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Originally posted by valkyrie
My guess is that there is a lot of white-on-white violence in this country; it just doesn't get media attention.
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To go along with my initial post on this subject matter regarding representation in the general population, not just "a lot" but more of a majority than the media would like for us to believe.
This also speaks to our notions of violence. People think of "street violence" and young Black males. They don't consider other forms of homicide, assault, and family violence that are more perpetuated by white males on other whites. This is because the violence that is disproportionately (meaning, as compared to their representation in the general population) perpetuated by blacks (young males in particular) is most often associated with guns and committed in public places where the acts are more easily detected. This easy detection by law enforcement adds to the increase in arrest rates, which leads to greater public perception of black crime. People begin to fear black-on-white violence when, in fact, black-on-black violence is much more prevalent as is white-on-white violence.