POLL: Is there a connection between violent crime and race?

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Is there a connection between violent crime and race?

  1. Yes

    2 vote(s)
    28.6%
  2. No

    5 vote(s)
    71.4%
  1. rangecontraction

    rangecontraction New Member

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    This is a simple poll, with two simple options. Yes or No.

    Feel free to elaborate once you have voted.
     
  2. galant

    galant Banned

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    there's no need of a poll. there's published data about it. Just google for it.
     
  3. rangecontraction

    rangecontraction New Member

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    Cool. Which race was flagged up as the most violent?
     
  4. wyly

    wyly Well-Known Member

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    I thought that should be obvious pale skinned people have started most wars, history books are filled with centuries of violent conduct...probably not what you wanted hear right:roflol:
     
  5. galant

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    the data is for US cities (as far as I know) As I said, Google for it, it's readily available. search for '10 most violent US cities". Then do the appropiate racial mix search. It's nearly a perfect match.
     
  6. HonestJoe

    HonestJoe Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    If there was a simple yes or no answer, it wouldn't be such a contentious issue.

    There are clearly correlations in some places, but then there are correlations with other characteristics as well. Whether those correlations relate to connections, direct or indirect, hasn't been clearly established either way.

    I'd be amazed is racial differences had no impact at all, in all sorts of different ways, but how significant they all are in the grand scheme of things is a different question.
     
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    tecoyah Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    One cannot expect the inherent cultural aspects of a tribal society to be removed in the span of a few centuries, simply because the people are introduced to a new system. I believe the tendencies of "Baby Momma" syndrome can be directly tied to the ways in which males propagated within the cultures of Africa. I also believe the ways tribal culture acquired goods and solved conflict has carried into the "New" society they inhabit.

    The violent mentality acquired over many thousands of years will not be stifled just because we wish it to be...Laws or not.
     
  8. knugen

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    Well, yes. But it is worth to note that there is a difference between race being connected to violent crime and race being the cause for that behaviour.
     

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