn't captured on video, Kinsey was shot in the leg.
"I'm like this right here, and when he shot me, it was so surprising," Kinsey tells Channel 7. "It was like a mosquito bite, and when it hit me, I'm like, I still got my hands in the air, and I said, no, I just got shot! And I'm saying, 'Sir, why did you shoot me?' and his words to me, he said, 'I don't know.'
Black Man Says He Was Shot By North Miami Police While Lying On The Ground : The Two-Way : NPR
It's okay - he apparently just meant to hit the autistic guy and missed. I feel so much better now.
"Hey guys, our use of excessive force isn't racist. It sees no color."
it's horrifying that every day people are so afraid of those who should be protecting them.
So, she was scared even though the cops didn't approach her? Sounds like someone is just being irrational...
So, she was scared even though the cops didn't approach her? Sounds like someone is just being irrational...
This is a scene I just experienced 30 minutes ago. I am waiting for a bus in Manhattan beside a lovely African American mother with her 3 young boys. A police car stops by because a car is illegally parked at the bus stop. The mother immediately and instinctively gets the kids and moves away from the police car. She asks the kids to stop playing. Her fear was palpable. She looks at me and her eyes basically say "what can I do?". Nobody deserves this.
If you think this is "glorified hyperbole", screw you.
So, she was scared even though the cops didn't approach her? Sounds like someone is just being irrational...
So, she was scared even though the cops didn't approach her? Sounds like someone is just being irrational...
Either you completely lack empathy or you're trolling.
Either you completely lack empathy or you're trolling.