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Article #143Re: Black on White Crime Getting Worse
From: Michael A. Clem
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:18
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 18:18
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Phil wrote: > William Scott <scott99@charter.net> wrote in message news:<3BEB5C5E.D0114760@charter.net>... > > Jared Taylor, _Paved with Good Intentions: The Failure of Race > > Relations in Contemporary America_ (New York: Carrol & Graf, > > 1992), 92-93: > > > > "When whites do violence - rape, murder, assault - how often do > > they choose black victims? Shouldn't a nation of bigots target > > blacks most of the time? At least half of the time? Of course, it > > does not. When whites commit violence, they to it to blacks _2.4 > > percent_ of the time. Blacks, on the other hand, choose white > > victims _more than half_ the time. (n.317) > > From a purely statistical basis, it should be obvious that whites are less likely to pick a black victim than a black to pick a white victim. Any worthwhile study would at least *attempt* to make adjustments based on the proportion between the white population and the smaller, black population. Raw data has to be interpreted. After all, as Mark Twain said, "There's lies, damned lies, and statistics." Geographical location would probably also be another factor to consider. Or you can continue to prey on people's fears and prejudices and create panic for no substantial reason at all.
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