[QUOTE="mrbojangles25"]
youre not hearing me.
I am not arguing statistics, reports, or anything like that. I am simply arguing based on first-hand experience, and the experiences of people I worked with (one of whom was a black man from Richmond, CA).
And I already said I agree with the "product of one's environment" hypothesis; yes, if white kids were raised in the same environment, they'd be as bad as the black kids that are raised in that environment.
But white kids are not raised in that environment. So we have to deal with the reality that black kids are, and as a result, a lot of them turn out bad.
Since when is dealing with the truth, one's personal experiences, and reality a racist act?
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You told me that you cannot blame someone for a certain view based on their past experiences, and I'm saying that on the subject of race, you very well can. And there are many, many white children that are raised around the same environment, or worse. I've worked with many violent white children that have committed crimes. I encourage you to do some research on this matter.
I think it is best we agree to disagree.
Overall, as a whole, I agree with you. But you seem intent on keeping this argument universal, whereasI simply presented my small, personal, and localized experiences of race and crime.
You argue statistics and studies and theories, I argue what has actually happened in front of my very eyes. Both our arguments have merit, I feel, but there is obviously no convincing you.
Anyway, racism is bad, I am not racist, simply a realist.
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