Don’t White people kill each other, too?

The New Pittsburgh Courier ^ | August 24, 2014 | Edward Wyckoff Williams, The Root

[2ndDivisionVet]

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[2banana]

Math challenged....

[Izzy Dunne]

Somebody really should explain percentages to this guy.

[Teacher317]

Clearly not a statistics major...

Whites led Blacks 2-1 in arrests

Since Whites outnumber Blacks by 5-to-1, that makes blacks 2-3 times as likely to commit such crimes.

[x1stcav]

Uh, we tend to be civilized?

As in not savages and feral beats?

Get your head out of your a$$, black dude.

[dirtboy]

The truth? As the largest racial group, Whites commit the majority of crimes in America. In particular, Whites are responsible for the vast majority of violent crimes. With respect to aggravated assault, Whites led Blacks 2-1 in arrests; in forcible-rape cases, Whites led all racial and ethnic groups by more than 2-1. And in larceny theft, Whites led Blacks, again, more than 2-1.

Except whites (including white hispanics) outnumber blacks 8-1. This s*** just keeps getting more and more stupid.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Also is he counting every non black person as white?

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

As a percentage of the population there is no comparison of black on black murder and white on white murder.

When 10% of a population(black males) commits 40%+ of the violent crimes enough said.

[Mark17]

I barely got past the first paragraph. I doubt that I missed anything by not reading the rest of it.

[cripplecreek]

The term “Black on Black” crime is a destructive, racialized colloquialism that perpetuates an idea that Blacks are somehow more prone to violence. This is untrue and fully verifiable by FBI, DOJ and census data.

Um, OK.

[cripplecreek]

Lets wait to see if Suge Knight survives and let him give us his opinion.

[Clump]

Well of course there are lies, damned lies, and then there are statistics.
This is a classic case.

[MediaMole]

Fundamental lack of statistical understanding.

From 2010

Non-hispanic whites make up more than 63% of the population
Hispanics another 16%
Blacks 12%

For whites to commit crimes at the same rate as blacks, the ratio would need to be more than 5-1.

[vladimir998]

And it’s even worse since most of the black males committing violent crimes are young - in other words more like 3% of the total U.S. population.

[junta]

If the KKK were to choose a black man to speak for blacks, this idiot would win their poll.

[Ray76]

You’re not kidding!

[Altura Ct.]

Don’t whites breathe too?

[Chickensoup]

And it’s even worse since most of the black males committing violent crimes are young - in other words more like 3% of the total U.S. population.

And homosexuals constitute about 2% of the population.

Both these groups have enormous control over the quality of life in this country.

[Old Yeller]

White people don’t get uppity over every little thing. It’s the booze that turns them murderous.

[RegulatorCountry]

This guy wouldn’t care if shown that his assumptions are based upon a lack of understanding of basic statistics. Neither would his audience. He’s just cheering for his team. Every call against his team is biased in his opinion, and every one in favor is sacrosanct. “See? White people commit more crime. Neener Neener Neener!”