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Originally Posted by Teds89IROC
Among men, blacks (28.5%) are about six times more likely than whites (4.4%)
to be admitted to prison during their life. Among women, 3.6% of blacks and
0.5% of whites will enter prison at least once. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Based on current rates of incarceration, an estimated 7.9% of black males
compared to 0.7% of white males will enter State of Federal prison by the
time they are age 20 and 21.4% of black males versus 1.4% of white males will
be incarcerated by age 30. (U.S. Department of Justice)
Some have noted that more black men are in prison in America than are in
college. (The Black and White of Justice, Freedom Magazine, Volume 128 )
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Many might say these stats proves inequality exists. They don't prove who commits crime, they prove who gets convicted. Bascially what Ian said. The root issue is economics, not race. If a proportionate number of minorities are poor, that is a differnent problem that needs to be addressed.
I also like cookies very much, along with ice cream.