Rioting aftermath in Kenosha

[WingedHussar]

What do you think is the source of high crime rates?

People choosing to commit crimes obviously.

 

[Regular_Atheist]

People choosing to commit crimes obviously.

Totally redundant. Obviously people choose to do things, but why? How come there are societal trends when it comes to what large demographics do? I think there is probably something else that you want to say, but you can’t here.

I appreciate this is how conservatives actually view social issues though.

 

[WingedHussar]

How come there are societal trends when it comes to what large demographics do?

Shared culture.

 

[vz71]

Obviously people choose to do things, but why?

Never taught morality.
Probably from one or both parents being absent.

 

[Annie]

I don’t think “evil white men” caused black poverty. I think capitalism did.

Black people are the most destitute

Without capitalism, we would all be destitute. None of us would have anything approaching the lifestyles we have, which includes poor people in the US having smart phones, which could allow them access to all the knowledge in the world.

Interesting statistics:
black vs white poverty rates: 24% to 9% (Link)
Black vs white single-parent family rates: 65% to 24% (Link)

 

[Donkey]

Robert Spencer reveals details about how BLM and Islamic terrorists share ideology, strategy, and objectives, and are, in fact, actively working together.

The top header at Cair.com is BLM

 

[Regular_Atheist]

Shared culture.

So you think black people in the US have a “shared culture” that encourages them to commit crime?

 

[Sarcelle]

A stable family unit and a good upbringing might help with that.

Favorable economic circumstances help with bringing out a stable family unit.

Easier to take care of a family with job that pays well.

 

[Zzyzx_Road]

Another great example of progressive hypocrisy:

“Borders are just imaginary lines on a map!”

vs

“He crossed state lines!!!”

 

[Victoria33]

Favorable economic circumstances help with bringing out a stable family unit.

Easier to take care of a family with job that pays well.

I see why one would say that, and while that is generally true, let’s not forget jobs that are pressure cookers and would tend to take a parent away from family time. No situation is perfect.

 

[Sarcelle]

Yes

Work life balance is important.

 

[Regular_Atheist]

I see why one would say that, and while that is generally true, let’s not forget jobs that are pressure cookers and would tend to take a parent away from family time.

I think it’s wrong to think that only high paying jobs take people away from their family. If you have ever worked a very low paying job that involves shift work then you will know that lots of people have to work long hours and pick up extra shifts to make ends meet. Often the job might basically demand it of you. If you’re working in a 24 hour McDonald’s then your shifts will be incredibly irregular and you will have to switch between working day and night consistently. There are few office jobs that would expect that of you.

 

[Victoria33]

I understand what you mean, i did not say only high-paying jobs are high pressure but it it may be more applicable to a lot of higher-paying jobs.

 

[AshCat]

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King scored his greatest success by continually reminding white Americans of our shared Christian values, and demanding that we live up to them. His most effective speeches were explicitly Christian, and called on Biblical imagery.

THAT was what was effective. THAT was what changed hearts and minds.

 

[JimG]

Yes. MLK was not an advocate of burning, destroying, looting, and rioting.

 

[WingedHussar]

So you think black people in the US have a “shared culture” that encourages them to commit crime?

I would say that some aspects of what is popularly referred to as “black culture” in the United States encourage criminal behavior.

 

[WingedHussar]

How about the fact that he is simultaneously being charged under a misapplied statute for being a minor in possession of a rifle while being charged as an adult for use of that weapon?

 

[Balto1]

If you’re working in a 24 hour McDonald’s then your shifts will be incredibly irregular and you will have to switch between working day and night consistently.

The inconsistent scheduling is by design, makes it difficult to pick up a second job and makes you more reliant on their slave wages.

 

[Zzyzx_Road]

How about the fact that he is simultaneously being charged under a misapplied statute for being a minor in possession of a rifle while being charged as an adult for use of that weapon?

I believe the word you’re looking for is “railroad”.

 

[josie_L]

How does a Christian look like? Will they be wearing a cross or something else identifiable when commiting a crime?

The colour of a person’s skin, their height, weight, age, hair color is rather identifiable and is the reason we have line ups at a police station.

Since 70% of people in US prisons are Christian, should Christians be randomly stopped and searched by the police?

Conveniently, Christians typically gather together in central locations at specific times. The police can just set up roadblocks outside churches are search the cars of everyone leaving.

A higher percentage of crime in the US is committed by Christians than by African Americans, yet I don’t often hear the argument to profile Christians. That reveals the racist

And one’s religion can be changed, but not one’s race. In other words being Christian is NOT an immutable characteristic like being white is.

Anyone can be Christian moreover.

Note: The percentage of prisononers by demographics should be compared to the proportion that demographics represents within society.

The fact is the majority of Americans are Chtistian but the majority are not Black. Although one can be both Black and Christian.