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re: Racial gap in US arrest rates
Posted on 11/24/14 at 4:33 am to TbirdSpur2010
Posted on 11/24/14 at 4:33 am to TbirdSpur2010
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No, my supposition is that using race as a primary predictor of criminal behavior while ignoring socioeconomic status (which is a much better predictor) is disingenuous.
Oh I agree with this, however sometimes the reality of any situation is not as important as the perception. The perception is black people commit crimes,not poor people,and until this changes the disparity in arrest will continue.
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Posted on 11/24/14 at 4:43 am to cave canem
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The perception is black people commit crimes,not poor people
I agree, and that fallacious perception is a very real problem.
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until this changes the disparity in arrest will continue
Yup.
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