angela said:
this is in response to the "race card" issue... it is true that if a black man kills a white man... it is seen to be worse than a white on white crime... in female prisons (sorry can't remember male statistics right now) 46% are black, 34% white, 16% hispanic, 4% other... racial and sexual disparity is apparent and we know it's happening... but we don't know why or how to fix it... do u really believe half of all crime is committed by black people? and white people are only responsible for 1/3? i'm not sure on the demographics of the United States, but i'm guessing whites greatly outnumber african-americans... i'm not saying tookie was a race issue... tookie was a "crip-founder" issue... but it does happen.
this is my VERY PERSONAL opinion on what you said about the percentages of ppl in prisons...keep in mind, i do not know a whole lot about this matter.
OBVIOUSLY everyone is biased in there opinions...and i really dont want to make myself sound like i hate black people or something, cause i dont...the city i live in is like 98% white...so its hard to have a 'diverse' group of friends...but in school, i almost always had a best friend that was black...so yeah, im not racist.
BUT...from what i have seen, and know about my city and detroit, i would have no problem saying a vast majority of crimes are committed by blacks.
This is something that has ALWAYS bothered me, and i could NEVER figure out why this is...all of my black friends basically call themselves oreos (black on outside, white on the inside, lol)....when they are around other blacks, they completely change...start speaking slang, become rude, and a whole lot meaner...and act a hella lot more stupid (when they have all been very intelligent)
Many blacks (i have heard this talked about among them as well as witnessed this) will shun other blacks for doing well, for having goals, ambitions and money...
where did the whole you have to be dumb, ghetto, violent and rude thing come from??? That is NOT african heritage??? Actually come to think of it, my two best black friends had parents that had immigrated from Africa. Their families as well as them were all very intelligent, polite, well mannered, and well off people.
Then you look at detroit...it is a DUMP....it was not always a dump though...before the riots, it was a MUCH better place (not heaven, but better)...after the riots it turned to CRAP. Many businesses were turned into bars, strip clubs, pool houses, etc. The white population dropped dramatically, and i wanna say the black population now is like 80-90%??
I think that right there represents something. And no, i am not saying black people are responsible...well, i mean, in a way i am...but its not the race...in my opinion what is responsible is that looming idea that being well off and intelligent is a disgrace if you are black...
So yeah, i am biased, and when i get lost in detroit you better believe i lock my doors, and avoid side streets...you better believe i get scared when i am driving past a group of blacks acting all 'bad-a$$"
ok, and i was just looking at the top 25 safest cities, and top 25 most dangerous, and then looking at areaconnect.com to find out population %.
the safest: (in order, but not all of them are here, i skipped some)
Newton, MA : 2% black
Mission Viejo, CA 1.15% black
Thousand Oaks, CA 1%
Cary, NC 6%
Troy, MI 2%
Livonia, MI .95%
Farmington Hills, MI 7%
Stamford, CT 15%
Those cities from MI are all within 30 minutes of detroit
Most dangerous:
Camden, NJ - 53% black
Detroit: 81% black
Atlanta: 61% black
St. Loius 51% black
Other thing supporting my personal opinion is this:
My home town, Grosse Pointe, is split up into GP Park, woods, farms, shores and city. the areaconnect thing only had info on GP Park, woods and farms.
I live in GP park, which borders detroit...2 blocks from my house is what ppl so nicely refer to as "the cabbage patch" where the houses get real crappy and are all close together...then there is detriot...anyways, so the park has 3% black population, a higher than average # of car thefts, and almost double the number of property crimes than the woods has, and like triple the # of the farms, which has a .65%. The woods has a .63% black population.
ANYWAYS, like i said, its hard NOT to believe that blacks are more responsible for crime, especially if you grow up in an area like mine. Like i said, i truly do not believe it is their skin color that is responsible (duh! how could it be?!) but it is that ...whatever it is called...thing....that makes them act differently (and them refers to those blacks who act differently, lol, not all blacks)
