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Originally Posted by jubilance1922
I'd like to see the actual numbers, because the beauty of "statistics" is that they can be skewed to support whatever argument you want.
As for white collar crime not hurting anyone, I bet all those folks who lost their retirement funds due to Enron would disagree. On some level, crime hurts someone, even though it may not be you.
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The source for my statement was taken from:
www.amren.com/colorofcrime/color.pdf
The New Century Foundation, 2717 Clarkes Landing, Oakton, VA 22124
Tel. (703) 716-0900, Fax. (703) 716-0932
If that is not convincing enough I can show a few more:
Characteristics of State Prison inmates.
"Based on current rates of first incarceration, an estimated 28% of black
males will enter State or Federal prison during their lifetime, compared to
16% of Hispanic males and 4.4% of white males."
source:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/crimoff.htm
U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Homicide trends in the U.S.
Trends by race
-Blacks were 7 times more likely than whites to commit homicide in 1999
(25% Blacks, 4% Whites)
source:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/homicide/race.htm
There is a ton more.
My point here is not to rub this in anyones face, I am validating shinerbocks posts on the subject. I share a similar view, my parents live in the "richest county in Texas". They moved here 8 years ago when most of the neighborhood was white, and crime was almost non-existent. The only crime to report was underage drinking by high school students.
Now that I come home from college everything has changed. I see minorities everywhere, my parents house value is dropping like lead because of it. I also notice the crime rate skyrocketed. My cousin just recently got mugged and held up by gunpoint, beat up, pistol whipped in his head, etc for his wallet. It was on his birthday and him and his gf were taking a walk in the park (July 4th). These kids ended up being 11th grade football players at the local high school apparently trying to emulate rap culture by being "gangsta". This type of thing NEVER happened when I went to school here, but now is getting to be very common.
-Minorities heard of the nice area.
-The rich ones started moving in.
-Produced the demand for affordable housing in the area for other minorities to follow.
-Apartment complexes start popping up.
-There goes the neighborhood.
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