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"Peter S. Saly" <Peter@Saly.com> wrote in message news:<up9lr286fii1ee@corp.supernews.com>...
> 
> By the way, what race were most of the members of the depression-era gangs ?
> Or those famous outlaws of the west ?
>     Mostly white ?

Define white.  Most of the gangsters on the East Coast were Italian,
Sicilian and Jewish.  There were also *some* Irish gangs, who would
be considered white by anybody's definition, but hey, there are bad
people from all groups.  The non-WASPS were the majority in organized
crime during that era, as now, nationwide. 

The relatively small, and few, criminal outfits in the mid-west during
the period (containing Dillinger, Floyd, etc.) were definitely WASPy,
but so what?  They got an excessive amount of media coverage which
gave an exaggerated presence.  And people sometimes try to compare
Dillinger to Capone.  Dillinger was primarily a bank robber, Capone
a savage psycho killer, in addition to all of his other vices.

As far as the Old West outlaws.  The Old West was a lawless place
which attracted the various ne'er-do-wells from all over.  Their
numbers were tiny compared to the huge criminal gangs in the big
Eastern cities; a drop in the bucket, but lots of media hype, then
and now.  And many of the most ruthless outlaws of the Old West were
not white, but mixed breeds, e.g. the comencharos(sp?), who were
a mix of white, Naive American and/or Mexican, and they would kill
someone for a pair of worn-out shoes.

And compare the behavior
of the multitudes of poor WASP whites who have lived in, say, Appalachia
for over 100 years to that of other ethnic groups who've used poverty as
an excuse for turning to crime.  It appears that non-whites are more
prone to criminal activities, doesn't it?

> Just goes to show what an ignorant bigot you are..

A little advice Peter: when you use terms like "ignorant bigot"
in a post, you might as well be saying "I am a leftwing, parroting
puke who cannot think of anything meaningful to say."  Barking
out leftwing cliches like this does not lend much credibility.

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Regards, IM