[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I think it’s safe to say that since statistical evidence shows us that most crimes being committed are committed by minorities, there’s reason to think that the crimes that occur but don’t get reported also fall along similar lines. [/quote]
Actually, this thinking is flawed because it implies that profiling has no effect at all on how many of what people get arrested.
Profiling is a large social issue…because by saying “blacks commit more crime” you start a perpetual act of “defense” against “black skin” alone.
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Anyone who knows even a thing about statistics knows that correlation does not imply causation, X. No one here putting forth the statistical argument is claiming that blacks commit crimes because they are black, yet you seem to assume that we do. It’s a bullshit fallacy that you’ve assigned to our argument that simply isn’t there because it’s the only way for you to bolster yours.[/quote]
By basing this on COLOR you ignore the socio-economic factors that are the true cause…and ensure that other black people will be met with more bias because of the implication.
It is this bias that is referred to in “majority privilege”.
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You say that we have “no clue” regarding how many crimes are committed. The reality is that crime statistics DO give us a pretty good clue as to how many are being committed. You’re the only one arguing that the stats are not representative of reality. NO ONE is arguing that stats represent Every. Single. Crime. Ever. Yet you continue to hammer away as if we are.[/quote]
Actually, all I said is we have no clue how many crimes or even what crimes are being committed. You are the one saying that our limited sample based on PROFILING represents all crime.
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Why do you think that stats show such a disparity between blacks and whites and the crimes they commit?[/quote]
Because that is what was looked at…and not the socio-economic factors that are the true cause.
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Do you think that for whatever reason crimes being committed by whites don’t go reported at a high rate, while for whatever reason most crimes committed by blacks DO go reported? Is this what you arguing?[/quote]
Uh, YES…that is what PROFILING ensures.