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Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by Sprint »

Kiro wrote: post #288
coldtea wrote: post #210

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> Honestly, I'm not sure that police involvement for this stuff is a bad thing. Schools are no longer equipped to handle violence between students, and it's questionable whether they ever were. I don't know, they are perfecty fine to "handle violence between students" in Western Europe, and without metal detectors and police on site. Perhaps it's time for the society to recheck it's course, instead of throwing jail t…

I don't agree. School in Western Europe can be a horrifying experience where the only solution is that the person being beaten up transfers to another school. Nothing is done about the people beating.

Emphasis on can. Of course it can, there is always outliers and there is nothing that can be done about that. However I would guess that in the majority of cases people beating do get handled. I am just guessing. Are you just guessing too or do you have some hard evidence or statistics to back your claim?

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by [deleted] »

briandh wrote: post #265
obvious_throw wrote: post #260

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Because of this: White women live in a consequence-free environment until they don't. While absolutely true in North America, it's one of those things you're not permitted to say: http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html Hence, the downvotes.

Sorry, it is not true. For instance, you ought to visit some rural areas sometime and see the "consequence-free environment" in which white women there live. If you want to talk about middle-to-upper-middle-class white women in urban and suburban areas that is a different story, though "consequence-free environment" is still a bit of a stretch.

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Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by BugBrother »

schrodinger wrote: post #284
alexeisadeski3 wrote: post #239

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>I don't even have a guess as to why white females might be arrested at a higher rate than black females. Have you spent any time around white American females?

Please understand that this is a racist comment.

My first reaction was that it reads to be about American culture (and wonder if 'schrodinger' is Swedish, racism accusations are used as often as "hej" these days).

My second reaction is trying to replace 'white' with 'black'. Also, considering the heterogeneity of different parts of USA...

OK, racist.

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by glibgil »

schrodinger wrote: post #284
alexeisadeski3 wrote: post #239

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>I don't even have a guess as to why white females might be arrested at a higher rate than black females. Have you spent any time around white American females?

Please understand that this is a racist comment.

schrodinger, which part of your comment is racist?

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by rmc »

EpicEng wrote: post #58

I think that this trend, at least in part, has been influenced by a change in the way that we treat adolescent crime. For example, even when I was a kid (early 90's) you would not get arrested for getting into a fist fight at school. Nowadays, bam; call the cops. Get caught with some pot? Arrested. Get caught performing some petty vandalization? Arrested. Get caught at a party drinking as a minor? Arrested. We arrest…

That's what "Zero Tolerance" means. It means the powers that be have no leeway, and no tolerance to any thing, and must call the cops.

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by avz »

_delirium wrote: post #4
byoung2 wrote: post #2

Nearly half of black males and almost 40 percent of white males in the U.S. are arrested by age 23, which can hurt their ability to find work, go to school and participate fully in their communities. An arrest by itself, without an accompanying conviction, cannot be used to deny employment. 1. http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm#I

Legally, no, but it's getting common for employers to Google-background-investigate potential hires, and arrest notices can come up in such searches, which employers may or may not put unofficial weight on. Though you might be better off in a big city. In smaller towns, this kind of administrative stuff ends up published: local papers, or even the sheriff's office directly, often put out an arrest blotter with the na…

Right to be forgotten is completely unsuitable for the purpose.

First, it only requires removal of the information from some search engines. Smaller search engines which have not been notified by the concerned person can continue to index and serve the information. Foreign search engines may also continue to provide the information. Most importantly, the original sources of the information on the internet can continue to publish it. All this means that a properly done background check will find them anyway.

Second, it places the responsibility for the correct decision as to what should remain public and what should be censored on a few private companies. This is heavy burden for the companies and misplacement of responsibility since the companies are not independent the way the judiciary is supposed to be.

Thus, the law failed to protect the intended group while placing heavy burden on companies and misplacing legal responsibility in private companies.

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Post by Sharlin »

opendais wrote: post #155
Sharlin wrote: post #100

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I meant "you" as the second person plural - you as in the American people.

Fair enough but if you reply to someone...sometimes people assume you mean them.

I should've been more precise, sorry about that.

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by alexeisadeski3 »

wmt wrote: post #279
alexeisadeski3 wrote: post #245

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If poverty were relevant, Colorado would have zero gangs.

Colorado has zero poverty?

More or less.

http://b-i.forbesimg.com/richardgreen/files/2013/12/Income-d...

Re: Study: Half of black males, 40% of white males arrested by age 23

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Post by MrBuddyCasino »

kghose wrote: post #195
TomGullen wrote: post #113

Used to dream of living in the US, moving our business there. Not just due to this, but the more I read and learn about the US, the more that is exposed about the US, the less I now want to live there.

Don't come here. It's terrible, I tell you. Just terrible.

Can't tell if sarcasm or serious
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