tschu Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Exactly. I'm wondering if the population density of an area, in addition to poverty level, has an effect on crime. A comparison with other cities worldwide with different demographics would be interesting. I'll note we'd have to look out for differences in drug laws, gun laws, how laws are enforced, what is defined as "crime", etc. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Exactly. I'm wondering if the population density of an area, in addition to poverty level, has an effect on crime. A comparison with other cities worldwide with different demographics would be interesting. I'll note we'd have to look out for differences in drug laws, gun laws, how laws are enforced, what is defined as "crime", etc. Personally, I would start by looking at murder rates or violent crimes. Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Why is this article causing such a stir? LINK Link to comment
Whistlebritches Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Why is this article causing such a stir? LINK This is the relevant Vox article about it. Basically, some people feel that serial killers have gotten better character descriptors than Brown did. http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/25/6066343/new-york-times-michael-brown-no-angel Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 Why is this article causing such a stir? LINK This is the relevant Vox article about it. Basically, some people feel that serial killers have gotten better character descriptors than Brown did. http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/8/25/6066343/new-york-times-michael-brown-no-angel I read that and that's why I posted the original article here. I personally feel this is another reporter or group of people trying to make a stretch about racism. They basically took articles from years ago from different reporters and tried to tie it to this article. To me, that is pretty much irrelevant. I happen to agree that he was "no angel" and was kind of surprised the article caused such a stir when I read it. Link to comment
tschu Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Unlikely that article gets written about a white guy Link to comment
Abdullah the Butcher Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Unlikely that article gets written about a white guy What about the Matthew Shepard one? Different type of "murder" but similar article about his character. http://nypost.com/2013/10/28/uncomfortable-truth-behind-matthew-shepards-death/ 1 Link to comment
Sargon Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Harry Reid doesn't speak Ebonics. That is the biggest reason. Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Harry Reid doesn't speak Ebonics. That is the biggest reason. You've got to tone it down. You'll never get the attention you're looking for if you continue to be so obvious about it. 2 Link to comment
NUance Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A rural Mississippi man suffered life-threatening injuries and required brain surgery after, his friend said, he entered a Waffle House despite receiving a warning not to enter the restaurant because of the color of his skin. LINK Can't we all just get along? /in best Rodney King voice. Link to comment
Landlord Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Haven't kept up with this thread, but Jon Stewart nailed it in his monologue against Fox News' coverage of the Ferguson events: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUi2A6tUYQk Here's the thing. Usually, people disagree, especially politically, on methodology rather than ideology. Most people want the same things a lot of the time, but don't agree on how to achieve them. What's terrible and frightening about racial inequality is we aren't even at the point of disagreeing on methodology; way, way, WAY too many people don't even agree that there is a problem. That is the dilemma. The next dilemma is different camps trying to figure out how to fix it, such as government/civil involvement/whatever, but until the crusty old white heterosexual republican conservative bastion of our country can realize that their rights aren't being taken away, but they are in fact taking others' rights away, no progress is being made. 2 Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 I find it humorous how religious civil rights leaders want to meet with the white owners of the Atlanta Hawks about the majority owner's comments but they don't say a word about Ray Rice beating his wife into unconsciousness. Link to comment
tschu Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Don't tell me that you're really that dense Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Don't tell me that you're really that dense No. I'm quite cognizant of the fact that these "reverends" have no problem calling out white people for their transgressions. 2 Link to comment
Creighton Duke Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Don't tell me that you're really that dense No. I'm quite cognizant of the fact that these "reverends" have no problem calling out white people for their transgressions. What is the actual transgression in the Hawks case? Me and Kareem are still searching for it. Link to comment
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