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You are surprised at how much the discussion has focused on race? You must be somewhat sheltered. I am white and nerdy and a relative new comer to the United St
by rada 13y ago
You are surprised at how much the discussion has focused on race? You must be somewhat sheltered. I am white and nerdy and a relative new comer to the United States and not particularly interested in race issues but even I know that race disparities in both arrests and incarcerations are huge. Black females are imprisoned 3 times as much as white females, and make that 6 times for black males. Do you really think that this girl has the same chances as if she were white?
- pekk 13y agoBlind comparison of imprisonment rates is misleading when you ignore confounding variables like income, geographic distribution, parental age and marital status.
- rada 13y agoStep 1. Send black teens to courts twice as often as white teens. Step 2. Pass them through to adult courts twice as often as white teens. Step 3. Keep them in prisons 60% longer for the same crimes. Step 4. Use big words like "confounding variables" to pretend that it's complicated. Sources: http://www.iamforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Promise-5-Reports.pdf http://www.iamforkids.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Promise... http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/black-americans-given-longer-sentences-than-white-americans-for-same-crimes?news=843984#.tzalfkfg6ey.facebook http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/black-americans-given...