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Subject: Re: [OT] Man who caused death of his passenger given reduced sentence for being black
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:21:10 -0000 (UTC)
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On Apr 17, 2025 at 1:11:16 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On 4/17/2025 3:50 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>  On Apr 17, 2025 at 11:47:35 AM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" <ahk@chinet.com>
>>  wrote:
>>  
>>>  Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>  An 18 year old who killed one of his passengers when he lost control of
>>>>  his car while driving at ridiculous speeds - and injured the rest of
>>>>  them - has received a reduced sentence simply for being black.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> https://www.yorkregion.com/news/crime/why-was-race-of-man-who-killed-my-daughter-considered-in-sentencing-mother-asks/article_2be8e4be-27df-500e-b0dc-265a67a6da14.html
>>> 
>>>>  The mother of the woman killed is trying to understand why the man's
>>>>  skin colour should be a factor in the sentence given his flagrant
>>>>  carelessness in operating the car. So am I.
>>> 
>>>>  A group lobbying for different treatment of black offenders says the
>>>>  fact that blacks are over-represented in prisons is sufficient
>>>>  justification for reducing the sentence.
>>> 
>>>  Being sentenced to prison is a representation issue? I thought it was a
>>>  matter of justice, taking into account the seriousness of the crime.
>>  
>>  "blacks are over-represented in prisons"
>>  
>>  Maybe they're over-represented in prisons because they commit an outsized
>>  percentage of the crimes.
>>  
>>  But you're raaaaaciiist if you notice that.
>> 
>   Maybe they're over-represented because they're more likely to be given 
> prison sentences.

Nope. FBI stats disprove that little dodge.

For example, blacks-- who are 19% of the population-- commit over 50% of the
murders in America.

And that's just one crime where they're wildly over-represented as
perpetrators.