tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post6349289206532875167..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: Special Treatment for Police and Military: Where Do We Draw The Line?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-74836904871162807742010-06-24T13:32:27.620-04:002010-06-24T13:32:27.620-04:00The reason that more blacks are seemingly being ha...The reason that more blacks are seemingly being harassed when 'd.w.b' is because black people commit more rapes, murders, and burglaries, then any other race in America. This is statistical fact, not racism or profiling. Police have to confront more blacks on a more frequent basis for breaking laws then any other race. <br /><br />The police do not single out black Americans; black Americans single themselves out by committing a disproportionate amount of the crime in the United States. This does not excuse the behavior of this particular officer, but I feel for him and his constituents considering that they have to deal with black people committing the majority of crimes that police respond to on a daily basis. <br /><br />Black people have to start taking some of the blame for the perception that police brutalize blacks more often than other races. They have to own up to the fact that their race could in general be better citizens and take care of themselves instead of expecting someone else to do it for them. <br /><br />They need to start taking responsibility for their own downfalls and own up to taking care of themselves and their children. Stop polluting neighborhoods with drugs. Go to school and get an education. Become employed 40 hours a week like the rest of America. Work hard for your own money, and do not expect the government or anyone else to do this for you. In closing, have it be known that I am a black American, and I have worked for every thing that I have, and my family are much better off for it.Ole Josehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801224744983972084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-11234215163564647292010-06-05T12:52:05.306-04:002010-06-05T12:52:05.306-04:00"It appears there is a fine line here. A lit..."It appears there is a fine line here. A little bit of wrongdoing may be acceptable. A lot of wrongdoing is not."<br /><br />If this is the way it has to be, I propose that it should be standardized, to reduce unfairness.<br /><br />The numbers probably need some jiggering, but as a starter, a formula like this could work: <br /><br />b = n(10000/v), where <br />b = unjustified beatings per year,<br />n = one for a white person, 2 for a black person, 1.5 for a latino,<br />v = victim's income, as a proxy for status. Of course, this should adjust for inflation.<br /><br />We probably also need a variable to capture whether or not the victim is related to a LEO, prosecutor or judge.<br /><br />In all seriousness, I see an intersection with another increasingly hot issue - citizen's use of cameras. We all know why Maryland is pushing so hard on the issue right now.<br /><br />Ubiquitous cameras not under state control will increasingly force the "little bit" of a double standard into the public eye, and force the mostly unspoken acceptance many have for extrajudicial punishment and race based class enforcement to be confronted.<br /><br />I fear that, given the apparent widespread acceptance of torture and lack of concern over the erosion of habeas for our current official Other, many people will prefer official bans on recording police in public rather than confront the fact that they prefer some people to be more equal than others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-32809286182394826112010-05-27T19:27:58.558-04:002010-05-27T19:27:58.558-04:00I think we've covered this before but our jury...I think we've covered this before but our jury system needs to be changed to a professional jury system. There is no other way to ensure that a just outcome will occur otherwise. Until then all we have civil court.Leahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-20238886924838819642010-05-27T19:27:57.894-04:002010-05-27T19:27:57.894-04:00I think we've covered this before but our jury...I think we've covered this before but our jury system needs to be changed to a professional jury system. There is no other way to ensure that a just outcome will occur otherwise. Until then all we have civil court.Leahnoreply@blogger.com