(06-10-2020 05:44 AM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-09-2020 09:23 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(06-09-2020 08:29 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(06-09-2020 08:12 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  

(06-09-2020 07:47 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  Why not both?

You seem to want to jump up and down refuting the idea that systemic racism, or it seems racism in general, is a problem that still lingers and substantially impacts black Americans. But you continue to brush aside the quantifiable evidence that shows how our justice system treats people differently based on their race.

You do note that there are structural issues that negatively affect the black community. What if there are both issues rooted in systemic racism AND some structural issues the black community has that need to be addressed? And what if, here me out, some of those structural issues are exacerbated by systemic racism?

Take for example the nuclear family - if we know that black men are disproportionately incarcerated compared to white men, doesn't that logically mean that there are likely less fathers around to fill out a nuclear family and provide stability?

Drop in the bucket.

Much, maybe all, of what you call "quantifiable evidence" has alternate explanations that are not racism. You guys do not listen to those alternatives.

You cannot complain that all things are not equal and then treat the stats as if all things were equal.

I ask you to explain how disparities in say, getting pulled over, can be directly correlated to the other issues Tanq talks about.

Or let's look at marijuana busts, when there doesn't appear to be disproportionate use between races, yet arrests for pot are more >3 times greater for black Americans. In some states, there's almost an order of magnitude difference. What is the alternate explanation that doesn't involve race?

So the riots and all the rest of the protests are now about the gross inequities of doobie busts?

Can I get “Deflections” for 100?