06-01-2018, 01:20 PM
(06-01-2018, 01:06 PM)fredtoast Wrote: The Census Bureau issues a crime report based on polling called the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). So it is not based on arrest records influenced by police bias. It shows that blacks are more likely to commit crimes against people and/or property.
Yes, hard, empirical data proves this. While there are certainly factors many other factors that come into play, this cannot be disputed.
Quote:But studies of drug use show that pretty much the same percentage of white people and black people use illegal drugs. So it is hard to explain why blacks are arrested and sentenced longer (even taking into account criminal history) than blacks.
It's actually 100% easy to explain and I have done so on several occasions. Why do rich and middle class drug users not encounter the police at the same level as poor drug users? A little logic will start you down the correct path. Failing that, you can search my post history for a more detailed description of why this is the case.
Quote:There is clearly a bias in the system all the way from police through prosecutors, judges, and even jurors. And most of it is based on the idea that blacks and other minorities are more likely to be criminals.
Actually, Hispanics commit crime, and are incarcerated, at a proportional rate to their population. Indians and Asians commit crime and are incarcerated at a rate far below their proportion of the population. A rather large flaw in your arguments about the treatment of "minorities".
Also, perhaps not surprisingly, you failed to answer my question, so I'll reiterate.
Let me ask you something in this vein. Between a group of Hispanic adult women and a group of white teenage boys, who would first attract the attention of law enforcement?
