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alvorddb
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There's a little section of Southpark and interviewing the Authors on Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine"(not one of my favorites), and it pretty much answers your question. |
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michael g
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Most of the minorites in this country live in high-crime areas due to joblessness and/or poverty. Crime on on their doorstep and many succumb to it. Also, there are those many cases of unfair legal processing and racial targetting too. |
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inzaratha
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I'm not sure if they do. I work with juvenile offenders and they seem to follow about the same percentage of the population as this city. Like 45 - 50 % white, 25% hispanic, 10% black and 14% native american. I've worked there two years and I do the records and it's always about that percentage. Also at least in this town, for big people prisons there are more minorities attracted to gangs, so they are in there more. |
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xgoldeniisx
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many a'times u hear about minorities in prison it's due to oppression and ignorance. look at where some live, in ghettos or worst parts of town. there's no way out. no education about themselves. so there's nothing else to do but to kill and hurt eachother. its ingrained just what the white man wants. |
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Renegade. AMERICAN NATIVE!
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That is truly a silly question. Silly girl, they broke a law and got caught, had a trial, and were found guilty, then sentenced to prison. Satisfied? |
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alicorn_28
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In not all prisons are whites the minority population. There are multiple reasons for why overall, minorities are the majority of prisoners. One main reason is that minorities get involved in crime earlier, and are less likely to escape it. For example, if a white kid and a black kid committ the same crime, with no record, the white kid is more likely to just be given a warning, and the black kid is more likely to be taken to jail. Once someone is involved with the legal system, it is difficult to avoid in the future. There is bias in every level of the judicial process, so at the beginning the levels of whites and minorities are approximately equal, but the further along the line you look, the fewer white people there are, therefore, the larger the percentage of minorities present. |
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princess_29_71
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Well, Panocha...look at yourself and you will be able to answer that one easily. YOU assume several identities in here, on a website because you can't stand that anyone has an opinion different from yours so you become a bully. It's criminal mentality that is very common for people like you. |
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watson4_27
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higher police presence in inner city, more resources available to whites(can afford a lawyer) disparity in sentencing (crack vs cocaine), profiling, less "peers"in a jury box...
They have a greater chance of getting caught then a greater chance of getting convicted |
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GTcasper
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This is not a stupid question at all.
Not in every case but,I think a lot of times its because they were raised without a father, or very little adult supervision.. Sometimes when only one parent is left to raise a child they have to work all the time to make ends meet and the children are left to run the streets..A lot of them end up joining gangs.. From what I have seen a lot of the prisoners interviewed were raised by one parent.
In New York 60% of the inmate population is foreign born. |
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alwaysright
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they are thugs and have a tendency to love the gang life (MS 13 anyone?) |
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stealth_n700ms
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...I wrote something about hispanics intelligence gene earlier. I think that has a big influence on it.
...I was later looking at the blacks intelligence genes.. They are much higher and have the ability to do many things supposedly "Europeans" aren't equipped with.
...So, if this is true, I'm wondering that maybe parenting plays a role in the black community as to why no one of their skin color has really done anything extrodinary-- besides Malcolm X.
Yes Malcolm X.. He was a criminal, however, he was extremely smart and ambitious! While his time was spent in jail, he did nothing but read and read and read!! No wonder, from such boredom, I can completely understand how someone of such interests in accomplishments, strive to know anything of everything!
People would ask him, "where in the world did you get your education sir?" And he would reply, "books!"
Black people have a very large attention span and have the ability to be able to indulge themselves deeply in one given subject--- of course of interest-- I imagine. But I'm white, so I have to do a lil more reviewing to get it down. Anyhow-- Those of hispanic origin or descent according to medical scientist and brain surgeons have very little patience, especially when it comes to education, as the brain stores this "educational" knowledge in many different sectors of the brain.
--Rob :)~ |
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johnman142
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Cause they are all criminals too bad we dont shoot them during the crime we could save court costs a jail costs |
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oldman
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In California, almost 30% of the prison population is Mexican illegal aliens. I suppose that's because they are such good upstanding citizens. |
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teddybar67
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Darn good question. I wonder if it's like that in europe. I mean, I think that "black" thing only exist's here in america and no, im not forgetting about the hispanic race but I hope your answers are all said with thought and not racist stupidity. |
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West
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because a lack of equality, such as schooling, money, family values..etc
I may get some negative responses to my answer but keep this in mind... If I was to be locked up in prison, against my will for 30 years and all of a sudden released, would i have the same chance as the rest?
