interesting yo fog when the system is raciest and you point your finger at one dude you sir need glasses
- African-Americans comprise only 13% of the U.S. population and 14% of the monthly drug users, but are 37% of the people arrested for drug-related offenses in America.
- Studies show that police are more likely to pull over and frisk blacks or Latinos than whites. In New York City, 80% of the stops made were blacks and Latinos, and 85% of those people were frisked, compared to a mere 8% of white people stopped. Host a poetry slam to educate others on racism and reduce prejudice in your community. Sign up for Mic Check Racism .
- After being arrested, African-Americans are 33% more likely than whites to be detained while facing a felony trial in New York.
- In 2010, the U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that African Americans receive 10% longer sentences than whites through the federal system for the same crimes.
- In 2009 African-Americans are 21% more likely than whites to receive mandatory minimum sentences and 20% more likely to be sentenced to prison than white drug defendants.
What air yu talking about? I haven't sentenced anybody to jail. You?
Are you talking about the congressman who said he wouldn't support that racist (please note spelling, raciest is a pretty funny mistake) piece of shit with the true family name Drumpf. Even his own party acknowledges he is a racist piece of shit.
Those statistics look convincing but do you really understand the story behind the numbers. Stats can hide a fact as easily as they reveal the truth. It all comes down to the explanation behind the numbers you put forth. So, tell me, without using raciest (LOL) language, what are the causes behind the numbers shown in point number 1?
Correlation does not prove causation. Do you understand the meaning of that?
