FBI Data from 2009 shows that cross-racial crime is rare not representative of the typical crime.
Where is all the talk about white on white crime?In the arrogantly titled Highbrow Magazine, Edward Wyckoff Williams attempts to portray black-on-black crime as a myth. He believes that conservatives are using the "myth" of black-on-black crime to "deflect from the racism and racial profiling that precipitated his [Trayvon Martin] untimely death by referencing the broader social malaise of supposed "black-on-black violence." Williams supports his claims by referencing a recent comment made by George Will of the Washington Post, which was despite the Trayvon Martin tragedy, "150 black men are killed every week in this country," and "about 94 percent of them by other black men." Williams targeted Bill O'Reilly, who defended Wall Street Journal contributor Shelby Steele, who wrote in "The Exploitation of Trayvon Martin" that "black teenagers are afraid of other black teenagers, not whites."Williams further asserts that white people are actually the ones committing most of the crimes, yet there is no call to end "white on white" violence. Williams states "The term 'black on black' crime is a destructive, racialized colloquialism that perpetuates an idea that blacks are somehow more prone to violence."Williams sums up his argument with the following statement, "The myth of black-on-black violence has become a stain on the sociopolitical consciousness and indelibly imbues mindsets as well as public policy. At the heart of an increasingly violent society is not a subculture among blacks but the violence and criminality of many Americans, and whites in particular."
What's your opinion? Please leave a comment.
The data presented show that criminals tend to attack people of their own race. Your point?
ReplyDeleteMy point is that all you guys who keep saying it's a drug or gang thing or an inner city thing are wrong.
DeleteWhy is it then that blacks are a Minority in the general population and a Majority in the prison population?
DeleteWhy is it the the Southside of Chicago has more crime than the Northside?
orlin sellers
Racism
DeleteReally, Mikeb? Racism.
Deletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BxjsbeLQ5c
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Mike,
ReplyDeleteThe majority of people in America are white. That is true now and has been since 1776. That explains the white-on-white crime in America. Same as in most countries. The majority of crime in China is Chinese on Chinese (granted China is not as diverse as the U.S. but the point is the same).
And what is the "it" you are referring to? Are you asserting that drugs, gangs, or urban dynamics have nothing to do w/ the high rate of homicide for young, black males? It seems that the plight that some blacks in America find themselves in is multi-factorial? No?
"Why is it then that blacks are a Minority in the general population and a Majority in the prison population?"
ReplyDeleteTeh google is your friend, unless you're orlin sellers, then it's easier to just make shit up.
http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/03/prison_system_holds_more_black_men_than_slavery_did.html
"Why is it the the Southside of Chicago has more crime than the Northside?
orlin sellers"
Racial profiling and inequality of blacks under the law are two reasons more black men wind up in jail; not that I would expect orlin sellers, being the racist that he is, to consider those factors.
Gee, guess what, dc, there are probably more white people in prison now than there were in 1865. What's your point?
DeleteWhy is it so hard to understand that blacks commit more crimes than whites. Racial profiling and inequality have nothing to do with getting caught committing a crime. Is being filled with so much white guilt like having a pubic hair in your mouth you just can't get out?
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