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So... Is the gang & drug violence a race problem in parts of North Omaha, or is it something else? And if it's something else, why do some blacks always scream about "racial profiling" when there's a major law enforcement crack-down that results in the arrests of a large number of black males?
It's not as simple as just race...
I do not think you gave enough information for there to be comprehensive answers to your questions. Or, it just could be that I am not familiar with Omaha, and the social dynamics of that city.
From what you described, it sounds like the gang-related activity is SES related. When you state that large numbers of Black males are arrested, is this only in North Omaha, or in Omaha more generally? And, are all of these arrests gang-related? Also, it still would be helpful to know more about the social dynamics of Omaha. These questions are too difficult to answer without putting them into a proper context.
I do not think you gave enough information for there to be comprehensive answers to your questions. Or, it just could be that I am not familiar with Omaha, and the social dynamics of that city.
From what you described, it sounds like the gang-related activity is SES related. When you state that large numbers of Black males are arrested, is this only in North Omaha, or in Omaha more generally? And, are all of these arrests gang-related? Also, it still would be helpful to know more about the social dynamics of Omaha. These questions are too difficult to answer without putting them into a proper context.
It's North Omaha (or a relatively small part of North O). And I'm speaking of gang & drug related arrests in that area, that is predominantly black, and is probably the lowest economic area of the city.
And like I already said, there are a lot of people who understand it. But there are still people - blacks - who will always blame the cops, or cite racial profiling or flagrant racism, as the reason these young black men are being arrested.
What a stupid & over exagerated misleading post. LMOA!Is everything you say both inflammatory and ignorant?
From 1945 to 2004, 22% of serial killers in America were black.
Do you have a source for that?
On the sexism thing I have actually seen women offended when I mention that spree-killers or serial-killers are rarely women. I think they think I'm patronizing them or something, but it's just the stats. Murder in general is mostly male.
The series Homicide: Life on the Street was the rare case of a show being honest on that. The woman, Kay Howard, stated that "murderers tend to be men and their victims tend to be men." The Bureau of Justice Statistics bears that out and indicates that 65.3% of homicides are male-offender/male-victim. Female-offender/Female-victim is the rarest gender combination.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide trends in the U.S.: Gender (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/gender.htm - broken link)
There is no form of murder that's majority female. The most "female" forms are infanticide, poison, and arson.
But here's the problem: Too many people make it THE issue, and use racism as an excuse for their own behavior.
I live in North Omaha - a black part of the city. Virtually all my neighbors are black (And, by the way, they are absolutely FANTASTIC people. I couldn't be happier!). But in the poorer part of North Omaha - which is also primarily black - there are some serious problems with gangs, drugs and violence. Virtually all the young people involved are black.
So... Is the gang & drug violence a race problem in parts of North Omaha, or is it something else? And if it's something else, why do some blacks always scream about "racial profiling" when there's a major law enforcement crack-down that results in the arrests of a large number of black males?
It's not as simple as just race...
Hmmm, I think it would take me too long to go into the historical connection between race, class, and violence in America. And I think you are confusing situations. The examples you gave where not real examples, they were hypotheticals that you asked me what would be MY response or what I thought SHOULD happen. I'm not talking about real crimes that take place where the person happens to be Black or Mexican.
The situations I am talking about are the times like when a young unarmed African student by the name of Amadou Dialo is mistake for someone else by police, and who say they thought he waspulling out a gun but all he had was a wallet so they shoot him 40+ times. I'm talking about young men, liek the ones in my class, who share stories of driving around Charlottesville, VA at night and get pulled over and the police ask for their license and where they are going and then let them on there way. I'm talking about the Balck and Middle Eastern men who I see getting searched at the airport in way higher proportions then anyone else. I'm talking about crazy Sheriff Joe here in Maricopa who loves rounding up "Mexican-looking" people to check for papers. I'm talking about me having a strange Spanish last name and how that had gotten me placed straight into ESL when I was younger (even though I hardly spoke Spanish).
Those are the kind fo things I am talking about. The millions of instances that color is the ONLY factor for sh*t to happen to people. The covert crap that people have to take cause you really can't prove it, but you know it is real.
You ahve the priviledge to not have to deal with it. But just because it is not your reality, doesn't make it any less real.
I wonder, has your mother, wife, daughter ever experienced sexism?
On the sexism thing I have actually seen women offended when I mention that spree-killers or serial-killers are rarely women. I think they think I'm patronizing them or something, but it's just the stats. Murder in general is mostly male.
The series Homicide: Life on the Street was the rare case of a show being honest on that. The woman, Kay Howard, stated that "murderers tend to be men and their victims tend to be men." The Bureau of Justice Statistics bears that out and indicates that 65.3% of homicides are male-offender/male-victim. Female-offender/Female-victim is the rarest gender combination.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Homicide trends in the U.S.: Gender (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/gender.htm - broken link)
There is no form of murder that's majority female. The most "female" forms are infanticide, poison, and arson.
It's an obscure and rather quirky paper - and is based on some information that's pretty dry.
The bottom line is that criminals come in all shapes, genders, colors and races. So it's not as simple as blaming everything on race - as many people want to do.
Hmmm, I think it would take me too long to go into the historical connection between race, class, and violence in America. And I think you are confusing situations. The examples you gave where not real examples, they were hypotheticals that you asked me what would be MY response or what I thought SHOULD happen. I'm not talking about real crimes that take place where the person happens to be Black or Mexican.
The situations I am talking about are the times like when a young unarmed African student by the name of Amadou Dialo is mistake for someone else by police, and who say they thought he waspulling out a gun but all he had was a wallet so they shoot him 40+ times. I'm talking about young men, liek the ones in my class, who share stories of driving around Charlottesville, VA at night and get pulled over and the police ask for their license and where they are going and then let them on there way. I'm talking about the Balck and Middle Eastern men who I see getting searched at the airport in way higher proportions then anyone else. I'm talking about crazy Sheriff Joe here in Maricopa who loves rounding up "Mexican-looking" people to check for papers. I'm talking about me having a strange Spanish last name and how that had gotten me placed straight into ESL when I was younger (even though I hardly spoke Spanish).
Those are the kind fo things I am talking about. The millions of instances that color is the ONLY factor for sh*t to happen to people. The covert crap that people have to take cause you really can't prove it, but you know it is real.
You ahve the priviledge to not have to deal with it. But just because it is not your reality, doesn't make it any less real.
I wonder, has your mother, wife, daughter ever experienced sexism?
Hilarious video of Michael Moore berating the cops for all the black people white cops have killed for suspecting a gun. One guy had a wallet, one had a remote control, one had a candy bar, one had a hair clip, one had a spatula, one had house keys.
what does a phone look like in a white guys hand? a phone
what does it look like in a black guys hand? an ak47.
Read Peggy MacIntosh's "Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack". She does a great job of explaining the concept of White Priviledge. I'll try and find it online because all I have is a hardcopy. But just by definition, those in the majority (and I am talking about majority as a power concept not just numbers) are going to have priviledges that those in the minority don't have.
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