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Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 7 Sep 1999 20:46:38 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote:
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> Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
> What I'm saying is, is there are factors at work, probably unfair factors,
Like what?
> which favor putting minorities under the syringe. They may be social
> factors, judicial factors, whatever.
I don't care what color they are. If they do the crime, pay the consequences, no
matter what color of skin or what their ancestry is.
> These need to be ferreted out and
> rectified.
If they are there.
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> > > > I am not happy with disparages in punishment,
> > > > lowering of standards simply because of race, sex, etc. That is what I am
> > > > talking about.
> > > Ah, but the topic was not in changing punishment, but rather the startling
> > > disparagy in the demographics of execution.
> > Again, what are you saying, more minorities are being executed? Maybe because
> > more minorities are committing the crimes.
>
> But *why* are more minorities committing crimes?
Lots of reasons. Why do people commit crimes? Why is the sky blue?
> Is it just that more
> minorities being convicted?
Maybe more minorities commit crimes than the majority population.
> Is it just that more minorities are having
> charges brought against them? Or is it because minorities are more
> inherently evil?
?
> What is the cause?
Maybe a greater percentage of minorities do crimes than the majority. I feel
like I am a broken record here. Does it really matter, all of these issues? It
sounds like you are implying that minorities are just victims of one way or
another. It is free choice to do crime, it is not forced on people. If you do
the crime, you do the time. It is just that simple.
>
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
>
> --
> Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com> ~~~ http://www.io.com/~jsproat/
--
Scott E. Sanburn
CADD Operator, CADD Systems Administrator
Affiliated Engineers, Inc. Ann Arbor, MI
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