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From: BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
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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 21:00:52 -0000 (UTC)
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On Apr 17, 2025 at 1:58:33 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On 4/17/2025 4:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
>>  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.
> 
> You think blacks *aren't* historically more likely to be handed a prison 
> sentence?  Afaics, your little "FBI stats" example doesn't address that.

It *does* address that they're committing way more crimes in the first place.
Maybe stop doing that and you don't have to worry about getting a longer
prison sentence than whitey.