Ferguson

[Tramps_mate]

1 in 3 black men can expect to be imprisoned in their lifetimes; 1 in 7 Hispanics; 1 in 17 white Americans.

Ok, whats the population figures for those ethnicities?

 

[TheFinnFan]

Are more black Africans murdered by fellow black Africans than white cops?

Ofcourse but Thats not fashionable thing to say hey!

 

[davek]

Ok, whats the population figures for those ethnicities?

How would that affect the proportions?!

 

[Tramps_mate]

How would that affect the proportions?!

I was looking at jailed numbers to be honest..

 

[Tramps_mate]

1 in 3 black men can expect to be imprisoned in their lifetimes; 1 in 7 Hispanics; 1 in 17 white Americans.

Is it culture or is it due to lack of opportunity to help ones self?

 

[verreauxi]

Are more black Africans murdered by fellow black Africans than white cops?

Yes, of course...by a long shot. But when a black man kills another black man, they go to jail. The issue here is about the seeming repeated cases of white cops being let off when they kill a black man. And don't get me wrong, I have lots of sympathy for cops, but certainly the trend of white-cop-kills-black-man is repeated enough for lots of folks to be outraged by it. The issue of black-on-black violence is separate in my opinion.

 

[TheFinnFan]

Call me old fashioned but thats what you get when theres no respect for authorities.

Im sick and tired of these punks.

 

[davek]

Is it culture or is it due to lack of opportunity to help ones self?

I hear it's down to laziness.

 

[edge]

I dont now. Statistically, are black American men way more likely to end up in prison than other Americans? Which is the more pertinent point.

like over here davek because there far more poor blacks, hispanics( replace with white working class in the uk) doing low level street crime to get by so they get shot and banged away,
may be if they were allowed up the ladder a bit they wouldnt be doing the things they get in trouble over, bit like over here the working class are never allowed to get above there station.

 

[davek]

Call me old fashioned but that what you get when theres no respect for authorities.

Im sick and tired of these punks.

That's what the Russians said about the Finns.

 

[davek]

like over here davek because there far more poor blacks, hispanics doing low level street crime to get by so they get shot and banged away,
may be if they were allowed up the ladder a bit they wouldnt be doing the things they get in trouble over, bit like over here the working class are never allowed to get above there station.

That's too reasonable an answer though mate. Far better to just label a whole group as menaces to society and justify imprisoning them that way.

 

[Tramps_mate]

I hear it's down to laziness.

Oh no you diunt!!

 

[davek]

Oh no you diunt!!

They're ALL lazy psychos. There, I've said it.

 

[edge]

That's too reasonable an answer though mate. Far better to just label a whole group as menaces to society and justify imprisoning them that way.

I saw somewere that less USA were troops killed in afganastan ,than get black men killed in LA in a year,
I wonder if they spent the same billions helping there own poor in LA what that figure would be?

 

[moyeslovechild]

I saw somewere that less USA were troops killed in afganastan ,than get black men killed in LA in a year,
I wonder if they spent the same billions helping there own poor in LA what that figure would be?

no no, they need a criminal underclass. Otherwise the prisons dont make any money.