blockboy504
LSU Tigers
Them cacs can eat a dikk.....
Wait, Black people only commit 9 percent of crime in America?
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jilla82
Superstar
You all do know that the article was written by some random guy...why would you take the article as fact?
The stat is probably a flat out lie for the simple fact that black people are disproportionally poor/below the poverty line...poverty has more to do w/ crime than anything else (especially in cities).
The stat is probably a flat out lie for the simple fact that black people are disproportionally poor/below the poverty line...poverty has more to do w/ crime than anything else (especially in cities).
What I actually find chilling is that blacks are more likely to question statistics that are actually in are favor for once.
Now let it have been "Blacks makes up 87% of all HIV cases" and there would be almost no argument. Sad.
Now let it have been "Blacks makes up 87% of all HIV cases" and there would be almost no argument. Sad.
Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
jilla82
Superstar
no...you just shouldnt believe things because it makes you feel better.
If some random white guy wrote an article would you believe what he put up there? Any one of us can write an article and put it up on section of yahoo.
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
What's this based on?
Try to post some uncited stat that would be difficult to even measure that paints Black folk in a bad light and see what the response is....
It happens all the time breh, but I'm not about to get into a pissing contest over it.
What evidence do you have to back up your claim? Or is it just something you heard somewhere?
jilla82
Superstar
what claim?
black people and poverty?
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http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/index.html
The official poverty rate in 2010 was 15.1 percent — up from 14.3 percent in 2009. This was the third consecutive annual increase in the poverty rate. Since 2007, the poverty rate has increased by 2.6 percentage points, from 12.5 percent to 15.1 percent.
In 2010, 46.2 million people were in poverty, up from 43.6 million in 2009—the fourth consecutive annual increase in the number of people in poverty.
Between 2009 and 2010, the poverty rate increased for non-Hispanic Whites (from 9.4 percent to 9.9 percent), for Blacks (from 25.8 percent to 27.4 percent), and for Hispanics (from 25.3 percent to 26.6 percent). For Asians, the 2010 poverty rate (12.1 percent) was not statistically different from the 2009 poverty rate.1
The poverty rate in 2010 (15.1 percent) was the highest poverty rate since 1993 but was 7.3 percentage points lower than the poverty rate in 1959, the first year for which poverty estimates are available.
The number of people in poverty in 2010 (46.2 million) is the largest number in the 52 years for which poverty estimates have been published.
Between 2009 and 2010, the poverty rate increased for children under age 18 (from 20.7 percent to 22.0 percent) and people aged 18 to 64 (from 12.9 percent to 13.7 percent), but was not statistically different for people aged 65 and older (9.0 percent).2
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SouthernBelle
#Feyonce
It only makes sense to me that people with a counter argument come with some evidence.
jilla82
Superstar
Poverty, Income Inequality, and Violent Crime: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Aggregate Data Studies
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, several important reviews of the literature failed to establish a clear consensus on the relationship between economic conditions and violent crime. The research presented here applies the procedures of meta-analysis to 34 aggregate data studies reporting on violent crime, poverty, and income inequality. These studies reported a total of 76 zero-order correlation coefficients for all measures of violent crime with either poverty or income inequality. Of the 76 coefficients, all but 2, or 97 percent, were positive. Of the positive coefficients, nearly 80 percent were of at least moderate strength (>.25). It is concluded that poverty and income inequality are each associated with violent crime. The analysis, however, shows considerable variation in the estimated size of the relationships and suggests that homicide and assault may be more closely associated with poverty or income inequality than are rape and robbery.
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I mean, its common sense. Race has little to do w/ what people (black and white) complain about. Its the reason I end up disagreeing w/ black folks, and white people...too many people only see race. At the end of the day we are Americans, and act like Americans.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, several important reviews of the literature failed to establish a clear consensus on the relationship between economic conditions and violent crime. The research presented here applies the procedures of meta-analysis to 34 aggregate data studies reporting on violent crime, poverty, and income inequality. These studies reported a total of 76 zero-order correlation coefficients for all measures of violent crime with either poverty or income inequality. Of the 76 coefficients, all but 2, or 97 percent, were positive. Of the positive coefficients, nearly 80 percent were of at least moderate strength (>.25). It is concluded that poverty and income inequality are each associated with violent crime. The analysis, however, shows considerable variation in the estimated size of the relationships and suggests that homicide and assault may be more closely associated with poverty or income inequality than are rape and robbery.
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I mean, its common sense. Race has little to do w/ what people (black and white) complain about. Its the reason I end up disagreeing w/ black folks, and white people...too many people only see race. At the end of the day we are Americans, and act like Americans.
What if there were groups of lawyers around the country who targeted non-violent offenders and represented them free of charge so they aren't poorly represented. Hopefully then (assuming these are quality lawyers) these non violent offenders wouldn't just be thrown in jail at such a high rate....
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
Aka that was a baseless claim. Gotcha.