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dallas
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it could have something to do with the gangsta lifestyle that is promoted by popular icons like rappers and more local icons like drug dealers. if you were in a situation where the dealers were the richest and most respected members of the community, what would you want to do? sell drugs, get money, get power. too many young African Americans have the wrong role models. |
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Herbie&Furbie
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The entire United States Judicial system is a joke and is in desperate need of "reform" |
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Very Unique
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ITS NOT HIGHER. WE JUST GET REPORTED MORE B/C THE MEDIA IS FOR THE WHITES, ESPECIALLY IN LOUISIANA. EVERY RACE COMMITS CRIMES, AND NO CERTAIN COLOR IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER IN GOD'S EYES. |
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DocoMyster
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I don't necessarily believe that. |
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katie s
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I've always wondered that myself. I think it's becasue african americans tend to be more... unproper and just want to have a good time, not all of them but most of them. Plus more of them are pimps/drug dealers and they get into sticky situations and somebody always has to go violent and kill someone. |
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Serendipity
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i dont believe it is higher just reported on more |
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halloween_of_86@sbcglobal.net
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Maybe because it gets reported more. And can some of the people answering here STOP MAKING IGNORANT JUDGEMENTS ABOUT ENITIRE RACES, BASED ON A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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brendag38@verizon.net
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AFRICAN AMERICANS DON'T THINK BEFORE THEY REACT MOST OF THEM THINK THEY ALWAYS HAVE TO BE IN CONTROL |
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StraightDrive
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Crime rates are higher in black populations in many parts of the world not only in USA. The facts for USA according to FBI records are as follows:
Americans as a whole are more violent than Europeans: twice as likely as Frenchmen to commit murder and more than five times as likely as Germans to commit robbery.
However, as is clear from the separate calculations for American Blacks and Whites, (done by the FBI themselves) it is the very high rates of violent crimes by Blacks - eight times as high as Whites for murder and more than ten times for robbery - that yield this result.
UK, France and Australia also have higher crime rates in their black populations.
It cannot be coincidence but must have reasons like discrimination, poverty, disrespect for the law etc. |
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shane s
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******* do everything wrong |
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BIGRUSTYONE
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Get rid of the images on tv. If I had grown up in an impoverished neighbourhood and wanted all the fancy houses and cars I see on tv, theirs a good chance I'd do whatever it takes to get it too.No more "Get Rich or Die Trying" attitudes. |
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S P
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Because they commit crimes. It is true, there are some police officers that partake in racial profiling, but the majority actually commit the crimes. But I also agree that the reason why they commit so many crimes is because of how they were raised and how they are portrayed on TV. In the movies and on TV they are portrayed as the bad guy, the gangster, the ghetto rapper. People relate to others who look more like themselves, so they grow up watching these programs thinking that they look like me, maybe that is how I am supposed to act, and then they follow in the footsteps. It's a never ending cycle. |
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trex
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white ppl who answer this question with any type of stereotype about blacks can kiss my fkin azz... b*tch
(i didnt stutter... i said you can kiss My Fkin azz... B*TCH!)
for example: Katie S above |
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Jay
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Oppression from the man caused this to happen. |
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msjuliet2005
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KoKo Butta, notice that no one black is answering this question?? |
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silligrl357
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It’s not just higher for African Americans; it is higher for all people living below the poverty line. They just don't break it down like that in the census data. We have made strides in breaking down racism by color of skin, although it hasn't gone away by any stretch of the imagination. Here in America we now have racism by economic class. The have nots don't see any way to get the things that they desire other than by breaking the law. Our supposedly equal education system has let them down by not giving them the opportunity to obtain skills that would provide a living wage. Our social services given by the government to assist those in need are a joke.
I don't know the answer but I can see the cause. |
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jmiller
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I'm not sure I believe they have a higher rate of criminals, so much as I tend to believe that they are arrested far more frequently. Also, the penalty for a black person is usually harsher than say, a white person, for the same crime.
There are definately more black people in prison than other races, but, again, I think it is because they are penalized more for the same type of crime. |
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danny_tdd
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I don't think it is or should be a race issue. to me a criminal is a criminal no matter what race they are. therefore Crime rates should not be broken down into racial divides. All that does is fuel racial tensions. |
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Thee Staple King
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The parents who dont care. It all goes back to no structure in the home |
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GIDDYUP
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there are more whites in prison,so there! |
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7782264
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They are poorer, less educated, most likely on drugs and as such commit crimes to exist. Because of this it is hard for them to turn around and get a job, they are locked into their world. |
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kathy059
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It wasn't always that way. Something changed a few decades ago and the strong, black family unit fell apart. I have a theory that once we got over our stupidity as a nation and began treating blacks as the humans that they'd always been, the younger age group had a new found freedom. Somehow that freedom shed the old ideas of respect, sense of community, etc. Unfortunately, that became the new lifestyle and it just continued to degenerate over time. Bill Cosby notices the change and speaks out about it. Poverty contributes to crime as much as a sense of not caring. Plus, it's demographics. There are a whole lot of reasons crime is higher in those communities. |
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sasa
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cause they came from unorganized countires/ |
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firestarter
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The percentage of arrests of African Americans is higher than for whites. You have to consider that there are many that get arrested for unfounded charges.Statistics don't lie.African Americans are harassed by many police departments. Have a great day. |
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snakeman11426
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It's no coincidence
It's pretty simple
They commit more crimes.
As to why?
I guess youd have to ask them |
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anushka
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yes , but in india is the least. |
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jackieleacollins
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no. i dont think it is higher. ithink that it just gets reported more for some reason. |
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