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> persistent segregation which was caused by government and private market policies and practices. It could also be related to crime. The researchers should ov
by skookumchuck 8y ago
> persistent segregation which was caused by government and private market policies and practices.
It could also be related to crime. The researchers should overlay their data with a map of crime.
In Seattle, bank branches in some areas have the tellers protected by bulletproof glass. In others, there is no protection at all. These are branches of the same bank. My neighborhood bank closed and left because of regular armed robberies.
- rainbowmverse 8y agoIt's the policy of redlining, outlined in this extensive history: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-cas... The resulting economic disparity may sustain the segregation without anyone doing it on purpose anymore, but the source is clear.
- InclinedPlane 8y agoReminder: maps of crime do not exist, nobody has that data. Maps of police enforcement of criminal activity do exist, but that should not be confused with an absolute measure of crime.