In
today's sensitive times, "crime" is often interpreted as a code word
for "black crime," and even raising the subject invites accusations of
hurtful racism. Nevertheless, rampant African-American criminality is
not some racist fantasy, and it is getting worse.
The overall U.S. murder rate has been falling in recent years, but it is rising among blacks, and especially black males. Blacks constitute 14% of the population but commit murder at 7 to 8 times the white rate. In 1960, the rate of incarceration for black males per 100,000 was 1,313; by 2010, it had soared to 4,347 (see here). And scarcely a day passes without some horrific incidents of young blacks shooting innocent black bystanders -- often children, even toddlers.
Can this horrific trend be reversed and, most critically, in a way that does not exacerbate already simmering racial tensions? The answer is yes, and, at least in principle, it would not be all that difficult or expensive. The solution requires energizing ordinary blacks to take more responsibility for personal safety -- not, as is almost always the case, demanding that "somebody else" solve the problem.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/what_to_do_about_black_crime.html#ixzz2e7mYBkNn
The overall U.S. murder rate has been falling in recent years, but it is rising among blacks, and especially black males. Blacks constitute 14% of the population but commit murder at 7 to 8 times the white rate. In 1960, the rate of incarceration for black males per 100,000 was 1,313; by 2010, it had soared to 4,347 (see here). And scarcely a day passes without some horrific incidents of young blacks shooting innocent black bystanders -- often children, even toddlers.
Can this horrific trend be reversed and, most critically, in a way that does not exacerbate already simmering racial tensions? The answer is yes, and, at least in principle, it would not be all that difficult or expensive. The solution requires energizing ordinary blacks to take more responsibility for personal safety -- not, as is almost always the case, demanding that "somebody else" solve the problem.
Read more: http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/09/what_to_do_about_black_crime.html#ixzz2e7mYBkNn
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