Which makes sense, given the economic disparity. The issue is prevalent and I suspect the issue is more about how police deal with the poor. The issue of black killings gets more coverage because historically groups like the NAACP are very well established in the US and have a history of dealing with racism, oppression of the black community and police violence - so they're better positioned to make black lives matter a significant presence.

That isn't the issue, whether they're racist or not, its the legitimised murder of civilians by state authorities without recourse.

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it's tough to write out a concise answer but there are many reasons. the most pervasive are the american education and criminal justice system.

no more than 50 years ago, the south east was completely segregated by race. said segregation was sanctioned by state and local governments with tacit approval from the federal government. even north eastern cities like nyc and boston maintained segregated neighborhoods and school districts. we still live with this legacy today.

as for the criminal justice system, the usa has the highest incarceration rate in the world. most are in jail for non violent drug offenses. despite studies that show drug use is almost identical across all races, overwhelmingly black urban areas are targeted by law enforcement and the prison population reflects this disparity. it is a vicious cycle because employers in almost all states to permitted to ask applicants if they have ever been convicted of a crime. as such, ex cons have an extremely difficult time finding work.

Edited by qlip26 (08 Jul 2016 2.02pm)

you're making a strawman argument out of this. no one would disagree.

if you think that a legacy of oppression isn't a valid reason to explain why black americans earn less money than white americans, come out and say it.

of course it does. again, no rational person would disagree.

There is obviously a racial element to this issue. To ignore that just undermines that issue and perpetuates the problem.

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Sadly.... I think this is the case. To solve this issue, we need to find out why black people in USA commit so much crime (compared to other ethnic groups).

No im not, read back over the thread, points were made about crimes being comitted and the over use of violence against people who comit crime, my point being if you don't comit a crime you have no reason to be involved with the police.

I suggest you look up what Straw man arguments actually are.

In answer to your more, shall we say accusatory question about black oppression being the reason for low wages income etc for black people, I would like you to think back to the most persecuted race of all of human history, The Jews. Have they had the same social stigma's attached to them since the Nazi holocaust ? do they suffer the same "ghetto" mentality, or persecution complex. I think they don't, and yet they have a much bigger case for "hating humanity" and their lot in life than any other race on the planet.

Why is that do you think ?

Edited by dannyh (09 Jul 2016 4.11pm)

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