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I understood you fine. You want to call the obvious connection between racism and endemic violence "theory" and I'm pointing out that that's it's not theoretic

I understood you fine. You want to call the obvious connection between racism and endemic violence "theory" and I'm pointing out that that's it's not theoretical at all. I mean, think about it: > the relative prevalence of (especially violent) crime in American minority communities as compared to white communities That obviously has something to do with the fact that a lot of folks living in "American minority communities" can't call the cops for help, eh?

throwaway894345 7y ago
> That obviously has something to do with the fact that a lot of folks living in "American minority communities" can't call the cops for help, eh? I don’t know. Seems plausible, as do many other theories such as the high incarceration rates of adult males leads a leadership/fatherhood void, lack of career opportunities, ratio of negative to positive role models, the types of behaviors that are glorified, etc. I would be terribly surprised if it came down to a single trite explanation (such as yours) as opposed to a complex interplay of all of the above and many more. Social scientists don’t even profess to understand, but you seem very confident, so please, take the floor.