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19. The numbers aren't glaring when you look at violent crime statistics

Reply to etherealtruth (Reply #13)

Sat Dec 27, 2014, 11:03 PM

Dec 2014

We need to give our AA brothers and sisters a helping hand to battle poverty and mass incarceration for petty drug crimes. If the communities of color were not so over represented in the criminal justice system, the number of interactions with police, and thus the number of cases of tragedy (justified and not), would be much lower.

It's time to support sensible drug policy, a living wage and a new deal scale infrastructure program.

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No, it's not black americans that are most likely to be killed by police. [View all] cwydro Dec 2014 OP

More likely than white Americans. bravenak Dec 2014 #1

He's not derailing any conversation, GGJohn Dec 2014 #2

it is not my article. cwydro Dec 2014 #3

Heh, you're not toeing the line here. GGJohn Dec 2014 #4

This article was posted on CNN cwydro Dec 2014 #8

WE Care about them! WE care about them! Some here dont, some here ONLY care randys1 Dec 2014 #6

I dont know the person who started this thead nor can I determine their agenda randys1 Dec 2014 #5

No agenda dear. cwydro Dec 2014 #11

You are right Boreal Dec 2014 #14

Well, forget it. cwydro Dec 2014 #20

I think it's because the black civil rights issue is so hard fought daredtowork Dec 2014 #23

and when they are ready we should stand in support. #nativeamericanlivesmatter! Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2014 #24

Did I say the info was bothersome, or did I say that certain types of people would USE the randys1 Dec 2014 #15

Last numbers I saw for 2012 madville Dec 2014 #9

Oh, now see, cwydro Dec 2014 #12

Considering that AA's make up ~13.2% of the US population the numbers are glaring n/t etherealtruth Dec 2014 #13

The numbers aren't glaring when you look at violent crime statistics _Blue_ Dec 2014 #19

People of color and the mentally ill and/or cognitively impaired are disproportionately ... etherealtruth Dec 2014 #7

Read the article cwydro Dec 2014 #16

I would like to see a study that compares crime stats to stats of those killed by police _Blue_ Dec 2014 #10

It's now the law BumRushDaShow Dec 2014 #17

Good to know. nt cwydro Dec 2014 #18

Thanks for starting this thread helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #21

In order to be heard anymore, you have to scream. jillan Dec 2014 #22