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Re:Patterns of Death in the South Still Show the Outlines of... by omegaworks on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:32PM (#15543391)
>The black community, because of poverty (so because of slavery), disproportionately breaks those laws

This is so simplistic that it borders on a racist falsehood. Increased police presence, inadequate legal representation, racially motivated jury-selection and expansions of prosecutorial power are huge factors.

Educate yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V66F3WU2CKk

http://newjimcrow.com/

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Re:Patterns of Death in the South Still Show the Outlines of... by RingwormOne on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:46PM (#15543512)
I'm not sure why you would call that statement racist.

Poverty tends to beget crime, this is very hard to deny. Because the black community - as a result of the slavery of its ancestors in this country - suffers disproportionately high rates of poverty, it also suffers from disproportionately high rates of crime.

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Re:Patterns of Death in the South Still Show the Outlines of... by grzm on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:40PM (#15543448)
> "This is so simplistic"

> "Educate yourself."

The topic at hand is highly contentious. Regardless of how wrong you think the other party may be, it behooves us to strive to be even more civil in our discourse in such circumstances.

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