Now I'm not saying Ive been in prison because i haven't and I'm not even touching on minorities in prison... I'm touching up on equality. Not being given a chance to vote to get a well paying job, to be able to drink for a certain fountain or use the same bathroom as someone else is LIKE being in a prison. Even though times have changed for the latter part of 50 years...it will take an additional 100 more years of nurturing the minorities who were freed without nothing to catch up on the equality scale.
lets be real with one another... if you had the choice would you be born in a wealth family or a poor family...?
If you're poor and your family has no money to get you involved in sports and pay for you to go to the movies or money to buy you a bike ...what else is there to do? go out and get it, possibly by stealing it and what not |
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joeandhisguitar
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Hey..I used to like your questions...but at this point..to call this your stupid question of the day?...they are all at pretty much the same level anymore...please consider dumbing down a bit your "stupid question of the day"..In order for anyone to recognize it as your 'stupid question of the day", we must find some differences between it and the other questions you pose.
To answer your question...and using L.A. a reference point...the majority of prison inmates are indeed minorities...and of those they are disproportionately Mexican and an even still greater of those are illegals...this may be caused by the fact that they have no desire to learn the laws of America. I am saying this as a benefit to them because the laws that are being broken by the afore-mentioned people should really be understood and respected by all no matter what their country of origin or color of their skin. They are basic things like do not kill, rape,steal, etc..etc...However in as far as my subject group is concerned...many of those things are outright over looked or can be bribed away in their native countries..therefore giving a person a false sense of freedom to commit crimes. Please keep in mind that most criminals commit crimes with the thought that they will not be caught. |
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Tonatiuh
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$$$$$$$
money in this country can buy you justice....... the more money you have the more resources you have to keep you out of jail.....
and there is a direct correlation between the color of your skin and how much $$$$$ you make.... and this crap about if you work hard in this country you can be rich is a fallacy because many people of color work hard all their damn lives yet will never be rich |
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Sashie
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Hmmm ... seems you're right ... these are the figures for 2004 anyway ....
White males: 717 per 100,000
Latino males: 1,717 per 100,000
Black males: 4,919 per 100,000
as for why ... many reasons ... |
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Princess
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Because they are poor and poor people have more reason to commit crime (ie- they need to sell drugs to make money to be able to pay for rent). |
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yars232c
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Not sure, but why do blacks in Africa still have slavery?
You'll hear because they're black or hispanic. You'll hear it's against what they believe. But you won't hear often enough it's because they got caught.
And many prisoners are from illegal entry the border states say it's their biggest population - and the governor of Arizona sent the Federal Government a bill to house them for $50 million bucks.
And don't say it's because of no job opportunity. I've has many minority supervisors that got fired and arrested for stealing, etc. |
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elperro
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Why are the majority (white) the pedophiles? |
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Hadenough
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Greed-many have poverty issues and no values. |
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httnmrtt
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Probably because they got caught doing something illegal. |
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Americans1st
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Criminal minded...... cause they only hang with each other and influence each other..... adaptation to environment! |
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cmeand3
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BECAUSE THEY ARE CRIMINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 |
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Rox
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NO FAMILY VALUES.
The problem needs to be fixed from within, I believe anyway,.
Too many minorities grow up in fatherless households.
Coincidence?? |
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baraaa
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lack of education? No leadership? No hope for the future?
Have u ever been to Detroit? not the nicer parts, but the poorest of the poor sections. U don't need to go to Detroit to c such sad scenes, I'm sure any major metropolitan area can give u the same reality dose.
Some elementary white schools have computers for every student. Black/hispanic schools will be lucky if they have a few computers for their +100 graduating class. |
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?seeker
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Why is this a stupid question? It is true.
Sadly, we have failed minorities in North America. If you take into account the lack of quality education (re: inner city schools), minimum wage jobs, high crime neighbourhoods, lack of health care due to wages, etc., you can see why these children would not succeed.
Studies have shown that children form their core personalities from ages 1-6. If they are in a turbulent and unstable home, we can scar them for life.
THERE IS HOPE.
Seek out your local parent support group, that gives classes and resources for those in need. Even parents with lots of $ attend; as $ does not equal parenting skills.
Do not let your pride get in the way of guiding your child towards the right path.
Follow your instincts, and never give up! |
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Mike
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Minorities are dumber and more violent than whites. Ignore all the stupid liberal responses justifying their idiotic actions. |
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